Vanishing Stars, Vanishing Nature, Vanishing Health

Vanishing Stars, Vanishing Nature, Vanishing Health
8 August 2025

This episode of Starless focuses on the impact of light pollution on our health and nature.. How has anthropogenic light changed the world in less than two centuries? The full impact is not completely understood, but what we know makes for a very concerning tale.

Listen on Apple Podcast or on your favourite podcast player through the app formerly known as Anchor.

The episode features:

Dr Michelle Wooten, Assistant Professor of Astronomy Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr Mario Motta, Cardiologist, astronomer, whose work has specialized in the effect of light pollution on human health.

Dr Brett Seymoure, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Biology at the University of Texas at El Paso

Dr Ellen Cieraad, Research Professor at the Nelson-Marlborough Institute of Technology

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