Microwaves Govern Us – SMH December 1
Under the above headline, the Sydney Morning Herald today made its own bid for the title of least scientifically literate news outlet in Australasia with a claim that “electromagnetic “smog” from mobile phone networks and whitegoods could affect mood and behaviour.
The “evidence” is a University of Melbourne study that found that “in most years there was a small but significant increase in the suicide rate among women on the day of a solar flare and up to two days later”.
Correlation, people! Correlation.