How much is too much when it comes to being exposed to something unpleasant? Using examples of fecal contamination on cellphones and cocaine on bank notes, Risk Bites begins to lay the ground for exploring dose-response. More information on the UK cellphone contamination study: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/lsoh-cou101211.php It's also worth reading this blog post on cellphone contamination: http://www.mindthesciencegap.org/2012/10/02/right-now-there-may-be-poop-on-your-cell-phone-and-oh-so-much-more/ There are numerous studies looking at cocaine contamination on bank notes - here's a good place to start: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=cocaine-contaminates-majority-of-american-currency Help us caption & translate this video! http://amara.org/v/FFHp/ Click here to see more videos: https://alugha.com/RiskBites
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!! This video is from 2012 !! On December 14th 2012, 20 young children and six adults were killed by a lone gunman at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. Without a clearer understanding of why such events occur and how to avoid them, future action can only be based on ill-infor
Is there a difference even? We'll be covering this more when Risk Bites launches officially in November, but until then, here's a quick intro. For more information on the Risk Bites videos, including links to further resources, check out http://riskbites.com (And if you feel like you're suffering
A tongue in cheek look at the potential dangers associated with water - that at the same time sets the scene for some rather intriguing future videos on risk and safety. For more information see http://riskbites.org/2012/08/16/ten-ways-water-can-kill/ Water, ice, steam, risk, health, science, safe
