Hacker News Reader

Without discussing if Bluetooth and WiFi are bad for your health, it would be way better to keep those transmitters and receivers close to your head than for instance your upper body. Your skull is quite dense and blocks radiation way more than the soft material that protects your heart and lungs.

View on HN

Rather irrelevant in the GHz range, where density is much less significant than the chemical bonds and conductivity of the material. In fact the soft tissue would likely be a better absorber due to a higher concentration of water.

Isn't the fact that water absorbs waves and heats the main hypothetical danger for the brain?

Not to mention the organs it's nearest to in your pocket

Reply on news.ycombinator.com