Season 1 – Episode 4: Melatonin – the night time hormone

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Light O'Clock goes live: Send us your questions!

Light O’Clock is going live from Vienna at Buch Wien 2025 on Saturday, 15 November – and this time, you set the agenda for the episode! Together with Marie Luise Schreiter, we’ll be diving into your questions about how light shapes our brains, bodies, health, and daily rhythms – ...  Show more

Season 3 – Episode 5: Drowning in light – The hidden costs of light pollution

For our Season 3 finale of Light O’Clock, we dive into a timely and often overlooked issue: light pollution. Artificial light at night has become a constant in modern life — but what are the hidden consequences? Our guests, Barbara Harding, Travis Longcore and Karolina M. Zielińs ...  Show more

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