March 2025: Gateway Topics!

Light Pollution News

This month's guests:

• Art Hushen, founder of the National Institute of Crime Prevention.
• Jeff Schmalz, founder of r/DarkSky.
• Spencer SooHoo, Los Angeles Astronomical Society Secretary and Dark Sky Advocate.

Bill's News Picks:

• Streetlight upgrade to help protect dark skies, Richard Edwards, BBC.
• The War Against Headlight Brightness, Nate Rogers, The Ringer.
• Atlantic puffins are perilously attracted to artificial light, new study shows, Spoorthy Raman, Mongabay.
• Nocturnal camouflage through background matching against moonlight, PNAS
• National Park visitors perceive benefits for themselves and wildlife under blended red-white outdoor lighting, Scientific Reports.

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The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed you.

Light Pollution, once thought to be solely detrimental to astronomers, has proven to be an impactful issue across many disciplines of society including ecology, crime, technology, health, and much more!

But not all is lost! There are simple solutions that provide for big impacts. Each month, Bill McGeeney, is joined by upwards of three guests to help you grow your awareness and understanding of both the challenges and the road to recovering our disappearing nighttime ecosystem.

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1. Introduction to Light Pollution News (00:00:00)

2. Understanding Headlight Brightness and Impact (00:05:00)

3. Sleepless Nights: The Cost of Light Pollution (00:15:00)

4. The Dark Sky Subreddit Boom (00:30:00)

5. The Intersection of Light Pollution, Safety, and Ecology (00:40:00)

6. Solutions for Reducing Light Pollution (00:50:00)

7. Final Thoughts and Community Engagement (01:00:00)