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b'5G, the latest mobile network standard, is coming. As new cell towers sprout around the world, do we know enough to confidently claim that this new technology is safe? After all, older networking standards relied on microwaves, radiation which has wavelengths of inches to a foot or so. 5G operates at much higher frequencies, with millimeter wavelengths.\\nSome are worried that being subjected to millimeter radiation could cause cancers. But what does science say? 5G: the promise and the perils.\\nGuests:\\n\\n\\nJon Samet\\xa0\\u2013 Pulmonary physician, epidemiologist, and dean of the Colorado School of Public Health.\\n\\n\\n\\nClaire Parkinson\\xa0\\u2013 Scientist, NASA\\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center\\n\\n\\nBob Berman\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Astronomer, regular contributor to\\xa0Astronomy Magazine, and author of \\u201cZapped: From Infrared to X-Rays, the Curious History of Invisible Light\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\nDavid Ropeik\\xa0\\u2013\\xa0Retired Harvard instructor and author of several books about the psychology of risk perception.\\n\\nFeaturing music by\\xa0Dewey Dellay\\xa0and\\xa0Jun Miyake\\nBig Picture Science is part of the\\xa0Airwave Media\\xa0podcast network.\\xa0Please contact\\xa0sales@advertisecast.com\\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\\n\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'