Sometimes nature outreach opportunities come when you least expect. For those watching the baseball playoffs — I wasn’t — the Dodgers-Padres game got a little nutty when a goose settled in on the field round about the 8th inning Wednesday night. It was no local, bread-fed, domesticated park dweller but a bona fide wild Greater … Continue reading Goose in the Lights
As a result of the new atlas of of artificial night sky brightness I ended up doing a lot of interviews for national and international outlets, including Science Magazine, Takepart.com, Christian Science Monitor, Scientific American, and USA Today. Then the American Medical Association released a statement on LED lighting (for which I had provided some … Continue reading Unintentional Media Blitz
The message that lights can have environmental consequences becomes more and more mainstream. Optics and Photonics News this month has an article by freelance writer Jeff Hecht, with whom I’ve spoked for other stories before. His article is a multi-page spread and emphasizes both spectrum and intensity and their potential impacts, as well as the … Continue reading Optics and Photonics News Covers Environmental Impacts of Lighting
Comic Interpretation Bill Gates Tweet Popular Science Engineering Lightbulbs to Keep Insects Away CityLAB A new direction in disease prevention: lightbulbs Voice of America Science World Interview USC News Bright idea could save lives in developing countries Continue reading Coverage of Research on Configuring LEDs to Reduce Insect Attraction
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