Dark Sky Conversations

The circadian rhythm controls many aspects of our lives, hormone release, hunger, and sleep. Before the invention of the light globe, this important mechanism was set and reset it by the rise and fall of the sun.

My guest today, professor Sean Cain, Associate Professor of Psychology at Monash University, suggests humans may be even more sensitive to light than we already acknowledge.

His laboratory work focuses on individual sensitivities to light and how these insights may help us understand the influences of poor human health, including sleep disorders, metabolic diseases, and depression. He's the current president of the Australasian Chronobiology Society. So Sean, what is chronobiology and how does it fit in with your career right now?.

Marnie Ogg is talking to some of the brightest minds in their field, about the topic of light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.

For more from Sean follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/circadian247

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Dark Sky Conversations with Marnie Ogg
S01E11 - Ancient Egyptian Night Skies
Brenan Dew PhD Candidate
Each year the Macquarie Theban Tombs Project undertakes six weeks of Archaeological fieldwork, excavating and systematically recording private tombs at Dra Abu el-Naga, on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor, Egypt. As a guide at Sydney Observatory, he has shared the southern night skies with hundreds of guests. Join Brenan, as he describes the ways his love of archaeology and astronomy cross over, and what this informs us about the ancient night sky.


Marnie Ogg is talking to some of the brightest minds in their field, about the topic of light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.


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Join Marnie as she chats with Dan O’Donoghue (magician and storyteller extraordinaire) and Georgia MacMillan (Dark Sky Ranger)...two of the guides behind Terra Firma - Hiking, Stargazing & Cultural Tours of Ireland

For more on Dan & Georgia and Terra Firma : https://www.terrafirmaireland.com/guides
For more on the Mayo Dark Sky Park: http://www.mayodarkskypark.ie

Marnie Ogg is talking to some of the brightest minds in their field, about the topic of light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.
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S01E09 - Experiencing Norway’s Polar Nights
Join Marnie as she chats with Sofia and Kellie...two travelers who experience Norway’s Polar Nights first hand.

Just what was it like? What were the takeaways...the lasting memories?

Marnie Ogg is talking to some of the brightest minds in their field, about the topic of light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.

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Clive Ruggles is Emeritus Professor of Archaeoastronomy in the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at the University of Leicester, UK. He has worked in many parts of the world and published numerous books, papers and articles including the 3-volume Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy (2014), for which he was editor-in-chief. He has ongoing fieldwork and analysis projects in Hawai‘i, Peru and Europe and is a leading figure in the joint initiative by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International Astronomical Union working to recognise, protect, and promote the world's most important astronomical heritage sites. He was awarded the Royal Astronomical Society’s new Agnes Clerke Medal in 2017 for a “lifetime of distinguished work in the overlapping areas of archaeology, astronomy and the history of science”.


For more about Clive and his work visit https://www3.cliveruggles.com/ and https://www2.le.ac.uk/departments/archaeology/people/emeritus/ruggles 


Marnie Ogg is talking to some of the brightest minds in their field, about the topic of light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.


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Dr Kellie Pendoley – Monitoring turtle habitats and the effects of light pollution

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Nathan Wilson-Rynell – Lighting Industry Director educating good lighting Principles


Marnie Ogg talks with some of the brightest minds in the field about light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.
This episode her guest is Nathan Wilson-Rynell...Lighting Industry Director educating good lighting Principles. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Marnie Ogg talks with some of the brightest minds in the field about light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.
This episode her guest is Dr Stephen Mason...ann expert in eye-friendly lit environments.


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Marnie Ogg talks with some of the brightest minds in the field about light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.
In this episode her guest is Dr Ken Wishaw...medic and night sky enthusiast.


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Dark Sky Conversations with Marnie Ogg
S01E03
Dr David Malin – the man who coloured the stars
Marnie Ogg talks with some of the brightest minds in the field about light pollution and ways to protect our night skies.
In this episode her guest is Dr David Malin...the man who coloured the stars. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy