Harvard researchers published an analysis arguing that risk of cancer increases when people live closer to nuclear power plants. Deric Tilson and Adam Stein, of the Breakthrough Institute, disagree with the study, so they replicated it. They show that using the Harvard methodology, results suggest any physical landmark will lead to increased cancer risk.
Costco, with its “reasonably priced clothes”, topped the list, which seems like an incorrect conclusion to draw from the data. How dare they.
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