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No, Wi-Fi does not hurt plants–or anything else for that matter

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Alex R. Howe

Few things make me more irrationally angry than the news stories that circulate on the Internet every year or so about the supposed health hazards of cell phones and Wi-Fi signals. It seems like there’s no end of studies that … Continue reading →

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It’s (not) the end of the world as we know it, part 2

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Alex R. Howe

In my last post, I explained how the end of the Mayan calendar is not a harbinger of the end of the world. However, you’ve probably seen stories about other predictions, even scientific predictions, that say something very bad will … Continue reading →

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It’s (not) the end of the world as we know it

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Alex R. Howe

By now, you’ve probably heard that on December 21, 2012, just two weeks from today, the ancient Mayan calendar will run out, and the world will end! This is approximately as silly as thinking the world will end on December … Continue reading →

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