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Magda Havas
Personal blog · magdahavas.comsciencehealth
Magda Havas's personal blog at magdahavas.com covers science and health. Since 2011, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-07-05, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Commenters link these posts on electromagnetic health worries, including cell phone cancer risk, smart meters, induction stovetops, CFL and LED bulbs, and GS units. The comments cite them as sources for their own points.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
What Hacker News says?
Not to mention smart meters - those new radio based power meters that contact the utility to digitally report electrical usage. Our electrical utility is poised to install them in BC and publications are dirtying the water with paranoia like this: http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2011/08/09/SmartMeterSkeptic/ and http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110808/bc... Paranoia like this from the original WHO doc ht…
Comment linking /2010/12/02/are-smart-meters-safe/
on “Massive 15-year Study finds no link between cell phones, cancer”>> They're easier to clean. They look better. They're possibly cheaper. You add supposedly safer as well. Since no heat is generated unless the pan is on the stove, it's safer for kids. Apparently the jury is still out on the technology since it uses electromagnetic currents: Another Dangerous Cooking Appliance – Induction Stovetops - http://breastcancerconqueror.com/another-dangerous-cooking-a... Health Issues with…
Comment linking /is-induction-cooking-safe/
on “Amazon Sells Out of Echo Speakers in Midst of Holiday Rush”Ever since I heard about "dirty energy" emitted from CFL bulbs, I've become wary of fluorescent bulbs and pro-LCD bulbs. Especially because I'm an asthmatic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS5ogZxoZ2Y http://www.magdahavas.com/2009/12/05/gs-units-explained/ Can anyone with more knowledge on the subject verify if the dirty energy info about CFL bulbs is true, and if LCD bulbs will be free from that?
Comment linking /2009/12/05/gs-units-explained/
on “The Future of Light is the LED”