Cell Phone Science #115

June 03, 2011

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

Researcher and Scientopia blogger Scicurious returns to discuss the fact and fiction of mobile phones. What effect do they have on brain cells? What about sperm cells? And do they have anything to do with declining populations of bees? And we’re joined by medical physicist Dr. Marc MacKenzie, to discuss the science of microwave radiation.

Guests:

  • Bethany Brookshire
  • Marc MacKenzie
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