Thursday, June 23, 2011

BBC Article On Assessing Risk (Cellphones, Carcinogens, & Others)

This isn't about Lyme disease and tickborne infections, but it is definitely food for thought when considering the risk involved in any action you decide to take.

Check this article out:

Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13886254

Summary Teaser:

BBC News - Go Figure: Do we understand 'risk' of mobile phone use?

What should we make of recent news reports speculating about whether mobile phones cause cancer? It's all about how we deal with uncertainty, says Michael Blastland in his regular Go Figure column.

I highly recommend reading the highly rated comments from the "All Comments" pile, too. Insightful stuff, there.

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