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wigu: An article in the Independent suggests that cell phones are causing colony-collapse disorder in bees and, in the apocalyptic tradition of British newspaper futurism, implies that this could cause worldwide famine and destroy civilization. The article ends with a laundry list of alarming claims about cell-phone dangers, including that cell-phone radiation means "today's teenagers could go senile in the prime of their lives".
The bit about CCD strikes me as an odd claim for a reason one of Jeffrey's commenters gave: why did CCD spread from the United States to Europe, with the UK last? That doesn't sound like it tracks cell usage at all; it sounds more like a parasite. But I know absolutely nil about this subject, so I don't know if this article smells as funny to people who know something.
wigu: An article in the Independent suggests that cell phones are causing colony-collapse disorder in bees and, in the apocalyptic tradition of British newspaper futurism, implies that this could cause worldwide famine and destroy civilization. The article ends with a laundry list of alarming claims about cell-phone dangers, including that cell-phone radiation means "today's teenagers could go senile in the prime of their lives".The bit about CCD strikes me as an odd claim for a reason one of Jeffrey's commenters gave: why did CCD spread from the United States to Europe, with the UK last? That doesn't sound like it tracks cell usage at all; it sounds more like a parasite. But I know absolutely nil about this subject, so I don't know if this article smells as funny to people who know something.