1.0Nuclear Hitchhikerhttps://www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk/nuclearhitchhikerrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="zGnwMuNDMY"><a href="https://www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk/nuclearhitchhiker/2015/10/23/why-so-many-fear-radiation/">The two faces of radiation</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk/nuclearhitchhiker/2015/10/23/why-so-many-fear-radiation/embed/#?secret=zGnwMuNDMY" width="600" height="338" title="“The two faces of radiation” — Nuclear Hitchhiker" data-secret="zGnwMuNDMY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk/nuclearhitchhiker/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk/nuclearhitchhiker/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2015/10/f0a4d125717ef24de54e9c620d98e2b9.jpg800670As the deadline for this blog post approached, my anxiety about it ratcheted. The reason being, that the issue of radiation, its perceived safety for living organisms, and whether or not there can ever be a safe dose threshold is at the very core of the fears, concerns, and controversies that have dogged civil nuclear […]