Highlights from this episode:
Crime
Weight Loss
Heart Health
Lawsuits
Intro and outro music by Doctor Turtle
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Headlines and Sources:
Pennsylvania Street Light Changes Dropped Crime in Some Neighborhoods
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-street-safety-effect-crime.html
Melrose Park, FL residents Push Back on New Lights
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dark-streetlight-fight-divides-florida-110000063.html
IR and Near-IR Boost Dopamine
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/photonics/articles/10.3389/fphot.2025.1647467/full
Cohort Study Links ALAN with Cardiovascular Disease
https://bioengineer.org/nighttime-light-exposure-linked-to-increased-risk-of-cardiovascular-disease/#google_vignette
Circadian Disruption Linked with Neurodegenerative Disease
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-025-02067-1
Naps Are Good For You
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21008-3
Night Shifts Are Bad for the Children of Working Moms
https://www.mdpi.com/2624-5175/7/4/60
New Method for Assessing Sleep and Circadian Rhythms in Cardiovascular Research
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11906-025-01345-4
Non-Invasive Alternative to Post-Operative Ganglion Blocks
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13741-025-00601-0
Glare Can Be Reduced with Color Without Changing Brightness
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21737-5#Sec27
Charting US Sleep Inequality Along Other Inequalities
https://www.md pi.com/2624-5175/7/4/59
New Study of Circadian Nutrition and Weight
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41043-025-01102-y
Eating Habits Linked with Seasonal Rhythms
https://digitpatrox.com/dietary-fat-dictates-seasonal-eating-rhythms-study-finds/
Solar Eclipses and Bird Circadian Rhythms
https://www.earth.com/news/solar-eclipse-reveals-that-darkness-resets-birds-biological-clocks/#google_vignette
Circadian Rhythm Linked with Clock Gene Per1 in Mice
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13293-025-00756-x
University Xiangya School of Medicine IDs Nanoparticles Related to Sleep Deprivation and Cognitive Deficits in Rats
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41420-025-02738-9
Lack of Light Harms Rat Puberty
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21236-7
Angoni Vlei Rats Affected by ALAN
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07420528.2025.2570415
ALAN Boosts Mosquito Activity
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969725023320
Luna 2 goes live Nov 1
https://designlights.org/news-events/news/the-dlcs-new-led-technical-requirements-designed-to-meet-this-moment
Architecture Contest: A Home with No Lighting
https://bustler.net/news/10665/design-a-home-with-no-artificial-lighting-the-home-of-shadows-edition-4-is-launched
DHS Secures $5B in Wall Building Funds
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dhs-announces-nearl
