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- Fear of radiation can be irrational http://mosaicscience.com/story/your-fear-radiation-irrational 49 comments
- Pop culture has long helped fuel an irrational fear of radiation, and dire warnings about Japan's embattled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are likely overblown, scientists say. http://www.csmonitor.com/world/asia-pacific/2011/0317/fear-of-japan-s-nuclear-crisis-far-exceeds-actual-risks-say-scientists 4 comments science