One thing you learn, and you learn it at a young age in this country, is that skepticism is a necessity for survival. Instantly doubt 90% of what the media says and question anything that might even make sense.

That, or just never pick up a newspaper, remote control, or keyboard/mouse..

“Judging by the size of the driver, I think we can safely put to rest the idea that the Prius is not a mid-sized car.”

Slightly riské, but great.

It’s the “Unintended Acceleration” of the new millenium!

Cool!

The culture of “no personal responsibility” is still alive and well.

And I can’t stand ye old media trick of simply adding a question mark at the end of a headline to cover their a$$es. E.g. “Is there an EMF risk?”

The answer could be — and usually is — “no”, but that doesn’t prevent the unfounded rise in fear in the average person.

We are so easily manipulated, it’s scary. [Insert Iraq War deception here.]

It’s a Honda

Tell her lawyer to give me a call if she needs corroborating testimony for her billion dollar lawsuit.

The risk depends primarily on the frequency of the radiation. It takes intense, high-frequency radiation (such as in X-ray equipment in hospitals) to cause damage.

Power equipment such as powerlines and electric motors use low frequencies and are generally not dangerous.

These are the same people that claim EMF from power lines as well as the radio waves from your cell phone cause cancer.

Advice to Ms. Linzer: Let go of the donut!

Seriously, measure the blood glucose level before getting behind the wheel next time.

Are you suggesting that she has reason to be concerned? Care to share any scientifically arrived at facts and data to back up that concern?

Rural villagers who have no clue is one thing. Journalists from a major newspaper is a different issue.

Looks like whatever remains of printed media has been sold. I can’t wait for advertising business to collapse due to the lack of supporting content.

But come to think about it, my leg is starting to feel funny and I’m sure my blood pressure is doing something… maybe I should warn people of the EMF risks when sitting near computers… it’s bound to be high, right? Ah, who needs testing equipment when The NYT will write the article anyway?!

What’s putting her to sleep is the ride on the Prius.

Speaking as both as an Electrical Engineer and a NYT subscriber/consumer, I would like to mention that I will not be renewing my membership.

Bloody awful.

guyincognito: Exactly.

This definitely sounds like BS, but this could definitely win clean diesel some brownie points with the foil-hat-wearing set.