On: Underwater power cables affects crabs biology at a cellular level

[mschuster91]

> It's a cheeky reference to power grid cables on land having (negative) influence on the health of humans; and that being dismissed as "conspiracy theory."

The thing is, there is no scientifically validated evidence of that effect; also, there is no proof of humans being able to sense (electro-)magnetic fields.

[chiefalchemist → mschuster91]

Correct, at least for whatever was measured in the those studies (i.e., perhaps not everything was measured and analyzed). And the parent comment didn't refernce humans.

That said, this report / study does show evidence of electro magnetic influence on living organisms. So perhaps it's worth asking "Have we missed something in humans?" That's a legit question, especially in the context of science.

[jorvi → mschuster91]

> there is no proof of humans being able to sense (electro-)magnetic fields.

You can if you implant magnets in your fingertips. Not joking.

[kenniskrag → mschuster91]

They can. If it is strong enough you can feel dizzy if you move the head.

Heat and nerve stimulation is also possible according to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safety_of_magnetic_resonance...

[collegeburner → mschuster91]

I guess you've never stood close enough to major distribution equipment. You can feel it quite a lot.

[nashashmi → mschuster91]

At a sufficiently intense fields, humans can detect them.

Besides, for science you need to provide evidence for an affect to prove it exists.

For people you need to provide the “negative” of evidence to prove it doesn’t exist. People and science are not the same.

[amelius → mschuster91]

> there is no proof of humans being able to sense (electro-)magnetic fields.

The effect is widely used.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulat...