The Disappearing Dark Night Sky

Andrew Devis and Alice Irizarry tell us about an adventure that cannot be achieved without a lot of courage and determination. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/a-long-life-of-adventure/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iO ...  Show more

Megan Nollet and Patrick Woodward share about how music and art can be used to help people with disabilities, not only physically, but also mentally and emotionally. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/art-therapy/Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-andr ...  Show more

Ever gaze up at the starry night sky? This stunning view is at risk of disappearing -- unless we act now, says astrophysicist Kelsey Johnson. In this fascinating, unexpectedly funny talk, she explains how light pollution affects almost every species on earth (including us) and sh ...  Show more

Großstädte in Dunkelheit? Unvorstellbar. Starke Beleuchtung sorgt dafür, dass es dort auch nachts nicht wirklich dunkel wird. Wissenschaftler sprechen von Lichtverschmutzung – mit Konsequenzen für Mensch und Natur. 

Most people in North America can't see the Milky Way. The reason? We're ensconced in a luminous fog of artificial lighting 24/7. The evolution of lighting technology over the last century has made it possible to live, work, and play at any hour - day or night. But light pollut ...

My guest today is Paul Bogard, author of "The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light."
Today on the show, Paul and I discuss what true darkness actually looks like and the type of un-dark night most modern folks experience. He then shares ...