I love getting questions about science-related issues from readers. I particularly love it when a question intersects with an issue I myself am curious about, as happened when a reader got in touch with me last week: I need some advice about sunscreen. I just read some articles on CNN about new FDA guidelines and…
Wireless telephones, including both cellular phones and cordless home phones, emit electromagnetic radiation in the radiofrequency range. It’s been suggested in recent years that using a wireless phone on a regular basis could expose the brain to large doses of radiofrequency radiation, the risks of which are currently unknown. Particularly because children have rapidly developing…
Mammograms aren’t fun for a variety of reasons. Perhaps the most obvious is that they involve smashing the breasts between two plates so that they resemble — as much as is possible for semi-spherical body parts — pancakes. I have a mammogram coming up shortly, and to be honest, I’m less concerned about the former,…
