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Dirty Electricity
- Electrification and the Diseases of Civilization
- Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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Publisher's Summary
When Thomas Edison began wiring New York City with a direct current electricity distribution system in the 1880s, he gave humankind the magic of electric light, heat, and power; in the process, though, he inadvertently opened a Pandora's Box of unimaginable illness and death.
Dirty Electricity tells the story of Dr. Samuel Milham, the scientist who first alerted the world about the frightening link between occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields and human disease. Milham takes listeners through his early years and education, following the twisting path that led to his discovery that most of the 20th-century diseases of civilization, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and suicide, are caused by electromagnetic field exposure.
In the second edition, he explains how electrical exposure does its damage and how electricity is causing our current epidemics of asthma, diabetes, and obesity.
Dr. Milham warns that because of the recent proliferation of radio frequency radiation from cell phones and towers, terrestrial antennas, Wi-Fi, and Wi-max systems, broadband Internet over power lines, and personal electronic equipment, we may be facing a looming epidemic of morbidity and mortality. In Dirty Electricity, he reveals the steps we must take, personally and as a society, to coexist with this marvelous but dangerous technology.
Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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- Robert
- 2024-07-02
Interesting hypothesis, but bad science
The author makes a compelling hypothesis and supports it with more than enough evidence to suggest that there should be some focused research done on the topic.
However, there are some flaws:
- he draws an n:n relationship between difference sources of radiation and different diseases, which makes formulating a clear research goal difficult, if not impossible.
- he equates correlation with causation
- he fails to adequately address possible confounding factors and has the impulse to simply ignore them and/or declare them irrelevant without evidence that they are irrelevant
- he tends to jump to conclusions
- he fails to apply the scientific method of testing his hypothesis
- he confuses skepticism with conspiracy
Nevertheless, his hypothesis is supported with enough findings that I am left very much with the impression that there might be something substantial there. If he were simply making the argument that there is structural scientific research needed, I would fully agree. I am, however skeptical of his conclusions because of the flaws in his argument (see above). I believe that some real science is needed in order to address those flaws and to establish causation, if warranted.
Not to be too negative, I think it is a good read and I gave it a high score because it IS an interesting hypothesis that I don't think should be ignored.
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