Join the Conversation on Light Pollution! Learn all about the issues surrounding light pollution, including everything from technical innovations to cultural re...
Text Light Pollution News!This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Travis Longcore, Adjunct Professor and Co-Chair of the Environmental Science and Engineering Program at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, a finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award!See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:Brightness of the Qianfan Satellites, Arxiv. Space Agency seeks feedback on solutions to light pollution, Adam Thorn, SpaceConnect. Labour councillors back residents’ campaign to stop street lighting along The Leas, Ryan Smith, The Shields Gazette. Why Scientists Are Linking More Diseases to Light at Night, Marta Zaraska, WebMD. Astro Adventurers, Skyscanner. Support the showLike what we're doing? Your support helps us reach new audiences and help promote positive impacts. Why not consider becoming a Paid Supporter of Light Pollution News?
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December 2024: Patterns of Activity.
Text Light Pollution News!This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Travis Longcore, Adjunct Professor and Co-Chair of the Environmental Science and Engineering Program at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, a finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award!See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:It’s Almost Halloween. That Means It’s Time for a Bat Beauty Contest, KQED Arts, KQED.The moon’s influence on the activity of tropical forest mammals, Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Shedding light with harmonic radar: Unveiling the hidden impacts of streetlights on moth flight behavior, PNAS. Archaeologists Explore Life After Dark in the Ancient Night, Nancy Gonlin and April Nowell, Atlas Obscura. light pollution more light FRIGHT pollution (for best effect please read this sentence on all hallow's eve), Qwantz.com. Support the showLike what we're doing? Your support helps us reach new audiences and help promote positive impacts. Why not consider becoming a Paid Supporter of Light Pollution News?
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November 2024: Dopamine Rush.
Text Light Pollution News!This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:Beaker Street Science Photography Prize, Beaker Street Science Festival.Lights Out Greenwich! New Town Lighting Regulations Target Light Pollution, Greenwich Free Press.‘Clear message’ from community on dark skies, Sunshine Coast Council.Service proposes to list the Bethany Beach firefly as threatened, Jalyn Williams, US Fish & Wildlife Service.Foxfire Brings Magical Light to the Dark Forest, Leigh Ann Henion, Atlas Obscura.Support the showLike what we're doing? Your support helps us reach new audiences and help promote positive impacts. Why not consider becoming a Paid Supporter of Light Pollution News?
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November 2024: Looking Up Matters!
Text Light Pollution News![Editorial Correction: AST sent up the Blue Bird satellites incorrectly noted as Blue Walker satellites]This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Kevin Beare, whom you may know better as CapeMayAstro, Michael Rymer from Dark Sky makes a return visit, and the always insightful, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center joins us once again!See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:SpaceX launches 5 giant BlueBird smartphone satellites for AST SpaceMobile, lands rocket, Avery Truman, Space.com.An Innovative New Approach to Light Pollution Measurement by Drone, Drone.Hit the lights: Mets outfit Citi Field for electric light shows, Associated Press.Power Outages in the Southeast US Following Helene, NOAA.Hit the lights: Mets outfit Citi Field for electric light shows, Associated Press.Support the showLike what we're doing? Your support helps us reach new audiences and help promote positive impacts. Why not consider becoming a Paid Supporter of Light Pollution News?
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October 2024: See the Stars, Share the Stars!
Text Light Pollution News!A lot to discuss this month! Host Bill McGeeney is joined by an expert panel featuring the astronomer and artist, Dr. Tyler Nordgren, photographer and Youtuber, Nico Carver, and, thought leader and CEO of Visibility Innovations, Nancy Clanton.See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:Rehabilitation outcomes of bird-building collision victims in the Northeastern United States, PLOS ONE. The effects of artificial light at night on spider brains, Biology Letters.In Iceland, humans throwing baby puffins is a good thing, Alisha McDarris, Popular SciencePiraeus Tower is a Greek high-rise icon revived through sustainable strategies, Ellie Stathaki, Wallpaper* Outdoor nighttime light exposure (light pollution) is associated with Alzheimer’s disease, Frontiers in Neuroscience. Support the showLike what we're doing? Your support helps us reach new audiences and help promote positive impacts. Why not consider becoming a Paid Supporter of Light Pollution News?
Join the Conversation on Light Pollution! Learn all about the issues surrounding light pollution, including everything from technical innovations to cultural resonance to ecological impacts to crime. Each month, Bill McGeeney keeps you up to date on the all the news around light pollution from the US and beyond!