Fluctuations in natural magnetic field affecting human

performance

A study by Tarmo Koppel

PRESENTATION at Tallinn University of Technology

on 02.04.2012

Lets position this topic

The position of this study

The main research question:

• How do fluctuations in natural magnetic field affect people?

• Set of secondary questions:– how many people are affected

by natural EMF fluctuations– what symptoms do they endure– what makes thee people

different from the rest

Data was collected by 1) questionnaire and 2) records from magnetic observatories

There are different types of fluctuations in magnetic field

METHOD

• period of 7 months

• magnetic field of Earth was monitored daily

• a questionnaire was distributed (included 44 symptoms)

RESULTS

• A total of 2037 responses were collected

• Six events of high fluctuations in magnetic field were selected to study on

RESULTS

DETAILED RESULTS NOT PUBLISHED YET

Most reported symptoms

• fatigue

• drowsiness during the day

• dizziness

• waking up still tired

• sleep disturbances

DETAILED RESULTS NOT PUBLISHED YET

An unexpected finding!

older people report less symptoms than

younger

in the aspect of EMFs - what makes younger people to report more

symptoms

DETAILED RESULTS NOT PUBLISHED YET

A more detailed view on age group segmented symptoms

DETAILED RESULTS NOT PUBLISHED YET

CONCLUSIONS

• why am I having those symptoms, cause I never had before ?

• The mechanics of exposure to electromagnetic fields– they accumulate

2012-2013 we are in a unique situation

• We have had never so much EMFs

Now, natural EMFs have more effect on person

This study formed a new hypothesis

• younger people reported more symptoms because they use more elctronic devices – therefore are more exposed to the EMFs

• therefore a higher sensitivity to EMFs has developed

Strengths of this study

• a large volume of respondents (2000+)

• an ample time series (7months)

• studied not only 1 but 6 events

• results give an estimate of people being affected by the phenomenon

• indicates gender differences

• raises a new interesting hypothesis

Weaknesses of this study

• an open-access survey (not a cross-section of the society)

• self-reported data (it’s a questionnaire, not a medical examination)

• lacks of details profiling affected people(does not provide detailed info on persons being affected)

Thank you

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