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March 2025: Follow Where Others Are Going.
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This month's guests:
- Art Hushen, founder of the National Institute of Crime Prevention.
- Jeff Schmalz, founder of r/DarkSky.
- Spencer SooHoo, Los Angeles Astronomical Society Secretary and Dark Sky Advocate.
Bill's News Picks:
- An Evaluation of Citywide Street Lighting Upgrades on Gun Violence, Crime Justice Lab.
- Street lighting environment and fear of crime: a simulated virtual reality experiment, Virtual Reality.
- Rural students hit jackpot in dark sky, to be trained in astronomy, New Indian Express.
- Energy megaproject in Chile threatens the world’s largest telescopes, Daniel Clery, Science.
- Jun Ong’s Illuminated Art: “HALO” and the Power of Light in Space, Jesse James, Stupid Dope.
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Chapters
1. March 2025: Follow Where Others Are Going. (00:00:00)
2. Guests Introductions (00:04:00)
3. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (00:10:00)
4. The Role of Lighting in Combatting Crime (00:20:00)
5. Community Ownership and Safety (00:35:00)
6. Social Media’s Impact on Crime Awareness (00:45:00)
7. Astrotourism and Community Engagement (01:05:00)
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