Sébastien Point Explained

Birth Date:11 July 1982
Birth Place:Digne-les-Bains, France
Occupation:physicist, engineer

Sébastien Point (born 11 July 1982 in Digne-les-Bains)[1] is a French physicist, engineer, researcher and specialist in science and technology who specialises in lighting with a particular focus on the biological and health effects of blue light.[2]

As well as being involved in lighting research, Point is the president of the non-ionizing radiation section of the French Society for Radiation Protection (SFRP).[3] [4]

Point is also associated with Collectif science-technologie-action, which promotes technology in society.[5]

Popular science writing

Point is on the editorial board of, and writes a skeptical column for, the journal Science et pseudo-sciences, published by the French Association for Scientific Information.[6]

He is also an author for the online journal The European scientist,[7] [8] and for the English-speaking skeptical journal Skeptical Inquirer.[9]

Positions and controversies

Point is known for his criticism of alternative medicine and has publicly denounced speeches he considered "alarmist" on electromagnetic waves;[10] [11] [12] including concerns about the retinal exposure to artificial lighting when it is rich in blue light,[13] [14] [15] and questioned the relevance of research on rats to human beings.[16] [17] [18] He also argued against "anti-wave" and "anti-blue light" devices which he considered unnecessary and even dangerous, while underlining the potential danger of alternative therapies based on prolonged observation of intense light sources.[19] [20] [21]

He disputed the danger of 5G,[22] [23] and promoted its development, arguing that it will allow major technological and societal advances such as autonomous vehicles or connected factories.[24]

Responding to MEP Michèle Rivasi's views against certain radiofrequencies, namely the non-ionizing radiation used by 5G, during the 2019 European elections, he stated that there is no proof of cancer, and nothing to fear from the mobile phone waves calling it a political logic propagating "a fear based on a subject difficult to access" and "a manipulation of minds".[25]

In May 2019, he expressed concerns about the methodology in articles used by the National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (ANSES) to affirm the dangerousness of the blue light emitted by some LEDs.[26]

In July 2019 Point criticized Petit Bateau for their marketing of “anti-wave caps” for children calling it an irresponsible marketing strategy,[27] [28] a position shared by several other scientists including Anne Perrin who is also a member of the SFRP.[29] [30]

His positions on the absence of harmfulness of electromagnetic waves has been criticized by its detractors[31] including Paul Héroux, professor at the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University and director of the occupational health program who explained that "all of these waves have, for years, proven effects on the health of living beings".[32] Point's model of considering electrohypersensitivity as a phobia was published in Skeptical Inquirer[33] and Physics in Canada[34] and he claims his model is consistent with the demography of electrohypersensitivity which is similar to the demography of specific phobias.[35]

In 2021 Point denounced the recommendation formulated by the OPECST, then chaired by the mathematician and deputy Cédric Villani, to recognize the study of the effects of electromagnetic fields of biology to address certain health issues in the agricultural world, calling it a "charlatan network" and "a profitable business which seems to find political relays".[36]

Distinctions

Books

In English

Electrohypersensitivity The New Belief: How media and associations made the electrohypersensitives, 2021 (independently edited).

In French

Notes and references

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biographie – Sébastien Point. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629120101/http://sebastienpoint.monsite-orange.fr/page-5cc42c375e968.html . 2019-06-29 . 2021-10-01 . sebastienpoint.monsite-orange.fr.
  2. Web site: Lampes fluocompactes : une technologie verte ? / Afis Science – Association française pour l'information scientifique. 2021-10-01. Afis Science – Association française pour l’information scientifique. fr. 2021-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001162552/https://www.afis.org/Lampes-fluocompactes-une-technologie-verte. live.
  3. Web site: 2020-08-14. La géobiologie, "un business juteux, en plus d'être une dangereuse pseudoscience" . 2021-10-02 . LExpress.fr . fr . 2021-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002114237/https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/sciences/la-geobiologie-un-business-juteux-en-plus-d-etre-une-dangereuse-pseudoscience_2131605.html . live.
  4. Web site: Mahler. Thomas. 2019-06-16. " Il n'y a aucune preuve que les ondes sont cancérogènes pour l'homme ". 2021-10-01. Le Point. fr. 2021-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001162550/https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/il-n-y-a-aucune-preuve-que-les-ondes-sont-cancerogenes-pour-l-homme-16-06-2019-2319196_23.php. live.
  5. Web site: 2018-03-03 . Ne renonçons pas à la science ! . 2021-10-03. Les Echos . fr . 2021-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210624205241/https://www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats/cercle/ne-renoncons-pas-a-la-science-130939. live.
  6. Web site: 2017-04-05 . Revue Lumières, mars 2017, n°18 en bref . 2021-10-01 . Light ZOOM Lumière – Portail de la Lumière et de l'Éclairage . fr-FR . 2021-10-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001162552/https://www.lightzoomlumiere.fr/2017/04/05/revue-lumieres-mars-2017-n18-bref/ . live.
  7. Web site: Point. De Sébastien. 2018-08-08. Lumière bleue et jeunes enfants : les LEDs sont-elles plus nocives que les autres technologies de lampes?. 2021-10-02 . European Scientist . fr-FR.
  8. Web site: Point . De Sébastien. 2018-02-01 . Pourquoi il ne faut pas craindre les LEDs. 2021-10-02. European Scientist. fr-FR.
  9. Web site: Author: Sebastien Point. 2021-10-02. en-US.
  10. Web site: 2018-11-19. Santé: faut-il avoir peur des ondes électromagnétiques? . 2021-10-02 . sante.lefigaro.fr . 2021-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091036/https://sante.lefigaro.fr/article/sante-faut-il-avoir-peur-des-ondes-electromagnetiques-/ . live.
  11. Web site: 2016-11-23 . Ce que la science dit des prétendues "ondes toxiques" . 2021-10-02 . Le HuffPost . fr . 2021-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091034/https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/sebastien-point/electro-sensibilite-ondes-science_a_21611921/. live.
  12. Web site: 2017-11-02. L'électro-sensibilité, "une composante psychique non négligeable". 2021-10-02. La Santé Publique. fr-FR. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091053/https://www.lasantepublique.fr/electro-sensibilite-maladie/. live.
  13. 2018-02-25. [Tribune] Toxicité des ondes bleues : inutile de broyer du noir]. fr. 2021-10-02. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091036/https://www.usinenouvelle.com/editorial/tribune-toxicite-des-ondes-bleues-inutile-de-broyer-du-noir.N656744. live. Nouvelle . L'Usine .
  14. Web site: SANTE. La lumière bleue des LED est-elle dangereuse pour les yeux ?. 2021-10-02. www.ledauphine.com. FR-fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091036/https://www.ledauphine.com/sante/2017/06/25/la-lumiere-bleue-des-led-est-elle-dangereuse-pour-les-yeux. live.
  15. Web site: Lumière bleue, attention les yeux !. 2021-10-02. France Culture. 14 November 2018 . fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091036/https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/la-methode-scientifique/la-methode-scientifique-du-mercredi-14-novembre-2018. live.
  16. Web site: "LEDs et lumière bleue : l'homme est-il fait comme un rat ? " – Livre blanc. 2021-10-02. Techniques de l'Ingénieur. fr-FR. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091040/https://www.techniques-ingenieur.fr/actualite/livre-blanc/leds-et-lumiere-bleue-lhomme-est-il-fait-comme-un-rat-62315/. live.
  17. Web site: Effet sanitaire des LED: des experts mettent en garde sur l'extrapolation des résultats obtenus sur les rats. 2021-10-02. fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091050/https://issuu.com/3emedias1/docs/lumieres_n__20_octobre_2017_19_6mo. live.
  18. Web site: N°110 – Lumière bleue des LED – Electro magazine. 2021-10-02. www.electromagazine.fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091036/http://www.electromagazine.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3179:n-110-lumiere-bleue-des-led&catid=153&Itemid=138. live.
  19. Web site: Dispositifs anti-ondes : l'argent de la peur / Afis Science – Association française pour l'information scientifique. 2021-10-02. Afis Science – Association française pour l’information scientifique. fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091036/https://www.afis.org/Dispositifs-anti-ondes-l-argent-de-la-peur. live.
  20. Web site: 2018-12-07. Lunettes anti-lumière bleue : un business basé sur une arnaque. 2021-10-02. L'ADN. fr-FR. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091035/https://www.ladn.eu/tech-a-suivre/lunettes-anti-lumiere-bleue-business-arnaque/. live.
  21. Web site: Les effets délétères des écrans sur les jeunes enfants. 2021-10-02. France Culture. 20 November 2018 . fr . 2021-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091038/https://www.franceculture.fr/sciences/les-ecrans-presentent-ils-des-risques-pour-les-jeunes-enfants . live.
  22. Web site: Déploiement de la 5G : pas d'inquiétude à avoir, assurent deux experts. 2021-10-03. www.pourquoidocteur.fr. 3 October 2019 . fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002114249/https://www.pourquoidocteur.fr/Articles/Question-d-actu/30335-Deploiement-5G-d-inquietude-avoir-assurent-experts. live.
  23. Web site: La 5G, un danger pour votre santé ?. 2021-10-03. Assurland.com. fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002114247/https://www.assurland.com/assurance-blog/assurance-sante-actualite/la-5g-represente-t-elle-un-risque-pour-la-sante-des-francais_133526.html. live.
  24. Web site: LES ICÔNES DE LA TECHNOCRITIQUE . 2021-10-02. PressReader. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002114238/https://www.pressreader.com/france/marianne-magazine/20200403/282200833027378. live.
  25. Web site: Mahler. Thomas. 2019-06-16. " Il n'y a aucune preuve que les ondes sont cancérogènes pour l'homme ". 2021-10-02. Le Point. fr. 2021-10-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001162550/https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/il-n-y-a-aucune-preuve-que-les-ondes-sont-cancerogenes-pour-l-homme-16-06-2019-2319196_23.php. live.
  26. Web site: 2019-05-24. Lumière bleue et valeur limite d'exposition : réponse à l'Anses. 2021-10-02 . Filière 3e . fr-FR . 2021-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210509203133/https://www.filiere-3e.fr/2019/05/24/lumiere-bleue-et-valeur-limite-dexposition-reponse-a-lanses/ . live.
  27. Web site: Bonnet et couverture " anti-ondes " proposés à la vente: " C'est le marketing de la peur ". 2021-10-02. RMC. fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002114239/https://rmc.bfmtv.com/emission/bonnet-et-couverture-anti-ondes-proposes-a-la-vente-c-est-le-marketing-de-la-peur-1726443.html. live.
  28. Web site: 2019-07-04. Les scientifiques jugent inutiles les vêtements anti-ondes pour bébé. 2021-10-02. sante.lefigaro.fr. 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002091039/https://sante.lefigaro.fr/article/les-scientifiques-jugent-inutiles-les-vetements-anti-ondes-pour-bebe/. live.
  29. Web site: Les "bonnet et couverture anti-ondes" pour bébés sont-ils efficaces ? . 2021-10-02 . www.rtl.fr . fr-FR . 2021-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20211002122301/https://www.rtl.fr/actu/bien-etre/sante-les-bonnet-et-couverture-anti-ondes-pour-bebes-sont-ils-efficaces-7797961944. live.
  30. Web site: Rayonnements non ionisants – SFRP – Société Française de Radioprotection. 2021-10-02. www.sfrp.asso.fr . fr . 2021-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211002122035/https://www.sfrp.asso.fr/sections/rayonnements-non-ionisants.html,1,46,0,0,0 . live.
  31. Web site: 2018-11-25 . Figaro santé et les ondes : le retour des cornichons… . 2021-10-03 . L'errance d'un électrosensible . fr-FR . 2021-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211003130031/https://electrosensible.info/2018/11/25/figaro-sante-et-les-ondes-le-retour-des-cornichons/ . live.
  32. Web site: 2020-02-16. Technologie 5G: de la vitesse au détriment de la santé ?. 2021-10-03. La Tribune. fr. 2021-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20211003130026/https://www.latribune.ca/actualites/technologie-5g-de-la-vitesse-au-detriment-de-la-sante-75418e0c34ff513dce092da1462e24e0. live.
  33. Web site: Advocacy for a Cognitive Approach to ElectroHyperSensitivity Syndrome.
  34. Sébastien Point, Syndrome EHS: une grave épidémie de croyance,https://pic-pac.cap.ca/?lang=fr-ca
  35. Sébastien Point, Electrosensibilité: qu'est-ce que l'effet de genre nous en apprend, Le Québec Sceptique, n° 104, printemps 2021
  36. Web site: Point . De Sébastien . 2021-07-22 . Des parlementaires à l'école des sorciers . 2021-10-06 . European Scientist . fr-FR . 2021-10-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211006152631/https://www.europeanscientist.com/fr/opinion/des-parlementaires-a-lecole-des-sorciers/ . live.

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