December 2024: Say Light Pollution
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This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Travis Longcore, Adjunct Professor and Co-Chair of the Environmental Science and Engineering Program at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light, a finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award!
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Bill's Picks:
- Space Agency seeks feedback on solutions to light pollution, Adam Thorn, SpaceConnect.
- Labour councillors back residents’ campaign to stop street lighting along The Leas, Ryan Smith, The Shields Gazette.
- Why Scientists Are Linking More Diseases to Light at Night, Marta Zaraska, WebMD.
- Astro Adventurers, Skyscanner.
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1. December 2024: Say Light Pollution (00:00:00)
2. Challenges and Opportunities in Lighting (00:14:46)
3. Community Concerns About Light Pollution (00:26:21)
4. Astrotourism and Light Pollution Impact (00:38:29)
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