Further reading

In addition to the sources directly cited in the footnotes, this book draws on some of our previous research papers, opinion pieces and other public writing on the subject, including those listed below.

Research papers

Chapman, S. (2014). ‘Vibroacoustic disease’ is recognised only by the heavily self-citing research group promoting it: a reply to Alves-Pereira and Castelo Branco.’ Australia New Zealand Journal of Public 38: 192–3 doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12230.

Chapman, S. (2014). ‘Major problems with recent systematic review on wind farms and distress.’ Cureus, 19 June.

Chapman, S. (2014). ‘Factoid forensics: have “more than 40” Australian families abandoned their homes because of wind farm noise?’ Noise and Health 16: 208–12.

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘Editorial ignored 17 reviews on wind turbines and health.’ BMJ 344 doi:10.1136/bmj.e3366.

Chapman, S., K. Joshi and L. Fry (2014). ‘Fomenting sickness: nocebo priming of residents about wind farm health harms’ Frontiers in Public Health, 28 November doi:10.3389/fpubh.2014.00279.

Chapman, S. and A. St George (2013). ‘How the factoid of wind turbines causing “vibroacoustic disease” came to be “irrefutably demonstrated”.’ Australia New Zealand Journal of Public Health 33: 24449.

Chapman, S., A. St George, and K.V. Waller (2013). ‘The pattern of complaints about Australian wind farms does not match the establishment and distribution of turbines: support for the psychogenic, “communicated disease” hypothesis.’ PLoS One 8(10) doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0076584.

Crichton, F., S. Chapman, T. Cundy and K.J. Petrie (2014). ‘The link between health complaints and wind turbines: support for the nocebo expectations hypothesis.’ Frontiers in Public Health, 11 November:doi:10.3389/fpubh.2014.00220.

Crichton, F., G. Dodd, G. Schmid, G. Gamble and K.J. Petrie (2014). ‘Can expectations produce symptoms from infrasound associated with wind turbines? Health Psychology 33: 360–4 doi:10.1037/a0031760.

Crichton, F., G. Dodd, G. Schmid and K.J. Petrie (2015). ‘Framing sound: using expectations to reduce environmental noise annoyance.’ Environmental Research 142: 609–14 doi:10.1016/j.envres.2015.08.016.

Crichton, F., G. Dodd, G. Schmid, G. Gamble, T. Cundy and K.J. Petrie (2014). ‘The power of positive and negative expectations to influence reported symptoms and mood during exposure to wind farm sound.’ Health Psychology 33: 1588–92 doi:10.1037/hea0000037.

Crichton, F. and K.J. Petrie (2015). ‘Accentuate the positive: counteracting psychogenic responses to media health messages in the age of the internet.’ Journal of Psychosomatic Research 79:185–9 doi:.

Crichton F. and K.J. Petrie (2015).‘Health complaints and wind turbines: the efficacy of explaining the nocebo response to reduce symptom reporting.’ Environmental Research 140: 449–55 doi:.

Opinion pieces and blog posts

Chapman, S. (2017).  ‘The wind farm complaints stampede that never happened.’ Conversation, 7 April.

Chapman, S. (2017). ‘Wind farms are hardly the bird slayers they’re made out to be. Here’s why.’ Conversation, 16 June.

Chapman, S. (2016). ‘Alan Jones goes after wind farms again, citing dubious evidence.’ Conversation, 4 November.  

Chapman, S. (2016). ‘World’s largest wind farm study finds sleep disturbances aren’t related to turbine noise.’ Conversation, 30 May.

Chapman, S. (2015). ‘A $2.5m investment in wind farms and health won’t solve anything.’ Conversation, 6 March.

Chapman, S. (2015). ‘Infrasound phobia spreads to solar energy cells. What’s next?’  Conversation, 12 August.

Chapman, S. (2015). ‘Let’s appoint a judge to investigate bizarre wind farm health claims.’ Conversation, 14 May.

Chapman, S. (2015). ‘The Australian’s campaign against wind farms continues but the research doesn’t stack up.’ Conversation, 15 July.

Chapman S. (2015). ‘Copernicus, tobacco, UFOs: the wild logic of Leyonhjelm’s wind inquisition.’ Climate Spectator, 12 June.

Chapman, S. (2015). ‘What’s next? A senate inquiry into infrasound from trees, waves or air conditioners?’ Conversation, 18 November.

Chapman, S. (2015). ‘Why a dedicated research fund for wind farms and health?’ Conversation, 11 February.

Chapman S. (2014). ‘Chilean earthquakes in Australia and other wacky myths from wind farm opponents.’ Crikey, 17 November.

Chapman, S. (2014). ‘Abandoning homes due to wind farms: the deep fragrance of factoid.’ Renew Economy, 25 July.

Chapman, S. (2014). ‘New study: wind turbine syndrome is spread by scaremongers.’ Conversation, 18 March.

Chapman, S. (2014). ‘Study finds no evidence wind turbines make you sick – again.’ Conversation, 25 February.

Chapman, S. (2014). ‘Who exactly are these wind farm refugees?’Drum, 10 February.

Chapman, S. (2014). ‘Wind farm noise complainants and anti-wind groups: how many, how large?’ Renew Economy, 13 January.

Chapman, S. (2013). ‘Questions a prominent wind farm critic needs to answer.’ Climate Spectator, 8 November.

Chapman, S. (2013). ‘Relax – wind farms are not stressing out your emus.’ Drum, 27 November.

Chapman, S. (2013). ‘Wind farm factoids: the VAD non-disease.’ Drum, 2 June.

Chapman, S. (2013). ‘Wind turbine hosts tell a very different story.’ Conversation, 24 September.

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘Fanning fear: the wind farm nocebo effect.’ Drum, 28 November.

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘The sickening truth about wind turbine syndrome.’ New Scientist, 6 October.

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘There’s still no evidence that wind farms harm your health.’ Conversation, 2 November.

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘Where are Australia’s wind farm refugees?’ Renew Economy, 3 October.

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘Wind turbine syndrome: a classic “communicated” disease.’ Conversation, 20 July.

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘Wind turbine syndrome: mass hysteria in the 21st century?’ Climate Spectator, 6 June.

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘Wind turbines power mass hysteria.’ Drum, 23 May.  

Chapman, S. (2012). ‘Wind farms, the Waubra Foundation and a post-office box.’ Crikey, 2 February.

Chapman, S. (2011). ‘Is “wind turbine syndrome” mass hysteria?’ ABC Unleashed, 2 September.

Chapman S. (2011). ‘The quality of medical evidence promoted by the anti-windfarm lobby.’ Crikey, 16 July.

Chapman, S. (2011). ‘Much angst over wind farms is just hot air.’ Sydney Morning Herald, 21 December.  

Chapman, S. (2011). ‘The web of vested interests behind the anti-wind farm lobby.’ Crikey, 13 October.

Chapman, S. (2011). ‘Wind turbine sickness prevented by money drug.’ ABC Unleashed, 29 March.

Chapman, S. (2010). ‘Can wind farms make people sick?’ Croakey, 23 February.

Crichton, F. (2014). ‘How the power of suggestion generates wind farm symptoms.’ Conversation, 15 March.

Crichton, F. (2013). ‘A matter of spin.’ Conversation, 29 November.