n short, careful thorough research has taught us that ionizing radiation is indeed a carcinogen, but a very weak one, even at massively high doses.
David Ropeik
David Ropeik, a former longtime reporter for WCVB (Channel 5), is a consultant on risk perception, an author, and a former teacher and lecturer at Harvard.
Citizens United: Election fairness or flaw?
Money shouldn’t buy a bigger megaphone A constitutional amendment would reset campaign finance after Citizens United By David Ropeik THE HEALTH OF the United States of America relies on a few fundamental beliefs. One is the shared sense that, despite deep disagreements, ultimately we are all in this idea of America together. E pluribus unum. […]
Scare stories about health issues leave us worse for the wear
Several days after the first mad cow was found in America, when the fresh news was gone and the follow-up stories started, the Wall Street Journal carried an article headlined SCIENTIFIC DATA OFFER NO PROOF OF BEEF SAFETY. An important story, since most of what we eat from cows is the meat, not the brain […]