@labrosts2435
As an Electronics Engineer with background on RF and a human with common sense I can say that high volume on headphones and lifestyle changes that come usually with cellphone addiction will have a much bigger impact on your health.
@ITSecurityFTW
GASP!!! A doctor who stuck to the research without going all the way over to one side or the other and denigrating the other side just clearing stating the pros and cons of each side? Well color me impressed. Well done.
@UnavoidableGarbage
I work in the tech department at Target. It’s mostly old people who hear these rumors and are deeply concerned about brain, cancer or brain tumors from AirPods. One of them lectured me for a good minute or two. I’m trying to be nice and not condescending and I understand their fears but sometimes misinformation gets out of control a little bit.
@DontBeUpsettiHaveSumSpaghetti
“Is Bluetooth actually toxic?” me getting the notification while literally using Bluetooth headphones 💀
@sky.abstract
Please, please do a video about laundry and dishwasher detergents! I've heard so many claims that make it sound like their impact on hormones could be serious due to the fact these are used so often in our daily lives! Would love to know the truth! Thank you for doing this series, it's been awesome 😊
@divjotdebense
me watchin with bluethooth head phones : 👁👄👁
@novatwist5816
Did he just do a thesis presentation in a YouTube video. This is extremely high quality
@notapplicable9970
I'm pushing 70, so I've been around for a good while. Because of health issues I've had more xrays, ct scans and mri than I can count + mammography and dexa scans. At this stage I should glow in the dark. That said I still use plug in headphones for no other reason than that I haven't found a pair of Bluetooth ones that I find comfortable. 🤷♀️
@Valstracuga
I just had a conversation last week with my mom who kept saying airpods put you at risk of radiation not to dunk on my mom but she believes a lot of things with very little research, so thank you for being able to clear things up for me at least
@rickyyt7305
This is a topic regularly on my mind. I can’t express how appreciative I am to have dr Mike (and team) to have the expertise, reputation, and awareness to address this topic that is so relevant to millions of us. Dude, thank you!
@josiahpaez4601
Well done doctor Mike! This video was so well done! I can't tell you how many concerned mothers and aunts I've had to give this exact mini lesson to. I graduated tech school with a degree in electronics and worked with industrial machines that emitted x-rays and high level RF for a decade and your explanations and graphics were on point. The part that really helps click for them I've found is to be honest and admit that there may be danger there, but as you stated, the fact that there have been dozens if not hundreds of studies looking for danger but cannot establish a clear link suggests that it's probably not worth worrying about, there are so many other things to be more worried about first. In fact, I have a Geiger counter at home to play with as a hobby, most people are surprised to see that cell phones emit no ionizing radiation, but their granite countertops and ceramic dishes do (low/safe levels to be clear). Another thing that I find so cool and mind-blowing is that radio waves and infra red and uv and x-rays are literally the exact same thing as visible light. Uv and x-rays are dangerous because they are a high enough energy (frequency) above visible light (especially x-rays since they are ionizing). But radio (including cell phones) and IR are less energy than visible light, and nobody is running around freaking out about visible light being dangerous (unless you are a vampire). Also, to be clear, low energy light radiation (visible light and below, like IR, microwave, and radio) can still be harmful if it's wattage or your proximity to the source is close enough. For example, is the light emitting from a 60w lightbulb harmful? Most people would say no, but now hold your hand an inch away from the bulb and see how long you can keep it there before your hand heats up enough to start burning. And that effect would happen faster or from further away if you used a brighter/higher wattage bulb. For context, the wattage of a cell phone transmitter (think of it literally as a light bulb) is 3w at most during a pulse of transmission, only equivalent to 0.25w when averaged.
@RagnarokLoW
Btw even wires emit emf. It's just narrower because of the shielding around it
@kaylaloris3228
The amount of time and effort that must have been put in to make this video is INSANE. I work in research and I cannot believe how fluidly he analyzes research and is able to explain it in such simple terms. It would take WEEKS for me to compile and analyze sources for a video like this. You’re awesome and thanks for inspiring me Dr. Mike!!
@Fazelcp
This is one of the first things our professors explained to us while I was studying for my Telecommunication engineering degree. There are regulations for antennas about the radiation levels based on tons of studies and the levels are fractions of what was found as even slightly dangerous. On top of this there is a whole category of studies for everything that is in close contact with human bodies and the engineering is always around blasting as few radiation as possible towards us (even while inside those boundaries from the regulations). Phones for example reduce the radiations towards our faces (so through the screens). I'm happy to see someone with a big community sharing this knowledge and debunking these fears :)
@KaijuKim
If I heeded every article that presented a new study that something is bad for you I would die from either starvation, dehydration, or boredom. 😂
@coltonroark
I said it in the first video. This is a very important series for him to make "Doc Mike is the perfect person to make a series like this. He's educated, reputable, and he has good common sense and don't scare monger. He uses facts paird with nuance."
@jairomejia616
The real danger of Bluetooth headphones or any headphones whatsoever is the risk of losing your hearing. We are the generation with highest risk of having lost hearing at a young age. The only reason are the heavily use of headphones with high volume. If you want to know more about it, Vox has a very well explained video.
@vanessab5063
If bluetooth in general is potentially dangerous, I'll take it. My medical devices use it and to have better control of my diabetes and not have burn out, it's worth it as the amount of time I have to focus on my bloodsugar and giving insulin is waaaaaaaay less time consuming after nearly 30 years of dealing with it.
@nathanhodge123
As a graduate researcher in Life Sciences, I love how you go in depth with the studies performed and discuss much of the nuance. When I hear these kinds of claims it's easy for me to want to just say "you're wrong". But these videos help me to understand more fully the claims, why they exist, and the evidence for and against and it also helps me to be better equipped to have an informed discussion with others. I look forward to watching more of these!
@Tman001100