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1. How did the FCC determine that your device is safe?

2. How much energy is needed to manufacture, ship, charge and operate your device (and its required infrastructure)?

3. How are pregnant women, children, people with implants, non-users and wildlife affected by second-hand exposure to electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by electronics and their infrastructure?

4. What limits would make your use of electronics healthier?

5. How do you balance technology use with non-electronic time?



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Katie Singer writes about nature and technology in Letters to Greta. She spoke about the Internet's footprint in 2018, at the United Nations' Forum on Science, Technology & Innovation, and, in 2019, on a panel with the climatologist Dr. (more...)
 

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