[Dave @ Jul 21st 2007 7:03AM]

These kind of headlines are innaccurate and somewhat irresponsible. There are too many people believing any random new-age hippy mumbo-jumbo, and we don't need to promote it any further for a cheap headline. If its airbourne particles doing the damage then say so. You could rewite the article to just say "stuff gets dusty, get out more!"

There is NO (if only I had a 10foot high font), thats NO evidence that wifi damages health:
- http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/understand/radiation_topics/emf/wifi.htm

And while the picture is more complex for magnetic fields, its nothing to go shout about.
- http://www.hpa.org.uk/radiation/understand/information_sheets/magnetic_fields.htm

Anyone wanting to gain more background info in this area should read the excellent wikipedia entry:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation

[Goatee Man @ Jul 21st 2007 7:19AM]

For crying out loud, people, can we stop criticizing everything Engadget does? If you don't like how they work, don't read the frigging articles! Augh!

[Sma @ Jul 21st 2007 8:02AM]

exactly, I would venture to guess that going outside in the sun for long periods of time is alot more damaging than wifi or cell signals

[Le Master @ Jul 21st 2007 8:53AM]

Have you ever heard of constructive criticism? Jeez, not every comment has to be bloated with praise and agreement.

People like Dave are the ones that help give engadget more credibility.

[ssuk @ Jul 21st 2007 3:15PM]

These guys have a point. We're told that skin cancer can be caused by going out in the sun for SHORT PERIODS (bullshit) and we should all cover up with THICK DEMINMS (In fucking summer?) So we all stay in, but oh no! Your TV is slowly killing you. Oh deary fucking me, thank god I stoped caring about all this histerical bullshit a while back else I'd be in the corner with my tinfoil helmet shaking like a dell laptop...

[nikster @ Jul 21st 2007 11:55PM]

The problem with both people who believe all new age hippy mumbo jumbo _and_ those that don't is that people are not able to think rationally and make up their own mind. They'd rather follow some belief system that others thought of.

The situation is worst whenever our health is concerned - science doesn't understand nearly enough to make statements like electricity is harmful or WiFi is harmful, yet scientists are under immense pressure to publish and the media is under pressure to grab attention. This combination produces tons of pseudoscientific garbage. You really have to actively try to avoid it.

As for other hippy mumbo jumbo, there's a lot of it that actually works but is ignored by western science. I have seen Reiki work fantastically and quite frankly I don't need some ignorant western Doctor to tell me it can't (aka I don't understand it so it can't work). I have seen it work, I don't need further proof.

Eastern medicine will only be accepted in the west once big pharma figures out how to make the big bucks off of it. Which is too bad because it complements western medicine in an almost ideal way.

[SPOOOOCK! @ Jul 23rd 2007 1:26AM]

One word. Placebo.