Sources of radiations in the modern world include mobile phones, radar installations, transmission pillars, and microwave heaters. These technological developments have made life faster and convenient. The ability to save time had greatly enhanced human capital capacity to be more productive. Adair and Peterson studied different forms of radiation and their effects on health.
In a study evaluating all potential causes of radiation from mobile phones, radar installations, and transmission pillars, Adair and Peterson found out that these technologies have higher radiation levels more than …show more content…
This led to behavioral changes on the side of respondents like smoking and drinking. The respondents are reported to be emotionally detached from their families. "Workers have pent-up emotions are depersonalized towards their dependents treated them as objects." When the burnout persists, people reported to change jobs, or are unhappy with their jobs.
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McNamara, S. D. (1995). Effects of Prior Knowledge on the Generation Advantage: Calculators and Calculations in Learning Simple Calculation, Journal of Educational Psychology, Vol. 87 (2), 307-318
Calculators have made simple arithmetic impossible. We are not exercising our brain muscles enough. Technology may lead to gray matter disuse. There is the risk of humans losing the use of this important muscle. McNamara studied mental calculations among children in school.
In a study by McNamara, she reported an interesting insight in exposing second grade to mental calculations by teaching them multiplication. This enhanced their ability to learn, retain and regenerate as opposed to students who started learning multiplication using calculators. In her model students were pretested to find out prior exposure to multiplication before inclusion in the study. Mental calculations improved learning …show more content…
(2002). Causes and Consequence of Adult Obesity: Health, Social and Economic Impacts in the United States, Asia Pacific J. Clinical Nutrition, 11, p. S705-S709.
Consequently, the problem of increasing cases of cancer is being reported and experienced. Is it changes in nutrition, genetic or environmental changes that have triggered growing cases of cancer disease? Wellman examined the causes and consequences of adult obesity. The study found out,
Obesity is responsible for discrimination, "one is viewed as self-indulgent and lacking control…" The social economic impacts of obesity have been estimated at 117Billion dollars (61 Billion directly and 56 Billion Indirect costs). The study also reported that 61% of adult population is obese and 14 of the child population. Obesity predisposes individuals with cancers, diabetes and other health and physical challenges. In his opinion there needs to be concerted action towards preventive since reversing this problem is more