Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Thomas Herrholz 10/26/2022- Restoring Darkness #53 (Full Episode) – Thomas Herrholz 33:39 Wind turbines are a zero emissions solution to energy needs. But with solutions, new problems always arise. We’ve all seen the giant wind turbines towering into the sky and with any tower, there is a risk for air traffic. … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Mark Westmoquette 10/12/2022- Restoring Darkness #52 (Full Episode) – Mark Westmoquette 50:12 Mark discusses with Michael, practicing mindfulness when under the night sky. He proposes that astronomy was the first science, out of necessity. The night sky is the only view that hasn’t changed and now a large portion of humans … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Etta Dannemann 9/22/2022- Restoring Darkness #51 (Full Episode) – Etta Dannemann 52:54 Michael and John discuss with Etta how to engage people with Dark Skies so as to bring them back. Etta is taking steps to do just that with her company, Visit Dark Skies, where you can immerse yourself into … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Yana Yakushina 9/10/2022- Restoring Darkness #50 (Full Episode) – Yana Yakushina 1:03:11 There’s air pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. Why hasn’t light pollution been recognised the same way? This is the question Michael Colligan and John Bullock tackle with Yana. Of course it takes awareness, but also commitment. And it … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Ken Walczak 9/2/2022- Restoring Darkness #49 (Full Episode) – Ken Walczak 1:06:01 As you’ve heard on this podcast before, existing satellites are incapable of detecting the blue light of LED’s and thus produce incomplete imagery of light pollution. Ken explains to Michael how he and his colleagues are sending balloons almost … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Catherine Pérez Vega 8/17/2022- Restoring Darkness #48 (Full Episode) – Catherine Pérez Vega 54:12 Michael discusses with Catherine Pérez Vega the question: Is light a pollutant? Catherine is researching the effects of artificial light on organisms and there is little doubt that it is. And there’s little doubt that it affects … Read more
Sponsored By: Keystone With Diane Knutson 8/3/22 – Special Release (Full Version) – Diane Knutson 36:41 This special release of our series features Diane Knutson, a regional dark sky advocate / business owner turned Dark Sky International Board President. In this episode Greg Ehrich and Michael attempt to disentangle the need for jargon as a … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Russell Foster 7/27/2022- Restoring Darkness #47 (Full Episode) – Russell Foster 58:57 Michael and John are thrilled to have Professor Foster on the podcast. He brings his deep scientific knowledge and understanding of circadian photobiology. Russell tells us about his discovery of the third photoreceptor in the eye for which he … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Kate S. Hickcox 7/6/2022- Restoring Darkness #46 (Full Episode) – Kate S. Hickcox 57:22 In this episode you get three unique perspectives on urban lighting. Co-host Michael Colligan in Canada, co-host John Bullock in the U.K and guest Kate Hickcox from The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. They discuss the challenges of … Read more
Sponsored By: EVLUMA With Bastian Groiss 6/15/2022- Restoring Darkness #45 (Full Episode) – Bastian Groiss 1:09:23 As Bastian Groiss says, people see light as an enabler for vision. But light – sunlight in particular – is so much more. It triggers hormonal reactions, allows your immune system to recharge and gives the mitochondria the energy … Read more