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Title: Earth's magnetic field linked to suicide
Post by: megimoo on April 27, 2008, 09:31:20 PM
London - Humanity's uneasy relationship with its home planet may have suffered another blow with suggestions Earth's magnetic field may be linked to suicide and depression. Oleg Schumilov has found that seasonal peaks in the Earth's magnetic field over a 50-year period coincided with peaks in the number of suicides in the northern Russian city of Kirovsk. (Snip) Russian researcher told New Scientist his findings did not conclusively prove a causal link

The studies referred to by Mr Schumilov included an Australian analysis of 51,845 males and 16,327 females that found suicides among females increased significantly in autumn during concurrent periods of geomagnetic storm activity.

US Columbia University psychiatrist Kelly Posner told the British weekly magazine that the most plausible suggestion for the association between geomagnetic activity and depression was that magnetic storms could disrupt natural body clocks by desynchronising circadian rhythms and the production of melatonin, a substance in the brain that promotes sleep


http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23606931-38200,00.html
Title: Re: Earth's magnetic field linked to suicide
Post by: Chris_ on April 27, 2008, 11:08:59 PM
OMG!! OH NOHS!! GLOBAL MAGNETISM!! SOMEONE CALL AL GORES!
Title: Re: Earth's magnetic field linked to suicide
Post by: The Night Owl on April 27, 2008, 11:49:21 PM
And Russia continues to be the point of origin for much crackpottery.
Title: Re: Earth's magnetic field linked to suicide
Post by: Chris_ on April 27, 2008, 11:52:42 PM
And Russia continues to be the point of origin for much crackpottery.
No dumber than Al Goretty.
Title: Re: Earth's magnetic field linked to suicide
Post by: The Night Owl on April 28, 2008, 12:00:11 AM
No dumber than Al Goretty.

Al Gorbechev?

Title: Re: Earth's magnetic field linked to suicide
Post by: Chris_ on April 28, 2008, 12:02:49 AM
No dumber than Al Goretty.

Al Gorbechev?



Al Gore-etty (like crack-pottery)
Title: Re: Earth's magnetic field linked to suicide
Post by: Chris_ on April 28, 2008, 06:28:55 AM
OMG!! OH NOHS!! GLOBAL MAGNETISM!! SOMEONE CALL AL GORES!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.  Teh algoricle will be selling magnetic credits as soon as he figures out how to soak more enviroweenies.   :whatever:
Title: Re: Earth's magnetic field linked to suicide
Post by: Chris_ on April 28, 2008, 08:09:59 AM
OMG!! OH NOHS!! GLOBAL MAGNETISM!! SOMEONE CALL AL GORES!
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.  Teh algoricle will be selling magnetic credits as soon as he figures out how to soak more enviroweenies.   :whatever:

Like that is difficult.