The Darkness News Update is a biweekly series that explores current events in light at night - be it biological research, new developments in lamps, actions by advocates, and changes in policy. This series is sponsored by Evluma.
Highlights from this episode:
- Self Drive
- Bike Trails
- Beer Run
- Moth Traps
Sponsored by @evlumaledlighting3712
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Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
Headlines and Sources:
Do people perceive watts or photons?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1...
Modulated Light Temp and Brightness During the Day Does Change Melatonin Levels in Humans
www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Circadian Rhythm Linked with Gut Microbiome
www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
Better Sleep Associated with Mental Health Under Pressure
www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/6/2/17
DST Mixed for Safety Outcomes
www.carriermanagement.com/new...
US NHTSA Probes Ford's Hands-Free Driving Tech over Night Time Lighting Collisions
freeread.causeaction.com/2024...
Conservationists Call For the End of US-Mex Border Lighting
www.tpr.org/podcast/the-sourc...
Upper Nidderdale, Yorkshire Expands Lighting Regulations
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dark-...
CO Expanding Dark Sky Programs
www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news...
Weber County, UT Port Project Prompts Protests
www.sltrib.com/news/environme...
Shutesbury, MA to Vote on Lighting Bylaws
www.recorder.com/Shutesbury-v...
Traverse City, MI Elementary School Denied Outdoor Lighting
www.yahoo.com/news/appeal-den...
UK Woman Gets Barnet to Dim Street Lighting
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...
Insect Activity Increases by 31% at Night
www.earth.com/news/nighttime-...
Moths Are Getting Better at Avoiding Light Traps
link.springer.com/article/10....
Sleep Deprived Zebrafish Suffer Synapse Damage
www.nature.com/articles/s4158...
Munster, Germany's Motion-Activated Bike Lighting Needs to be Adjusted for Bats
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.co...
Cornell Releases Animated Short for Lights Out for the Birds
• Lights Out for Birds -...
Lights Out Campaign Picks up for Wyoming
buckrail.com/dim-lights-at-ni...
And in Indiana
www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/prote...
And in CT
danburycountry.com/turn-off-t...
Washington U in St Louis MO Starts dimming campus
source.wustl.edu/2024/04/wash...
Light Pollution Blamed For Deaths of Flamingos in Mumbai
www.deccanherald.com/india/ma...
Seabirds Are Avoiding Well-LIt Areas as They Age
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11...
Sea Turtle Lighting Resumes in Daytona Beach, FL
www.daytonatimes.com/communit...
Clearwater Aquarium, FL Works with Residents on Turtle Nesting Season
www.tbnweekly.com/clearwater_...
Android 15 to Force Dark Mode and Dim Screens to Lowest Levels
oltnews.com/android-15-could-...
Cyclone Lighting Creates Fixture for Crosswalks
www.lightingdesignandspecific...
Voice Over Actor, Roger Craig Smith Raises Funds for DSI at Huntsville Comic and Pop Culture Expo (also fanexpo Philly)
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Heineken UK Raises Awareness of Dark Skies
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