Highlights from this episode:
- Human Rights
- Toads
- Orbital Debris
- Chronomedicine
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
Moderate Amounts of Time Outdoors Reduces All-Cause Mortality Risks
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12122178/
Circadian Rhythm Linked with Prostate Cancer
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246805402500099X?via%3Dihub
Dim Morning Light Linked with Depression
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022395625007034?via%3Dihub=
LAN Exposure Linked with Obesity
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-025-25883-3
Dim Light at Night Has Implications for ASD and Epilepsy
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-025-00689-7
Screen Time Linked with Migraines in Teens
New Circadian Tracking Method from Université Paris Cité
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-66407-2
Light Pollution Harms Toad Immune Systems
Reducing Windmill Lighting Reduces Bat Strikes
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70226
Turn Off Your Garden Lights to Stop Skunks Digging them Up
https://vancouversun.com/news/why-more-metro-vancouver-lawns-torn-up-grubs-chafer-beetle
Peru Bans LED Billboards
US National Fish and Wildlife Has $57M in Grants for Gulf Coast Restoration Projects
Petoskey, MI Debates New Lighting Rules
Dillon, CO Begins Dark Sky Cert Project
https://www.su mmitdaily.com/news/dillon-takes-first-steps-toward-darksky-certification/
Exmoor, UK Rated Best for Stargazing
Winnipeg, MB Debates Ending Bird Safety Rules
Calgary, AB is Back on Nature Canada’s Bird-Friendly Cities List
https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-recertified-as-bird-friendly-city
Saudi Arabia Begins New Darkness Tourism Campaign
DSI Recognizes New Largest Dark Sky Park in Saudi Arabia
https://de signinglighting.com/2025/12/16/saudi-arabia-announces-new-dark-sky-park-in-mena-region/
Amnesty International Condemns Interior Lighting of DHS Facility in FL
US DHS Declares Itself Above Environmental Law
US DHS Awards $1.5B in Contacts on AZ Border
https://tucson.com/news/local/border/article_51dc87cd-1fbc-40a0-a34f-835278c2b0e7.html
US DHS Plans $8B in Construction on TX Border
US DHS Plans More Security Infrastructure in Laredo County, TX
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article313697885.html
Tucker County, WV Doesn’t Know How to Deal with Data Center Complaints
Chandler, AZ Rejects Data Center
Wasatch Back, UT LDS Seeks To End Construction Injunction During Appeal
https://www.deseret.com/faith/2025/12/08/heber-valley-temple-utah-supreme-court-oral-arguments/
New Crash Clock for Orbit
https://outerspaceinstitute.ca/crashclock/
Starlink Satellite Fails, Spreads Debris
https://www.pcmag.com/news/stvarlink-satellite-malfunctions-ejects-debris-fragments
New Quiet Skies Report
https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.00941
Scientific American Article Slowly Admits Data Centers in Orbit Aren’t Feasible
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/data-centers-in-space/
ESO Partners with IAU on Dark and Quiet Skies
https://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann25010/
Not Sponsored: Stanpro Shows off DSI Certified Lighting
https://www.lightingdesignandspecification.ca/latest-news/light-pollution/
Dark Skies is a New Documentary on CBC Gem