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EPISODE · Sep 23, 2010

Disconnect Audiobook by Devra Davis

from Immersive Spoken Storytelling Supporting Listeners Seeking Meaningful Literary Inspiration · host Devra Davis

https://audiobookzap.com/free 's four billion cell phone users are under 20. Davis, the founding director of the toxicology and environmental studies board at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, takes listeners through the dark side of this trillion-dollar industry. Health experts have long been frozen out of policy-making decisions about cell phones; federal regulatory standards are set by the cell phone industry itself. Cell-phone manufacturers have borrowed the playbook of the tobacco industry. One secret memo reveals their war plan against reports of cell phone dangers. Among a host of fascinating characters, Davis introduces Om P. Gandhi, a world expert on how cell phone radiation penetrates the human brain.

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Listen to full audiobook for free : https://audiobookzap.com/free Title: Disconnect Subtitle: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family Categories: Cancer, Disease, Safety, Science, Wellbeing Author: Devra Davis Narrator: Emily Durante Publisher: Tantor Audio Release date: 09-23-2010 Language: English Summary: Devra Davis presents a range of recent and long-suppressed research in this timely bombshell. Cell phone radiation is a national emergency. Stunningly, the most popular gadget of our age has now been shown to damage DNA, break down the brain's defenses, and reduce sperm count while increasing memory loss, the risk of Alzheimer's disease, and even cancer. The growing brains of children make them especially vulnerable. And half of the world's four billion cell phone users are under 20. Davis, the founding director of the toxicology and environmental studies board at the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, takes listeners through the dark side of this trillion-dollar industry. Health experts have long been frozen out of policy-making decisions about cell phones; federal regulatory standards are set by the cell phone industry itself. Cell-phone manufacturers have borrowed the playbook of the tobacco industry. One secret memo reveals their war plan against reports of cell phone dangers. Among a host of fascinating characters, Davis introduces Om P. Gandhi, a world expert on how cell phone radiation penetrates the human brain.

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