Episodes
The Bees of the Night
Dr. Randle comes to us from the U.K. based Butterfly Conservation, one of the largest insect conservation organizations in the world.
Read MoreDarkness For Tranquility
Mike comes to us from the North York Moors National Park in the north of England. Mike has done A LOT to fight light pollution in his area
Read MoreEliminating Sensory Pollution
Dr. Barber wants to tackle “sensory pollution.” He is doing that by running the Sensory Ecology Lab at Boise State University and studying the effects of light and sound pollution on birds, bats, and insects.
Read MoreLess Is More
You’d think a landscape lighting designer wouldn’t really be concerned with sky glow. “Just light up the landscape and the sky be damned!” But you would be wrong if you thought that about Kathryn
Read MoreIt’s A Movement
Sometimes it’s a good idea to go to the source. So we went to the founder of the Responsible Outdoor Light At Night conference (ROLAN), Karolina Zielińska-Dąbkowska.
Read MoreThe Turtles Nest Again
Dr. Sheldon Plentovich leads the US Fish and Wildlife Services' Pacific Islands Coastal Program where she works with partners to find innovative ways to protect and restore island ecosystems
Read MoreAdvertising Light Pollution
We all know cities are a big contributor to light pollution. Charlotte Gage from Adfree Cities in the United Kingdom, contends that one of the biggest offenders is digital advertising.
Read MoreInsecurity Lighting
Roland is from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, but he speaks proficiently, beyond the perspective of astronomy, on many of the other aspects of light pollution.
Read MoreCutting Through the Jargon with Art
Rayan talks with Michael and John about our lack of connection with the cosmos and the technical jargon and language barriers preventing that connection.
Read MoreGet the Darkness Out of the Shadows
Johan talks to Michael Colligan and John Bullock about the impact of light pollution on flora and fauna around the world, not to mention the impact on human health.
Read MorePainting the Night Sky
Valerie reveals to us how knowledge gained in astronomy and cosmology influenced art and architecture. WATCH this episode, if you can.
Read MoreKeeping the Urban Out of Rural
How do we deal with light pollution? As Georgia says, “with the flick of a switch!” It’s that easy.
Read MoreDesigning Darkness
Camilla has an interesting way of looking at lighting design. Rather than a lighting designer, she calls herself a “darkness designer.”
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What We’ve Learned
In this special year-end episode, Michael and John discuss issues that have come up over the past year in the Darkness Restoration and Preservation movement.
Read MoreDe-Illumination of the Night Sky
Sabine is a full time Dark Sky Officer for the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sternenpark Rhön.
Read MoreThe Night is a Realm
Kerem considers the night to be a “realm” and he specializes in dark sky friendly lighting design for what he likes to call, “the urban and rural public realm.”
Read MoreWell Lit, Not Brightly Lit
Michael discusses with Mark how we have lost much of our understanding of the value of darkness as lights have gotten cheaper and more efficient.
Read MoreDark Skies vs. Skis
Bernd is an astrophotographer based out of Cologne, Germany. Bernd tells Michael how hard it is to find dark skies for his astrophotography.
Read MoreThe Pilot Project for Pilots
Thomas Herrholz and Dark Sky GmbH from Germany is a company that has been developing techniques to activate obstacle lighting only when it is really needed for air traffic.
Read MoreZen and the Art of the Night Sky
Mark Westmoquette discusses with Michael practicing mindfulness when under the night sky
Read MoreThe Guided Dark Sky Experience
Michael and John discuss with Etta how to engage people with Dark Skies so as to bring them back.
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