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Not long ago, Five Nerds made a semi-tasteless (alright, completely tasteless) joke about the longstanding hypothesis that cell-phones give you cancer.

We said that it wouldn’t be long before people were shouting about the risks of radiating our noggins, and it appears we were right.

Submitted for your reading pleasure, an article about a recent study which suggests that people who use their phones actively have “significantly higher” brain activity in the area closest to the telephone antenna.  The National Institutes of Health study measured glucose metabolism of the brain as an indicator, and it is still too early to predict whether the effects are long-lasting or dangerous. 

The article further suggests that wireless earpieces might be a lower wattage alternative to holding your antenna so close to your dome.

With that said, if you have the choice of radiating your brain, or not radiating your brain, it really doesn’t seem like a choice, does it?

It seems some of our followers have confused Five Nerds for Geek Squad :-)

It seems some of our followers have confused Five Nerds for Geek Squad :-)

jlhager:

Josh Grobin sings Kayne’s tweets. Hilarity ensues. 

Could you give me any recommendations for the best laptops under £600? Preferably with good quality speakers that don't slow down because of large applications?
Anonymous

I can’t say that we have enough capital just yet to evaluate too many of the the laptop sector’s latest offerings.  Luckily, there are other resources out there we can turn to.  Check out this article from CNET.com regarding laptops for aroung $500.  You can use the extra money (based on your £600 budget) for more memory for an upgraded hard-drive.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20032018-1.html?tag=TOCcarouselMain.0

Thanks for the question!