Aaron Seitz
Section A03
Week
6-Monday May 8
Response to
“Is Wi-Fi in Schools Safe?: Putting EMF Exposure on Your Radar of Potential
Health Risks.” By Brian Spero
The reading for this week connected
to the theme of “Other Harms to Humans” by pointing out EMF radiation as a
potential risk to our health and more specifically the health of children. As
we move into a new digital age, technology seems to be advancing at such a fast
rate that we cannot be assured that everything we produce is safe. It seems to
be a well-known fact that many electronics such as laptops and cell phones
produce different types of radiation but studies showing negative effects or a
lack thereof are absent. It appears we simply do not know how the electronics
we use today affect our bodies. In the article, Spero points out that at least
some people if not all people are in some way affected by radiation due to
Wi-Fi signals. Spero also points out that the time in which Wi-Fi technology
began to become popular was around the same time that a drastic increase in chronic
illnesses occurred. I am very skeptical of how strong the effects of technology
radiation are on our bodies but I do believe this correlation should not be
ignored. Because of how fast technology advances, we have no long-term tests
that can prove the technology we use is completely safe. In the past, studies
were conducted over multiple years to observe long term effects but now those
same studies cannot be done because we do not have the time. I often think
about our campus with such a vast network of Wi-Fi signals and wonder if that
has any effect on how students perform in school. I think that because any
effects are not immediately noticeable, we forget all together the potential
threat of radiation on our bodies. We should not be naïve however and instead
should go out of our way to avoid extended exposure to Wi-Fi related radiation
until we can prove that it is safe for our health.
Question:
What is the best way to avoid Wi-Fi radiation and how long does it take for its
potential effects to wear off?
This image
is meant to be funny but I think it also brings up a good point that technology
such as Wi-Fi is very new and there is still a lot we do not understand about
it.
Resources:
Spero, B.
(n.d.). Is Wi-Fi in Schools Safe? Retrieved May 04, 2017, from http://bostonparentspaper.com/article/print.php?id=3009522
[He Has
WIFI]. (n.d). Retrieved May 04, 2017, from http://jokideo.com/funny-wifi-cartoon-lol/
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