Highlights from this episode:
- Go to Jail
- Shopping Problems
- Turtle Season
- Hospital Lighting
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
KTH Royal Institute of Technology Determines Safety is a Feeling
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11292-025-09683-8#Abs1
Pedestrian Safety is About Vertical and Horizontal Illuminance
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502724.2025.2530036?src=exp-oa#d1e1624
Pedestrianized Lighting Design is Good, Actually
Federal Judge Pauses Expansion at FL ICE Facility for Two Weeks
Survey Says: It’s Hard to Sleep in ICUs
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40001-025-03017-0
Sleep Rehab Linked with Cardiac Rehab
https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e101950
Circadian Lighting Reduces Falls in Hospitals
Young Adults are More Anxious, Depressed as They Get Pushed off Chronotype
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-13490-6
Circadian Rhythms Are Established in Infancy
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/3/41
Bird Vocalizations Change with Light at Night
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-14665-x
Tiger Mosquitos More Active Because of Light Pollution
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s44329-025-00029-3
ALAN Harms Mating in Glow-Worms
https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7076858/v1
ALAN Changes Medaka Courtship Rituals
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-11082-y
Blind Cavefish Harmed by Light at the DNA-level
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-62795-7
Audubon Society Begins Migration Awareness Campaign
Hatching Season Begins in Anna Maria Island, FL
https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/08/05/ami-turtle-watch-urges-caution-during-hatchling-season/
Hatching Season Opens in Naples, FL
https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/gb_daily/hatchling-disorientations-rise-on-naples-beaches/
Disorientations are also on the rise
Ft Myers Beach Projects Includes Turtles Safe Lighting Advocacy
Foster City, CA Plans Lighting Interventions to Counter Canada Gooses
Norfolk, VA Pauses Switch to LED over Complaints
Teton, WY Confirmed as a DSI Community
Accolades official presented to city officials
Banks Peninsula, NZ seeks Dark Sky Reserve Status
Jefferson City, MO Wants to Go Dark Sky, Doesn’t Know How to Shop for Fixtures
https://www.newstribune.com/news/2025/aug/15/city-staff-drafting-dark-sky-ordinance/
NYC Chinatown Residents Push Back on Jail Expansion
Clarksville City, TN To Start Enforcing Bylaws Related to Digital Signage
Nobody Likes the Lighting at the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Castle Point, Essex Makes Street Lighting a Full-Night Feature After 11 Years
https://www.aol.com/news/council-switch-street-lights-again-041908918.html
AirBnB Couple Sues Special Lighting District in Conway, CA
Northern Arizona U Sports Teams Change Name Temporarily to Honor DarkSky Status
Astrotourism Up in Rural Canada
SpaceX Pledges to Pay for Rehab a TX Beach, Including Environmentally Safe Lighting
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-texas/article/spacex-south-padre-beach-makeover-20813768.php
Low Orbit Objects Remain Bad for Radio Telescopes
Low Orbit Objects from AST Create Radio Pollution
DarkSky Intl Names Capture the Dark Photo Contest Winners