Highlights from this episode:
- Cancer
- Amber LEDs
- Burnout
- Moths
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
Final Version of DLC’s LUNA 2 Released
Adult Men are Afraid of the Dark More Often Than Women
https://www.good.is/fear-of-the-dark-adults
This is not a robust piece of social science but talker research surveyed 2000 people and found that 33% of adult men are still afraid of the dark.
Amber LED Alone Will Not Save Us
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2688-8319.70144
ALAN and Air Pollution Linked in Brain and Behavioral Function
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763425002945
Chinese Study Links ALAN with Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, and Liver Diseases
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25157-y
Light Pollution Linked with Thyroid Cancer
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25148-z
Long-Term Melatonin Use Might Be Bad for Your Health
DST Continues to Make Evening Commutes More Fatal
Bright Light in the Morning Makes You Feel Colder
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-22542-w
Biological Clock Linked with Hormones, Circadian Alignment, and Burnout
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/63
Circadian Terminology Translated into Arabic
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/61
Korea Brain Research Institute Figures Out Why Finches Sing at Dawn
https://losangelesweeklytimes.com/we-may-finally-know-why-birds-sing-at-dawn/
UK Tracks Nocturnal Insect Decline with Weather Radar
Moth Populations Continue to Drop in Cities
https://www.earth.com/video/dramatic-moth-population-decline-in-cities/#google_vignette
New Call for Moth Safety
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00359-025-01780-3#Sec18
ALAN Spikes Activity of Parasitic Flatforms
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2025.0373
ALAN Alters Migration of Water Fleas
ALAN Alters Behavior of Salt Marshes Crabs
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s44329-025-00038-2
US DoE Cuts Research Funds for Impacts of Wind Farms on Bats
https://www.archyde.com/trump-halts-research-on-offshore-wind-farms-impact-on-bats/
Purdue U Astronomy Club Calls for Changes in Campus Lighting
U Cincinnati Calls for Bird Safety
IBM’s Campus in Markham, ON Keeps Killing Birds, They’re Working with FLAP to Fix That
Charlotte County Natural Resources Announces Winners of its Inaugural Sea Turtle Lighting Recognition Program
Bakersfield, CA Pushes Back on Proposed LDS Temple
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/mormon-temple-project-bakersfield-still-011048664.html
Boerne, TX Beat Buc-ees on Size and Signage
San Mateo County, CA Uses Dark Sky Standards at Elementary School
Cannon Falls, MN Sets Lighting Rules for Data Centers
Bluff Utah Holds Dark Sky Festival
https://www.ksjd.org/podcast/ksjd-local-newscasts/2025-11-04/bluff-dark-sky-festival-interview
Fountain Hills, AZ Plans 6 Months of Night Sky Tourism Events
Missoula, MT Lights Trails Responsibly
Marion, MA Cuts Brightness at Maritime Center
Stadium Lighting Planned for Big Bend National Park’s Portion of the Mexican Border
https://www.byteseu.com/1495639/
UK Publishes Reminders of Highway Code Related to LED Headlights
Dark Matter Glows. Maybe
Low Orbit Objects Are Threatened by Solar Rays
Nvidia Enters the Space Junk Race
https://spectrum.ieee.org/nvidia-h100-space
Google Gemini Might Move Data Centers to Orbit too
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/11/if-you-want-to-satiate-ais-hunger-for-power-google-suggests-going-to-space/?utm_social-type=owned
Not Sponsored: LSI Secures DarkSky Recognition for 6 Products
https://www.uslightingtrends.com/portfolio/lsi-products-meet-darksky-compliance/
UK’s South Downs National Park Opens Submissions for Astrophotography Competition
https://www.southdowns.gov.uk/dark-night-skies/astrophotography-competition/