Beyond Creativity:

Oops! I accepted the invitation and was interviewed by a Finnish television crew for the A-Studio: Huolestuttaako kännykän säteily? (Program title: Are you worried about health risks of mobile phones?). The recording of this show is available on YouTube. Discussion about the show can be found here and here.

In overall, I am pleased with the show. Not even my dull presence was enough to spoil the event (a joke ;-) Thanks to Petteri Sarvamaa, Antti Tuominen & Co in YLE Finnish television for making this historical event.

Other interviewed guests in that show:

- Professor Dariusz Leszczynki , the Finnish Radiation and Safety Authority (STUK). The world's best expert in proteomics. His latest paper about protein changes in human skin after microwave exposure is worth reading as well as his older paper about blood-brain barrier related effects.

- Professor Osmo Hänninen, University of Kuopio. The expert behind the book "Matkapuhelinteknologia - Mitkä ovat terveysriskit?" - PDF (Translation: Mobile phone technology - What are the health risks".

- Professor Kari Jokela, the Finnish Radiation and Safety Authority (STUK)

A little wish for my Finnish readers: Please, sign the Pro_Lankaverkko (Pro Fiber)-initiative. Please, support the base station initiative of MP Heidi Hautala by contacting your closest MP (kansanedustaja). Internationally, the BioInitiative petition is not a bad choice to sign, either.

I participated this TV show to advance discussion about risks. I feel that children deserve a safer environment to grow up with less radiation exposure.

Now I will take a break from EMF topics. To avoid one track mind and keep my blog postings more versatile ;-)

The Problem:

- Travelling in a train and bus poses a health risk nowadays for frequent travellers and children

- When people initiate several GSM calls or use 3G/@450 laptops , it creates a lot of electrosmog in a space surrounded by metal walls, with poor connectivity to the base station.

- This phenomenon in trains is well described in the documents of Japanese researchers. Please, check their animation.

- In München (Munich) they have made quite comprehensive calculations about the radiation power density values in a bus. Occasionally the strongest field is in the same place, where the driver sits. Therefore, passenger safety may be compromised.

- According to Clas Tegenfeld 6 simultaneous phone calls in a 3 hour long train trip is similar if you would personally have a cell phone attached to your head and transmitting for 1 hour and 36 minutes.

- This phenomenon and the health risk is very much similar to passive smoking!

The Quick Solution:

- Ban GSM/3G-phone calls and data transfer in buses. If necessary, allow SMS messages.

- Ban GSM/3G-phone in a certain car/carriage in a train. Cover the corridor doors with a Biologa type of foil. Sell the seats in this car(riage) in higher price.

The Better Solution:

- Make a new twisted-pari Ethernet-cabling in each car/carriage/bus for certain seats. In new carriages, please, install this fiber optics cabling already at the factory. Attach this cabling to a router and then to an antenna on top of each carriage. Make sure you choose the right kind of antenna, many models "leak" sideways and passengers are exposed (again).

- Ban mobile phone calls and 3G-connections in trains. Install detectors that start making noise every time someone makes a call, answers a call or initiatiates a 3G/GSM/@450-connection. Make this detector sensitive enough, but allow text messages.

- Sell these internet connection -enabled seats in higher price.

Above I invented online and now I will 'share the code' to all railway and bus companies.

To make train trip healthier and more pleasurable :-)

BTW, in the future I will focus on low-emission and alternative technologies . Co-operation suggestions welcome ;-)