Comments on: Pregnant women, beware: Cellphones linked childhood behavioral problems http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/19/pregnant-women-beware-cellphones-linked-childhood-behavioral-problems/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:36:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Nate Nead http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/19/pregnant-women-beware-cellphones-linked-childhood-behavioral-problems/#comment-699660 Nate Nead Mon, 19 May 2008 14:39:00 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26563#comment-699660 I love these type of studies. It seems there's probably too many lurking variables not taken into account. Also, I know a lot of people that have behavioral problems who were born before cellular phones were prevalent. What should we blame that on? Microwaves? Stove tops? Seriously. I love these type of studies. It seems there’s probably too many lurking variables not taken into account. Also, I know a lot of people that have behavioral problems who were born before cellular phones were prevalent. What should we blame that on? Microwaves? Stove tops? Seriously.

]]> By: Helen http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/19/pregnant-women-beware-cellphones-linked-childhood-behavioral-problems/#comment-699650 Helen Mon, 19 May 2008 14:31:44 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=26563#comment-699650 What a lovely post. I'm not entirely sure if you're just trolling or you don't understand what causal means. 1. Correlation is not causation. Just because they found a correlation between women using cellphones and behavioural difficulties in their children does not mean they now have proof that use of cellphones during pregnancy affects the fetus in a manner leading to behavioural difficulties. To wit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation 2. The statement, "It might be because women who are likely to use cellphones are busybodies and spend less time with their children, but that’s just a guess." really appears to have no basis in anything but personal bitterness. There are a myriad of reasons that women who are more prone to use cellphones, say early adopters or perhaps people who crave stimulus-both classic symptoms of ADHD, might give birth to children with behavioural problems-such as ADHD. What a lovely post. I’m not entirely sure if you’re just trolling or you don’t understand what causal means.

1. Correlation is not causation. Just because they found a correlation between women using cellphones and behavioural difficulties in their children does not mean they now have proof that use of cellphones during pregnancy affects the fetus in a manner leading to behavioural difficulties. To wit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation

2. The statement, “It might be because women who are likely to use cellphones are busybodies and spend less time with their children, but that’s just a guess.” really appears to have no basis in anything but personal bitterness. There are a myriad of reasons that women who are more prone to use cellphones, say early adopters or perhaps people who crave stimulus-both classic symptoms of ADHD, might give birth to children with behavioural problems-such as ADHD.

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