When professors grouse about the impact of wireless networking on their classrooms, they’re usually thinking of the Internet’s power to distract students. And that’s a perfectly reasonable thing to complain about, says Paul Engelking, a professor of chemistry at the University of Oregon.
In fact, concerns about the scourges of Instant Messenger and online poker drove Mr. Engelking to propose a campuswide ban on wireless classrooms.
But the professor is also concerned that wireless networks could pose a health risk: Some of the networks, he says, operate on the same type of wavelength as microwave ovens. "Meat is a lot like people," as he puts it, "and you cook meat in a microwave oven." (Oregon Daily Emerald)
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