| Radiation Hormesis |
[Dec. 4th, 2011|06:53 pm] |
"Is Chronic Radiation an Effective Prophylaxis Against Cancer?"
Paper: PDF: http://www.jpands.org/vol9no1/chen.pdf - the 14 authors have impeccable credentials.
This isn't the only paper.
The data suggest that getting 100 mSv (milliSieverts) per year of ionizing radiation (10 REM) is optimum for human health and cancer reduction. As always with startling new scientific discoveries, the grey-haired crowd has to die off before any change can occur. The Wikipedia article reflects this "consensus": change in belief is difficult to achieve. If you don't conform in a one-size-fits-all government-funded system, you don't get your papers favourably "peer-reviewed", and if you don't publish, you perish. The Linear No-Threshold hypothesis of radiation damage is completely inconsistent with the data, and needs to be reviewed by all major institutions. Meanwhile, if you can be proactive with your health, try to find a good low-level radiation meter so you can see how much radiation you're getting. Most people get far too little, at ~3.3 mSv per year or ~330 mREM. You might seriously try to pick up chunks of granite when you're out hiking or driving past highway cuts, and take them home. The black flecks in granite are Amphibole, or Hornblende, or Pitchblende, which contain Uranium, Thorium and other radioactive elements. It won't give you much, but it might help. Also, don't be afraid of X-rays and CT scans; the low-level radiation will help you. |
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| The European farm scene |
[Nov. 23rd, 2011|11:12 am] |
PIGS: Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain. EGGs: Every country except Germany. |
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| XKCD "Journal" series |
[Nov. 5th, 2011|02:42 pm] |
Black Hat is a very mischievous guy. A while back, he acquired an equally deadly girlfriend.
See http://www.xkcd.com/archive/ and use Ctrl-F to find all comics named "Journal"; there are five; the last one is "Journal 5"; they run from 2008/1/23 to 6/6. After that, he and his girlfriend are in a comic or two, creating devastation together :) Eg: see "Road Rage" a few comics later than "Journal 5". |
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