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Every ten microseconds, someone places a cell phone call. These portable gadgets are ubiquitous, and increasingly a take-for-granted part of everyday life.\nBut could cell phones be dangerous? Could holding a microwave transmitter up to your head for hours each day substantially increase the risk of cancer?\nWe investigate some of the latest thinking on the danger of cell phones, and also explain that everyone \u2013 even you \u2013 is a radio transmitter.\nIt\u2019s Skeptic Check on Are We Alone. And we\u2019ve got your number.\nGuests:\n\n\nJames Geary - Author and journalist. Read "The Man Who Was Allergic to Radio Waves"\n\n\n\nRichard Muller - Professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of The Instant Physicist: An Illustrated Guide\n\n\n\nDevra Davis - Scientist, and author of Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family\n\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices