Chris Kresser: I think the precautionary applies. You know we don’t have a lot of research showing that those cause harm, but lack of proof isn’t proof against, and certainly I get a little nervous about putting something that emits right next to my brain that is communicating wirelessly with a phone and other devices. Maybe I’m a little bit old school in that regard, but I just use a wired headset myself. I don’t carry my phone in my pocket typically and don’t really hold my phone next to my head typically because I figure the potential consequences far, far, far outweigh the potential convenience benefit of wearing one of those headsets.
I think there is another thing that bothers me about the headsets, if I’m really honest, which is just that someone who is always wearing that headset, it looks to me the kind of implied statement there is I’m always available. You’re not asking, Laura, about wearing them all the time, but I’m extending that to people I see that walk around with them. As we’ve discussed in the productivity unit, I don’t really think that’s a good idea to be always on, always available, and always connected. So those are just my off-the-cuff thoughts.