February 2025: Pie Tins!
02/17/25 • 53 min
This month's guests:
- Mark Baker, founder of the Soft Lights Foundation.
- Nick Mesler, civil engineer specializing in traffic and pedestrian safety.
- Isa Mohammed, President of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy.
Bill's News Picks:
- This Famous designer changed the way cities think about public lighting, Diana Budds, Fast Company.
- Electric Utilities Sued Over Lighting and Wildlife Issues, Inside Lighting.
- Artificial Light Increases Nighttime Prevalence of Predatory Fishes, Altering Community Composition on Coral Reefs, Global Change Biology.
- We’re losing sight of the night sky. This First Nation is trying to protect it, Michelle Cyca, The Narwhal.
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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.
This month's guests:
- Mark Baker, founder of the Soft Lights Foundation.
- Nick Mesler, civil engineer specializing in traffic and pedestrian safety.
- Isa Mohammed, President of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy.
Bill's News Picks:
- This Famous designer changed the way cities think about public lighting, Diana Budds, Fast Company.
- Electric Utilities Sued Over Lighting and Wildlife Issues, Inside Lighting.
- Artificial Light Increases Nighttime Prevalence of Predatory Fishes, Altering Community Composition on Coral Reefs, Global Change Biology.
- We’re losing sight of the night sky. This First Nation is trying to protect it, Michelle Cyca, The Narwhal.
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Why Support Light Pollution News?
- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with 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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This month, host Bill McGeeney is joined by Mark Baker, founder of the Soft Lights Foundation, Nick Mesler, civil engineer, and, Isa Mohammed, President of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy!
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Bill's Picks:
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- Outdoor light at night, air pollution and risk of incident type 2 diabetes, Environmental Research.
- Cartographic Visualisation of Light Pollution Measurements, Urban Science.
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- Receive quarterly invite to join as live audience member for recordings with special Q&A session post recording with guests.
- Receive all of the news for that month via a special Supporter monthly mailer.
- Satisfaction that your support helps further critical discourse on this topic.
About Light Pollution News:
The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with 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.
Light Pollution News - February 2025: Pie Tins!
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night pollution news , february 2025 , pie tins . Today is a very special episode . We talk all things you've ever wondered about street lights and how do you feel about having a new , scalable way to measure the night's brightness this month ? Month from Soft Light Foundation , mark Baker , civil engineer , nick Messler and the president of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy , is
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