Jun 25

Irrational wi-fi fear - thanks Panaroma

Filed under: Bad science, TV — Matthew Revell at 11:25 am

A few weeks back, Panorama - the BBC’s once serious and noteworthy current affairs programme - broadcast a lazy, fear-mongering film about wi-fi.

In a television market where Gillian McKeith still gets to make programmes, I suppose we shouldn’t be too surprised when the BBC joins in and produces similar nonsense.

The Register has a good response to the wi-fi-fear in general, Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science offers some great insights in the comments and a chap called Wellington Grey has a fantastic cartoon on the dangers of wi-fi.

3 Responses to “Irrational wi-fi fear - thanks Panaroma”

  1. Grey says:
    June 25th, 2007 at 7:11 pm

    Thank you for linking to my site.

    -Grey

  2. Tito says:
    July 3rd, 2007 at 1:59 am

    Typical.

    We are forced to pay for the BBC and they use the money against us.

  3. SlimeyPete says:
    July 3rd, 2007 at 10:38 am

    Maybe the Panorama lot have been watching too much Horizon recently.

    “Next week on Panorama: scientists, politicians and philosophers claim that immigration, coupled with global warming and human genetic modification, will lead to a race of asian super-mutants within the next ten years. We ask: is Gordon Brown’s government up to the task of defending us from this master race?”