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FAQs about Restoring Darkness:How many episodes does Restoring Darkness have?The podcast currently has 214 episodes available.
January 16, 2024Episode 114: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter Jan 16, 2024Highlights from this episode: - Certifying Campgrounds - A First for Wales - Darkness Events - A Bother in BiseiSponsored by Evlumahttps://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/Intro and outro music by Doctor TurtleHeadlines and SourcesDSI Launches Approved Lodging Programhttps://darksky.org/news/pack-your-bags-the-darksky-approved-lodging-program-is-now-live/Jonestown, TX Recognized as a Dark Sky Communityhttps://darksky.org/news/jonestown-becomes-texass-ninth-international-dark-sky-community/Presteigne and Norton are Wales' First Dark Sky Communityhttps://news.yahoo.com/powys-street-lights-off-wales-184206450.htmlDynamic Lighting in ICU Reduces Delirium Symptomshttps://medicaldialogues.in/critical-care/news/modified-icu-design-integrating-dynamic-lighting-system-may-reduce-delirium-severity-122743National Institutes of Health Studies Finds Genome Associations in Sleep Latency in Fruit Flieshttps://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-50552-z#Sec7Bordeaux Deputy Mayor: Your Fear of the Dark is on Youhttps://newsrnd.com/news/2024-01-11-turning-off-the-lights-at-night--%22this-black--it-freaks-me-out%22----one-year-on--mixed-results-in-bordeaux.SkeuOs7TOT.htmlCornelius, NC May Lift Ban on Year-Round String Lightshttps://www.corneliustoday.com/light-news-day/Davis, CA Debates Uplight for Treeshttps://www.davisenterprise.com/news/city-seeks-community-feedback-on-downtown-tree-lighting-options/article_67982c54-a9a9-11ee-8bd3-63cf4f3fc78b.htmlTarup Dark Sky Fest Sets Datehttps://www.kunstrumfyn.dk/about-trup-dark-skyPowhatan State Park in VA Begins Saturday Under the Stars Program https://www.romulans.net/2024/01/10/marvel-at-the-night-sky-during-saturday-under-the-stars-at-powhatan-state-park-katelyn-harlow-wric-abc-8news/Belfast Starlings Return to Murmurate, Despite Light Pollution Worrieshttps://twitter.com/BBCNewsNI/status/1744610357606322448Bisei, Japan’s Bright Neighborshttps://arxiv.org/abs/2312.12812...more8minPlay
January 10, 2024Episode 113: Time Famine with Jo MarchantMore and more satellites are going to obstruct the view for astronomers, but as Jo Marchant points out, it will also affect the cultural, spiritual and psychological aspects for everyone when they don’t have a clear view of the stars. Jo explains, in her book, The Human Cosmos: Civilisation and the Stars, how it is evident from ancient cave drawings that early man used the stars to mark the passage of time. She argues that the invention of mechanical clocks meant that we no longer needed to look to the sun and stars to mark time. So take off your watch, put away your phone, cover your digital clock and just take in the majesty of the stars. Jo Marchant is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker. Her writing explores the nature of humanity and our universe, from the mind-body connection to the mysteries of past civilisations and the awesome power of the night sky. ...more56minPlay
January 03, 2024Episode 112: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter Jan 3, 2024Highlights from this episode: - Debunk the Blue? - Protein Possibilities - DLC LUNA 1.0a -Rudolph’s RhythmsSponsored by Evlumahttps://evluma.com/dark-sky-friendly-lighting/Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle...more9minPlay
December 20, 2023Episode 111: The Pittsburgh Street Light Conversion with Diane TurnshekDiane has been to Mars. That is, she crewed the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah. It was there she turned her attention to Dark Sky advocacy. Diane is a lecturer in the Department of Physics at Carnegie Mellon University and the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. Lucky for Pittsburgh, Diane is helping to guide the city’s street light conversion to LED by, among other things, convincing astronauts aboard the ISS to take photos of Pittsburgh before, during, and after the conversion. Diane Turnshek bonus fun fact: the Dung Beetle uses the light of the Milky way to roll its little ball of dung in a straight line. Diane has earned an International Dark Sky Association’s Defender Award. She has given over one hundred light pollution talks including one for TEDxPittsburgh, curated a series of space art galleries, and founded the Pennsylvania Chapter of the International Dark-Sky Association. In 2019, she edited the genre anthology Triangulation: Dark Skies with twenty-one starry night short stories. She has been interviewed by the New York Times, PBS News Hour, NPR Morning Edition, Canada One Radio, Chinese Global Television Network and 50 more news outlets. She hosted a Dark Skies Conference at CMU and is co-running the 9th International Artificial Light at Night Conference in Calgary, Canada in August of 2023. Her research focuses on measuring the light of cities with drones, aircraft, satellites and astronauts aboard the ISS. ...more1hPlay
December 19, 2023Episode 110: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter Dec 19, 2023Highlights from this episode:Moths on the RunBirds on the WingLights on the ShardTrees in your House...more7minPlay
December 13, 2023Episode 109: Outdoor Light at Night is at a Crossroads with Buddy StefanoffLight pollution is harmful. Buddy Stefanoff is working on it - to the tune of about 5 years ahead of anybody else. Buddy and Crossroads LED are conscious of light trespass, color temperature, and shielding and so, have taken their design and manufacturing to the next level. Buddy demonstrates to Michael and special guest host, Greg Ehrich, some of the thermal dissipating and zero glare designs. He just might be the only one doing this. Buddy Stefanoff is an entrepreneur, small business owner and the Vice President of Engineering for Crossroads LED. With over 20 plus years of experience and expertise in the development of advanced, LED based luminaires and dark-sky certified lighting platforms, Mr. Stefanoff is the driving force behind the company’s product line which has received numerous patents and awards, including the International Dark-Sky Association’s prestigious “Best Design and Technical Innovation Award”. Under Mr. Stefanoff’s direction and leadership, Crossroads LED has become the undisputed worldwide leader in the design and production of LED luminaires that reduce light pollution and sky glow. ...more42minPlay
December 06, 2023Episode 108: The Different Forms of Darkness with Jacqueline Yallop"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." --Benjamin Franklin We think we’ve covered both bases in this episode. Jacqueline has written something worth reading, and The Lighting & Darkness Foundation and The Soft Lights Foundation are doing something worth writing about - or at least talking about. Michael and his new co-host, Mark Baker, chat with Jacqueline about our innate fear of the dark and it’s value to humanity and the environment. Jacqueline Yallop is the author of three novels and four works of creative non-fiction. She is currently working on a collection of short stories. She lives in West Wales where she teaches creative writing at Aberystwyth University. Jacqueline is an award-winning author of fiction and creative non-fiction, described as a ‘writer of rare fine judgement and delicacy’. Her latest book, Into the Dark, is out in November 2023 (London: Icon Books): it looks at darkness in all its forms, in science, literature, art, philosophy and history. Her novel, Obedience (London: Atlantic) was nominated for the Man Booker Prize. Big Pig Little Pig (London: Figtree) a memoir, was Radio 4 Book of the Week. Her work has been translated into several languages. ...more40minPlay
December 05, 2023Episode 107: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter Dec 5, 2023Highlights from this episode:Bridge Lighting Blocking FishSea Turtle RecordsLight Pollution Bylaws on the RiseAnd the Award Goes To…...more10minPlay
November 29, 2023Episode 106: Admit To Our Mistakes with Noah SabatierHigh Pressure Sodium might be the best street lights for our rods and cones, but LED is here to stay, so we’re going to have to figure it out. Noah talks with Michael and Mark about reports, studies, and solutions. He gives us some very interesting facts about cone cells in our eyes under yellow light, and why military bases and astronomers use red light to illuminate at night. But cities have gone and are going to blue light LED’s at night, and no one wants to admit to this mistake. Noah Sabatier is a photographer and lighting researcher that is dedicated to advocating for better outdoor lighting. Noah has spent the past 5 years living with a night shift sleep schedule, during this time he realized that the streetlights in his city were far from optimal - and recent changes had only made them worse. He has spent the past 2 years extensively reviewing scientific literature and technical documents alongside others advocating for better lighting. Noah is now working to raise awareness of common misconceptions that lead to bad lighting and the better practices needed to solve this problem. See some of Noah's work on The Soft Lights Foundation website: https://www.softlights.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/A-Multi-Field-Analysis-of-Street-Lighting-in-Grand-Rapids-Michigan.pdf...more51minPlay
November 23, 2023Episode 105: Darkness News Update with Scott Wachter Nov 21, 2023Highlights from the Darkness News are: - Updates From DarkSky International - Vision Charts - Highway Disco - Wasatch LDS Temple Update...more6minPlay
FAQs about Restoring Darkness:How many episodes does Restoring Darkness have?The podcast currently has 214 episodes available.