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Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by dmd on Sunday May 22, 2016 @01:37PM (#11749459)
Number of these people, when actually tested in a double-blind study, who have been shown to have any sensitivity or even awareness of the presence or absence of electromagnetic fields: 0
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Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by profmonocle on Monday May 23, 2016 @12:11PM (#11754767)
My favorite (probably apocryphal) anecdote about EM sensitivity: A mobile company built a new cell tower in a small town. Residents began complaining of headaches and nausea. A town meeting was called, and after hearing the complaints, a representative of the mobile company said "if it's that bad now, imagine how bad it'll be when we turn it on."
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Re:$1M will buy 122 acres in part of U.S. National Radio Qui... by walrus01 on Sunday May 22, 2016 @07:34PM (#11750763)
the placebo (and nocebo) effect is a hell of a thing
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