Understanding Risk, Part 2

Watts Up With That carried an interesting article on something I'd never heard of before - the banana equivalent dose (BED) as a measure of radiation.  Bananas are naturally radioactive, and eating them exposes one to the full effects of that radiation. People have an unreasoning fear of radiation, and don't seem to realize that they are surrounded by radiation sources that are far greater than any exposure they receive from nuclear power plants. By comparing radiation levels of feared radiation sources, like nuclear plants, to the levels found in a banana, people can more fully weigh the risk that's posed, or lack thereof.