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Effects of LED Street Lights on Autistic Son Led Damien McNamara on Dark Sky Campaign

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday November 03 2019, @01:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the You-light-up-my-life dept.

chrisM writes:

Down in Timaru, New Zealand, a new LED street light outside a family home had some really bad effects on a resident. His father, an astronomer, did lighting tests over the next two years and made some interesting discoveries about blue light. https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/116865102/effects-of-led-streetlights-on-autistic-son-led-damien-mcnamara-on-dark-sky-campaign

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  • (Score: 2) by Nuke on Sunday November 03 2019, @06:58PM (1 child)

    by Nuke (3162) on Sunday November 03 2019, @06:58PM (#915400)

    His father was an astronomer. .... Do autistic kids pick up on things up like their parent's obsession with the evils of night-time light pollution?

    A much simpler explanation is that his father, in campaigning for less light pollution, is pushing the "think of the children" angle.

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  • (Score: 1) by RandomFactor on Sunday November 03 2019, @07:20PM

    by RandomFactor (3682) Subscriber Badge on Sunday November 03 2019, @07:20PM (#915415) Journal

    Yes, but I've been called charitable today and don't want to ruin it.

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