
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Send us a text
The deep connection between sunlight and life, from the scale of the cosmos to the quantum.
Episode Summary: Astrophysicist Dr. Robert Fosbury discusses the sun's characteristics as a star, its analogies to living systems via entropy and complexity, and Erwin Schrödinger's insights on life as order-maintaining entities; he explores how near-infrared (NIR) light from the sun penetrates bodies to enhance mitochondrial function and metabolism, critiques modern artificial lighting's health impacts like mitochondrial dysfunction leading to diseases, and advocates returning to natural light environments for better wellness, drawing connections from cosmology to everyday architecture and lifestyle.
About the guest: Robert Fosbury, PhD is a is a retired astrophysicist. He spent his career at the European Space Agency, working on Hubble and JWST projects, and now pursues interdisciplinary research linking stellar phenomena to biological processes like light's impact on vision and metabolism.
Discussion Points:
Support the show
Affiliates:
For all the ways you can support my efforts
4.8
7373 ratings
Send us a text
The deep connection between sunlight and life, from the scale of the cosmos to the quantum.
Episode Summary: Astrophysicist Dr. Robert Fosbury discusses the sun's characteristics as a star, its analogies to living systems via entropy and complexity, and Erwin Schrödinger's insights on life as order-maintaining entities; he explores how near-infrared (NIR) light from the sun penetrates bodies to enhance mitochondrial function and metabolism, critiques modern artificial lighting's health impacts like mitochondrial dysfunction leading to diseases, and advocates returning to natural light environments for better wellness, drawing connections from cosmology to everyday architecture and lifestyle.
About the guest: Robert Fosbury, PhD is a is a retired astrophysicist. He spent his career at the European Space Agency, working on Hubble and JWST projects, and now pursues interdisciplinary research linking stellar phenomena to biological processes like light's impact on vision and metabolism.
Discussion Points:
Support the show
Affiliates:
For all the ways you can support my efforts
5,014 Listeners
2,338 Listeners
1,312 Listeners
479 Listeners
655 Listeners
764 Listeners
349 Listeners
1,120 Listeners
910 Listeners
226 Listeners
66 Listeners
103 Listeners
68 Listeners
119 Listeners
0 Listeners