tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46818535714449529412009-09-05T21:46:36.418-04:00For All Intensive PurposesA quantitative investigation of modern suspicions. All the content on this blog is original (not copied from another website -- please don't copy from mine).Gandolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456401480549924480gandolph@virginia.eduBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681853571444952941.post-26400589310740153372009-08-19T17:08:00.019-04:002009-08-28T16:21:17.273-04:00Will Microwave Radiation Give You Cancer?I don't know. And I'm not even going to try to answer that question (you can read what the FDA says); however, there are two statements that every scientist can agree upon.Microwave radiation is non-ionizing. (Both cell phones and microwave ovens emit microwaves). That means that the energy of a single microwave is far too weak to break electrical bonds. Ionizing radiation can cause cancer by Gandolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456401480549924480gandolph@virginia.edu7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4681853571444952941.post-37062340850267346902009-07-31T10:02:00.050-04:002009-08-28T16:21:44.276-04:00Are the Oil Companies Screwing Us Over?In January 2009, Exxon Mobil reported record annual profits for 2008 (incidentally, the previous record was for Exxon Mobil's 2007 profits). These record profits came during years that saw historically high oil and gasoline prices. The success of the big oil companies upset many people who were feeling the pressure of higher prices. In spring 2008 politicians contemplated imposing a windfall Gandolphhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13456401480549924480gandolph@virginia.edu0