Highlights from this episode:
- Debunk the Blue?
- Protein Possibilities
- DLC LUNA 1.0a
- Rudolph’s Rhythms
Sponsored by Evluma — https://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
Yellow Light Before Bed as Bad for You as Blue Light
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-023-01791-7
Johns Hopkins Identifies Protein That Stabilizes Circadian Rhythms in Mice
https://neurosciencenews.com/circadian-rhythm-protein-25397/
DLC Updates LUNA
https://www.lightnowblog.com/2023/12/dlc-updates-luna-technical-requirements/
The American Chemical Society Builds a Better Blue LED
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1011200
Better Sleep Slows Cognitive Decline
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2023/dec/21/study-finds-regularity-with-sleep-length-deters-co/
Light Exposure Rhythms Linked with Cognitive Function in the Cognitively Impaired
https://jcircadianrhythms.com/articles/10.5334/jcr.227
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome Linked with ADHD
https://www.additudemag.com/delayed-sleep-phase-syndrome-signs-treatments-adhd/
Early-Risers May Have Neanderthal DNA
Circadian Disruptions Make Rats Worse at Maternal Behaviors
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-47968-y
Reindeer Don’t Have Circadian Rhythms
https://www.science.org/content/article/reindeer-rhythms-run-free
DSI Works with Santa Cruz, CA
https://www.goodtimes.sc/dark-sky-santa-cruz/
Spencer, Iowa to Revise Sign Lighting Regs
Chubbuck, Idaho Proposed Dark Sky Ordinance
Melbourne, AU Might Light it’s Last Unlit Park
https://thejjreport.com/world-news/the-push-to-keep-melbournes-last-dark-park-unlit/
Fairlands Valley Park, Essex, UK Brings in Darkness Consultants
https://www.essexlive.news/news/local-news/eco-lights-must-balanced-dark-8990954
HBO’s Last Week Tonight Almost Took on LED Headlights