Cell Phone Usage.

Here is a link to an article I found from a Columbia university CS professor about the usage of cell phones.

The article details how dangerous the radiation from prolonged cell phone usage is to the cells in the brain and why one must limit its use.

I have a feeling the same applies to laptops, because prolonged use of one is causing me significant discomfort in the joints of my wrists and hands. I also feel numb sometimes at the tip of my finger, after having used the mousepad on the laptop for a long while. I switched to using a mouse, and the finger tips are now faring better.

I also happened to read an article today about the problems associated with the usage of plastics for storing food. Apparently transparent and firm plastic containers have some chemical in them that seeps into the food it holds, particularly if the food has water content or is heated. The article recommends the use of glass for all storage purposes.

I have been wondering why so many of the innovations that we have come up with in the last century has such a detrimental effect on us and the planet. Like the article cited above suggests, it could be because we introduce innovations into the market without proper research on what the side effects are.

My father always restricted the use of processed foods at home, and his logic was: even if they havent found anything wrong with it now, they might find out later, so in the meanwhile, lets just avoid it! I now realise that the same logic applies not just to food, but to other gadgets as well.