Apr 2024: Sonification

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Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Isa Mohammed of the Caribbean Institute of Astronomy, Frank Turina of the Night Sky Resource Center, and the Director of Dark Sky International's Engagement, Bettymaya Foott.
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Bill's Picks:

• Blue lights for Benny: Delco lights up to honor 2-year-old who unexpectedly died, Leland Pinder and Katherine Scott, 6ABC.
• Some Entergy customers could see increase in bills because of new bulbs used in street lights, WAFB9.
• LED Color Temperature Selection Process, the City of Grand Rapids.
• Architectural Review Board Staff Report, City of Palo Alto.
• A night in England’s darkest village, Helen Pickles, The Telegraph.
• UWS State Senator Renames Bird-Safety Bill FLACO Act: ‘Feathered Lives Also Count’, Gus Saltonstall, West Side Rag.
• MEANS AND WATERWAYS: LIGHTING A FERRY TERMINAL, Randall Whitehead, Furniture, Lighting & Décor.

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Chapters

1. Apr 2024: Sonification (00:00:00)

2. The Power and Meaning of Light (00:07:43)

3. Public Apathy Towards City Lighting Choices (00:27:49)

4. Debate on Bird-Safe Building Ordinance (00:38:02)

5. Promoting Dark Skies for Sustainability (00:44:56)

6. Night Senses (00:55:53)

7. Facing Fears in the Dark (01:04:43)

8. Flacco the Owl (01:14:05)

9. Impact of Artificial Light on Environment (01:20:22)

10. Concerns and Solutions for Lighting Issues (01:32:38)

11. BONUS: Exploring Astronomy in Chile (01:45:08)