The Freakanomic theory on missing sparrows
The sparrows have disappeared from our cities. I mean the Indian cities; with rapid urbanization, the sparrows are missing from the towns and are beginning to disappear from villages too. Our inquisitive mind with a fear of technology looks out for reasons. What came in when the sparrows disappeared? We look around and see the cell phone towers. Mobile towers emit waves that we can't see; so do the nuclear reactors. If the wave from nuclear reactors is bad for humans the mobile tower radiation is bad for sparrows. Case closed. We just blame the technology and look for what's new in S5. Surprise - the case is isn't closed. On my two recent visits to New York, I saw sparrows - in the busy 46th street, right outside Grand Central Station and on the equally busy 6th Ave. I checked my mobile phone, the signal was strong and there were about 20 WiFi hotspots - enough radiation to cook anything that crawls as per our theory. ...