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SCOUT· 62%17m·2026-07-10·ScienceReconnecting with the night sky and reining in light pollution
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What happens when the skies are no longer dark at night? Writer Craig Childs biked from the brightest night sky, to the darkest, to find out what we lose when the lights don’t go out. He joins Host Ira Flatow to talk about his book “The Wild Dark,” our SciFri Book Club pick for July and August. Plus, astronomer John…
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