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May 7, 2012 11:40 am PDT
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An interesting way to explain radiation exposure and risk
Science blogger Lee Falin has a potentially useful analogy for putting radiation dose and risk into perspective—treat it like currency. Part of the problem with explaining radiation is that there are multiple units of measurement in play and they're all unfamiliar to the average Joe and Jane. The numbers get confusing quickly and when numbers [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/_u_BkSbhnZ8/an-interesting-way-to-explain.html
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