Category: Podcast Episodes

Highlights from this episode:

• Dark Sky Week!

• Hospital Design

• Migration Season

• Policy Engagement

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

New Study Calls for Reduction in ICU Brightness

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-96728-7

 

Norwegian Study Recommends Limiting Blue Wavelength in Psych Wards

https://edisonreport.com/2025/04/23/blue-blocked-light-benefits-psychiatric-patients/

 

Childhood Light Pollution Exposure Linked with Thyroid Cancer

https://bioengineer.org/early-childhood-exposure-to-air-and-light-pollution-associated-with-higher-pediatric-thyroid-cancer-risk/#google_vignette

 

Circadian Disruption Makes You a Worse Gambler

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-97370-z

 

Night Owls Deal with Depression at Higher Rates

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/study-finds-night-owls-have-higher-risk-of-depression/ar-AA1CLxgt

 

Circadian Disruption Linked with Binge-Eating in Mice

https://jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.5334/jcr.238

 

Circadian Alignment Improves Muscle Growth in Atlantic Salmon

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S1062360425700079 

 

German Researchers Find Link Between Metabolism and Sleep in Fruit Flies

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-01942-1

 

Light Pollution Linked with Blooms in Toxic Algae

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2477090-artificial-light-pollution-could-fuel-growth-of-toxic-algal-blooms/

 

Sea Turtle Populations Bouncing Back

https://apnews.com/article/endangered-sea-turtles-d0aa2a519cbfc06c3f9f10ad11e8e4b6

 

Marco Island, FL Hosts Turtle Safety Open House

https://www.coastalbreezenews.com/lifestyles/environment/marco-hosts-successful-sea-turtle-open-house/article_f4789f8c-675b-4c17-aa6c-c189f75c597e.html

As did Sarasota, FL

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-sarasota-manatee/sea-turtle-nesting-season-approaches-advocates-call-for-community-support

 

Light out for the birds:

In Toronto
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/torontos-lights-out-campaign-begins-to-protect-migratory-birds-from-building-collisions

and in Frisco, CO

https://www.summitdaily.com/news/town-of-frisco-to-host-bird-migration-event-as-part-of-dark-sky-programming/

In Louisiana 

https://claiborneparishjournal.com/2025/04/23/lights-out-louisiana-statewide-initiative-aims-to-protect-migratory-birds-during-peak-migration-season/

In NY from the State Department of Environmental Conservation

https://hudsonvalleypost.com/new-yorkers-urged-to-turn-out-the-lights-might-save-lives/

 

Last week was dark sky week
https://idsw.darksky.org/
Some notable local efforts:

UAE Residents Encouraged to Take Dark Sky Week Pledge 

https://gulfnews.com/uae/science/uae-residents-urged-to-take-dark-sky-week-pledge-1.500103041

And in MI

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/04/24/dark-sky-week-in-michigan-best-places-parks-to-see-stars-planets/

And in WI 

https://www.piercecountyjournal.news/stories/gov-evers-supports-international-dark-sky-week-in-wisconsin,132260

And in OR 

https://www.klcc.org/environment/2025-04-21/central-oregon-celebrates-dark-sky-week

 

Stockholm, Sweden Forms New Nature Reserve for Bats

https://www.newsminimalist.com/articles/stockholm-protects-bats-establishes-new-nature-reserve-833b09bb

 

Flagstaff, AZ Residents Push Back on Proposed LDS Temple

https://www.change.org/p/prevent-the-construction-of-mormon-temple-protecting-flagstaff-s-dark-sky-designation

 

Las Vegas, NV Takes LDS Temple Proposal to State Supreme Court

https://the-globe.info/2025/04/19/las-vegas-neighbors-sign-attraction-to-nevada-supreme-court-docket-in-lds-temple-go-well-with/

 

Fairview, TX Reaches Compromise with LDS

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/fairview-texas-lds-temple-latter-day-saints-zoning-approval/287-0c94cad9-5b1d-4fe0-bcad-88cc369c5da2

 

Oak Creek, WI Residents Push Back on Proposed Buc-ees 120-Pump Station

https://www.cbs58.com/news/neighbors-challenging-proposed-buc-ees-in-oak-creek-cite-traffic-light-pollution

 

Palo Alto, CA Moves Forward on Lighting Ordinance

https://stanforddaily.com/2025/04/22/palo-alto-city-council-member-proposes-dark-sky-ordinance/

 

Big Bend, TX’ New Lighting Ordinances Are Working

https://www.kut.org/texasstandard/2025-04-21/dark-sky-week-big-bend-mcdonald-observatory-texas

 

Malaysian Mall Parking Lot Lighting Floods Neighborhood

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/technology/frustrated-shopper-captures-disturbing-photo-of-led-billboard-flooding-the-parking-lot-this-can-t-be-legal/ar-AA1D0n8g

 

Starlink is Leaking Electromagnetic Signals

https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.10032

 

Germany Launches Starlink Competitor

https://www.space.com/space-exploration/satellites/germanys-military-wants-its-own-starlink-like-satellite-constellation

 

Teton County, WY Recognized as a Dark Sky Community

https://darksky.org/news/teton-county-wy-becomes-the-worlds-first-county-certified-as-an-international-dark-sky-community/

 

Diamond Mountain, AZ Certified by DarkSky Under Lodging Program

https://darksky.org/news/diamond-mountain-retreat-center-earns-darksky-approved-lodging-certification/

 

ULUM Moab Approved as a  DarkSky Approved Lodging Site

https://darksky.org/news/ulum-moab-officially-certified-darksky-approved-by-darksky-international/

 

Kestrel Nest EcoHut the First DarkSky Lodging in Australia

https://darksky.org/news/kestrel-nest-ecohut-becomes-first-international-darksky-approved-lodge-in-australia/

 

Université Sainte-Anne Track and Soccer Field is the First DarkSky Sport Lighting Project Outside US

https://darksky.org/news/university-track-and-soccer-field-in-nova-scotia-becomes-first-darksky-approved-outdoor-sports-lighting-project-outside-the-united-states/

 

Not Sponsored: Cree Rolls Out 1900K LED with Only 2% Blue Spectra

https://www.led-professional.com/all/lighting-that-respects-life-at-night-cree-lighting-and-lumileds-collaborate-on-1900k-50cri-low-blue-outdoor-lighting-solution

Highlights from this episode:

• New Metric

• Apps

• Bird Safety

• Millinery

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

A New Circadian Metric

https://www.lightnowblog.com/2025/03/rethink-circadian-metrics-rev-erb%CE%B1-biomarker-for-daytime/

 

Monash U Gamifies Circadian Entrainment

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-93597-y

 

U of Michigan Creates App to Boost Circadian Entrainment in Cancer Recovery

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports-medicine/fulltext/S2666-3791(25)00074-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS2666379125000746%3Fshowall%3Dtrue

 

U of Liege Publishes Paper on Some Inconclusive Interactions Between Circadian Rhythm, Thermoregulation and Memory in Older People

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/2/17

 

1/3rd of Korean Shift Worker Face Sleep Disorders

https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/03/119_394885.html?utm_source=fl

 

Jet Lag Affects Male and Female Mice Differently

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-03-chronic-jet-lag-disrupts-metabolism.html#google_vignette

 

Prenatal Circadian Disruption Linked with Neurodevelopmental Issues (in Mice) Kinda

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40118225/

 

Blue Light Connected to Green Algae Metabolism

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-57809-3

 

Testing Lighting Colors on Stephen’s Island, NZ for Bird Safety

https://ellencieraad.wordpress.com/2025/02/21/red-amber-and-white-fairy-prion/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0r1VcRKopKbdVQIxMAQXfjFm4FNM_YWh2Ijid-mIMvMIAwhNrWyZAOKEQ_aem_Uk0RqLnHi92DpcBMtAyZBA

 

ESO Confirms that Chilean Observatory Will Suffer If Energy Project Goes Ahead

https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2506/?lang

 

Vera Rubin Observatory Confronts Low-Orbit Objects

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00792-y?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_content=null&utm_campaign=CONR_JRNLS_AWA1_GL_PCOM_SMEDA_NATUREPORTFOLIO

 

ESA Sets Zero-Debris Standard

 https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Technological_to-do_list_to_reach_Zero_Debris_created

 

Philips Lighting Gets DarkSky Recognition for Street Light Product

https://www.lighting.philips.com/prof/outdoor-luminaires/road-and-street/luma-gen2/LP_CF_BGP701_EU/family?origin=13_bu-eu-prof-spec-outdoor_twitter_16315910070&linkId=766325999

 

New Observatory and Dark Sky Space in Fountain Hills, AZ this Fall

https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/life/2025/03/27/international-dark-sky-discovery-center-construction-update/82657107007/

 

Florida Keys Insist They Are an Astrotourism Location

https://www.space.com/stargazing/dark-skies-and-epic-winter-star-party-why-the-florida-keys-are-more-than-just-a-spring-break-destination

 

Nevada City, CA Moves Ahead with Lighting Ordinance

https://knco.com/dark-sky-ordinance-moves-forward-in-nevada-city/

 

Fenwick, DW Studies Dark Sky Options

https://www.coastalpoint.com/news/communities/fenwickisland/fenwick-committee-studying-darksky-movement/article_d686d6b1-feac-46cc-bab1-fbf4c665d6e2.html

 

Dorset, UK Receives Paper on Switching Street Lighting for Health

https://www.aol.com/news/change-streetlights-improve-health-council-074305794.html

 

Wilkes-Barre, PA Limits Lighting from Food Truck

https://www.citizensvoice.com/2025/03/14/wilkes-barre-council-divided-on-operating-hours-oks-food-truck-rules/

 

Rockwood, ON Builds New Welcome Signs with Responsible Lighting

https://www.guelphtoday.com/wellington-county/four-locations-proposed-for-new-gateway-signs-in-rockwood-10386318

 

UK Ferry Terminal Revises Lighting for the Better

https://x.com/SReynoldsSNP/status/1904894002979049510

 

Police at Ohio State U Plan on All-Night Cruise Lighting

https://facilityexecutive.com/cruise-light-program-increases-campus-patrol-visibility/

 

Filipinos Push Back on Proposed Projections on the Side of Mayon Volcano

https://ph.headtopics.com/news/mayon-volcano-lighting-project-faces-backlash-over-costs-67514541

 

Glamping Facility in Northern Ireland Draws Lighting Complaints

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/glamping-park-that-lights-up-like-landing-strip-is-field-of-nightmares-neighbours-claim/ar-AA1BzJ4y

 

Fairfax, VA Starts Lights Out for Birds Campaign

https://annandaletoday.com/reduce-nighttime-lighting-to-protect-migrating-birds/

 

Erie Bird Observatory, PA Hosts Lights Out Event

https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/52615062/erie-bird-observatory-to-host-lights-for-migrating-birds-event

 

Lights Out Texas Starts for Migration Season

https://fwtx.com/news/lights-out-texas-safeguards-migratory-birds/

 

Sea Turtle Nesting Starts Early in Volusia, FL

https://www.hometownnewsvolusia.com/news/sea-turtle-makes-early-appearance-on-the-beach-in-volusia/article_6a4826bc-004b-11f0-a113-d73dfb06ce75.html

 

Summit, NJ Residents Push Back on Proposed Unitarian Universalist Church Lighting

https://www.tapinto.net/towns/summit/sections/government/articles/beacon-unitarian-universalist-congregation-s-expansion-plans-under-scrutiny-at-summit-zoning-board-meeting

 

Fairview, TX Mayor Claims LDS Temple is Breach Mediation Agreement

https://evrimagaci.org/tpg/fairview-mayor-claims-lds-church-breach-mediation-agreement-271688#google_vignette

 

White Stadium Faces Lawsuit

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-white-stadium-lawsuit/3660232/

 

UK Study Reaffirms Headlight Glare Issues

https://theilp.org.uk/new-study-highlights-alarmingly-high-levels-of-headlight-glare-among-uk-drivers/

 

Youtube Car Reviewer mark rober Compares LIDAR Against Tesla’s Camera-Based Full Self Drive

https://electrek.co/2025/03/16/tesla-autopilot-drives-into-wall-camera-vs-lidar-test/

 

A Different Youtuber kyle paul Recreated the Tesla FSD “Wall Test”

https://driveteslacanada.ca/news/mark-robers-fsd-wall-test-recreated-with-different-but-also-similar-results/

 

Prof Nick Dunn Publishes ‘Dark Futures: When the Lights Go Down’ 

https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/education/lancaster-uni-professors-new-book-explores-how-we-should-embrace-darkness-5050162

Virtual Pop Idol Group, Hololive, Endorses Street Light Vandalism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIF4b1tAT18

 

Berliner Artist Raises Awareness of Light Pollution from ‘Lollipop’ Fixtures by Putting Hats on Them

https://www.rbb24.de/panorama/beitrag/2025/03/berlin-strassenlaterne-muetze-kunst.html

 

Highlights from this episode:

• Heart Health

• Let’s Talk About Sleep

• Migrations

• Trending Topics

 

Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle 

 

Sponsored by The National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors visit https://naild.org/

 

Headlines and Sources:

 

Constant Light Damages Memory in Female Mice

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-92938-1

 

Women are 3 Times More Likely to Report Feeling Unsafe in Parks

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-women-men-unsafe.html#google_vignette

 

Circadian Rhythm Linked with Blood Pressure, Cognitive Function

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/1/11

 

Night Work Linked with Heart Issues

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/1/10

 

The Night Shift Damages Your DNA

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250224/Melatonin-supplements-may-help-reduce-DNA-damage-in-night-shift-workers.aspx

 

UK Studies Shift Work Sleep Disorder

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/1/14

 

The Youth of Vietnam Are Suffering as They Take more Night Work

https://www.retailnews.asia/young-vietnamese-risk-health-with-late-night-work-entertainment/

 

New Time-Released Melatonin Supplement Tests Well

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/16/10/1248

 

Stress is Bad for Your Sleep

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/1/9

 

Regular Sleep Schedules Are Good For You

https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/1/15

 

How Your Work Habits Hurt Your Sleep

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/late-shifts-sedentary-lifestyles-hyperconnectivity-stress-how-work-robs-us-of-sleep/ar-AA1Axlij

 

Working From Home Is Better for Your Sleep

https://www. mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/1/13

 

Circadian Entrainment Linked with Flu Prevention

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.03.03.641279v1

 

MigraDark Sky Ireland Seeks Papers for ALAN 25

https://www.darksky.ie/alan-2025-call-for-papers/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI1MUdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHZOuM_aFtATJmETsXZFLZbAegZMopJDz47diJpifUZa6FPdnCPr4v32XbA_aem_0-UmzdHKCimyIZEuxYsW-g

 

Pousada Verbicaro, Brazil Recognized by DSI Under the Lodging Program

https://darksky.org/news/pousada-verbicaro-becomes-the-first-darksky-approved-lodging-in-rio-de-janeiro-state-brazil/

 

Red Rock Canyon in  NV Seeks DSI Recognition

https://lasvegasweekly.com/news/2025/feb/27/red-rock-canyon-could-be-urban-night-sky-place/

 

As Does York, UK

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2dljy1e4vo

 

Ypsilanti, MI Debates Dark Sky Ordinance

https://wrkr.com/ixp/656/p/ypsilanti-dark-sky-ordinance/

 

Selux Bollards Endorsed by DSI

https://www.uslightingtrends.com/portfolio/vaz-modern-outdoor-bollard-from-selux-meets-darksky-requirements/

 

Audubon Society Begins Migration Lights Out Campaign

https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/lights-out-for-birds-initiative-to-support-bird-migration/

Spring migration comes with the gentle reminders to do the thing

 

Lima, OH Joins In As Well

https://www.hometownstations.com/news/lima-business-owners-learn-ways-to-protect-migratory-birds-during-migration/article_03f184c8-f617-11ef-9d80-87e9a28757c3.html

 

Jacksonville, FL Begins Lights Out Campaign

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2025/03/13/lights-out-northeast-florida-aims-to-reduce-number-of-bird-deaths-by-going-dark/

 

Palm Beach, FL Preps For Turtle Season

https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/news/2025/03/13/lights-out-palm-beach-sea-turtle-nesting-season-is-underway/82375550007/

 

AL Gulf Shores Hosts Turtle Safety Meetings

https://gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/showcase-features-sea-turtles-how-to-get-involved-in-conservation-in-gulf-shores-orange-beach,253008#//

 

UK Volunteers Prep for Late Toad Migration

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/county-in-for-late-toad-migration-this-year/ar-AA1AqCbGloucestershire

 

Charting Butterfly Populations

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/06/climate/us-butterfly-population.html?unlocked_article_code=1.104.YrVr.mHNitWPNvB5K&smid=url-share

 

LV Sphere’s Owners Plan More Spheres

https://news3lv.com/news/instagram/sphere-entertainment-smaller-venues-other-cities-james-dolan-las-vegas-abu-dhabi-southern-nevada-finance-earnings-analysts-revenue

 

Stadium Lighting in Eindhoven Provokes Complaints

https://taketonews.com/psv-tapped-by-the-municipality-for-pink-lighting/

 

School in Lancashire, UK Lights Sports Fields over Lighting Complaints

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/25003450.accrington-school-floodlights-nod-despite-167-candles-fear/?ref=rss

 

Flashing Lights on Pier at White Rock, BC Draw Complaints

https://www.peacearchnews.com/letters/letter-rethink-the-flashing-lights-near-white-rock-pier-7861041

 

Savin Hill, Mass Protests Illuminated Billboards

https://www.dotnews.com/2025/savin-hill-neighbors-oppose-mbta-billboard

 

Apple Valley, MN Town Council Issues Non-Binding Notice to Be ‘Considerate’ with New Lighting

https://hoodline.com/2025/03/apple-valley-urges-considerate-outdoor-lighting-to-maintain-neighborly-peace/

 

Glen Ellyn, IL Hosts Light Pollution Info Event

https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/calendar/event/20250402/ab2c2fba-fad0-4d1f-81c0-1589e1e5f023/aauw-presents-save-our-night-skies

 

Drone Light Show Displays QR Code Over Austin, TX

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/disturbed-passerby-shares-photo-of-dystopian-discovery-after-looking-up-at-the-sky-i-ve-been-counting-down-the-days/ar-AA1AlxSb

 

Grok AI Goes on Anti-Light Pollution Tear

https://x.com/grok/with_replies

 

Fishing Boat Lighting is Visible from Space

https://x.com/sen/status/1899505606417097058

 

Stickers Will Trick Autonomous Cars 

https://iottechnews.com/news/stickers-trick-autonomous-cars-dangerous-behaviour/