Long life light bulbs

[Kerry Parker and Andy Price]

Thanks Graham.  The article looks like an excellent example of unbalanced, 
biased reporting, high on SENSATIONALISM.  Yes, the use of capitals is 
UNNCESCCESARY!!!  It is good to question these things.  It is sad that the 
word 'investigate' is associated with this type of journalism.  I belive 
quite passionately that we should be teaching our students to see through 
scare-mongering flakey 'science' and make reasoned decisions, as adults, 
based consideration of a range of evidence of varying validity.  Whether it 
is Moon hoaxes, the oil companies supressing the water-powered car, cell 
phones as mind-control or food supplements , we all need to get things in 
proportion and make up our own minds.
Discussion of relative risk and what might be deemed dangerous, or even 
DANGEROUS, is also valueable.  The evidence that I have seen is that people, 
with Kiwis in particlar, being pretty poor at assessing relative risk.
Happy debating
Kerry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "g.foster" <g.foster at clear.net.nz>
To: <Phys-teach-talk at nzip.org.nz>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 4:55 PM
Subject: Long life light bulbs


> In the recent Investigate magazine Ian Wishhart has an
> article re how DANGEROUS the new coiled light bulbs are. Has
> anyone else read it?? Any comments?
>
> If you would like a copy please email me  fs at eggs.school.nz
>
> Graham Foster
>
> Graham Foster
> Director of Science, EGGS
> AMI Learned Society
>
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