This episode's guests:

• Randy Nelson, PhD, Circadian Rhythm Researcher.
• Scott Lind, Electrical Engineer, CEO Redshift Lighting.
• Rushil Kukreja, Founder of Princia.

Bill's News Picks:

• Space Modernization for the 21st Century NPRM, FCC.
• Palo Alto approves dark sky ordinance, sets earlier curfew, Riley Cooke, Palo Alto Online.
• Widespread influence of artificial light at night on ecosystem metabolism, Nature.
• Midnight darkness and evening melatonin pre-treatment reverse night-light-induced neurobehavioural disruptions in a diurnal corvid, Scientific Reports.
• The night feels different when you’re out there', Dr. Jon Sutton, The British Psychological Society.

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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 episode's guests:

• Randy Nelson, PhD, Circadian Rhythm Researcher.
• Scott Lind, Electrical Engineer, CEO Redshift Lighting.
• Rushil Kukreja, Founder of Princia.

Bill's News Picks:

• New York’s Skyline Has a Bold New Look, Nicholas Mancall-Bitel, New York Times.
• Switching off public lighting: a study on local authority practices, Samuel Busson, Cerema.
• Exposure to more artificial light at night may raise heart disease risk, American Heart Association.
• ‘My Neighbor’s Christmas Lights Shine into My Bedroom, What Should I Do?, Philadelphia Inquirer.
• Reaffirming sensory ethnography: sensing regenerative tourist practices in dark-sky protected zones, Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

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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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Happy Holidays friends! It's our annual Holiday Potluck show! This is the show where guests return to discuss their favorite stories of 2025!

We welcome back to the show:

• John Barentine, Dark Sky Consulting
• Yana Yakushina, Lawyer
• Dr. Mario Motta (absentia)
• Michael Calhoun
• Steve Mariconda
• Patrick Sommer

Article List:

1. Citizen science illuminates the nature of city lights, Nature Cities.
2. Personal night light exposure predicts incidence of cardiovascular diseases in >88,000 individuals, Jama Network.
3. Light Pollution as Antichrist, Columba Silva, The Imaginative Conservative.
4. Federation Chamber | 24/11/2025, Australian Parliament House Streaming Portal.
5. Lincoln City Hopes to Become First on Oregon Coast Designated Dark Sky Community, Oregon Coast Beach Connection.
6. Adirondack residents work to preserve dark skies, Holly Riddle, Adirondack Explorer.
7. Hopewell Neighbors Work Together for Darker Skies, Carolyn Jones, Mercer Me.
8. Dark Sky Week deemed dangerous, fails in North Dakota Senate, Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor.

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The path to sustainable starry night solutions begin with being a more informed 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.