The end of night
Describes how ever-present, modern artificial lights have changed the way humans experience darkness and bemoans the fact that the primal dark sky can no longer influence science and art.
Stats for nerds
3recommend
4mentions
4people
2014–2022years
75% recommend25% neutral
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What Hacker News says
- The End of Night, by Paul Bogard, is a really enjoyable read on this topic. Touches on humanity's relationship with light, both pros and cons, without being dismissive, condescending, or patronizing.
- On the topic of light pollution, you might be interested in Paul Bogard's The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16131044-the-end-of-nigh...
- Reminds me how I like to ramble on to friends about how light pollution is a serious matter, and also of Paul Bogard's The End of Night (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16131044-the-end-of-nigh...).
- First paragraph: Five years ago a bright orange blanket of light used to saturate the city and stain the air above. Today it’s a metropolis aglow with tens of thousands of cool silvery pinpoint lights. The grid is clearer. The skies are blacker.
4th “What was once a most common human experience has become most rare,” writes Paul Bogard, author of The End of Night, a book that assails the world’s unchecked light pollution.
