Invisible Light Matters - Scott Zimmerman, DSPod #250

Scott Zimmerman is a mechanical engineer whose life took a sharp
turn when he started to think about the relationship indoor
lighting, biology, and solar radiation. He believes that
near-infrared light, an invisible component of sunlight from ~800
to 3,000 micrometer wavelengths, is vital for human health.
Unfortunately, these are the exact frequencies that our indoor
lights and digital devices are incapable of producing. Zimmerman
believes that the shift away from incandescent lighting inside of
homes has contributes massively to wide-spread hormonal issues in
modern population. His mechanism is that our skin, the largest
endocrine gland in the universe, is actually a light harvesting
organ that uses all the components of light to produce everything
from sex hormones to vitamin D. We talk to him about the effect
of sunlight on the human body, how he transitioned from
mechanical engineering to making lightbulbs, the active harm of
blue light, and much more.Tell us your thoughts in the
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00:00 Go! 00:03:50 A monstrous change in solar spectrum 00:08:11
A shift from engineering to biology 00:18:37 The influence of
near-infrared 00:27:52 Free radical generation in the skin
00:38:05 Melanin, Melatonin, and Sunlight network 00:46:48 A
solar influence on illness? 00:56:17 Why is blue light so
damaging? 01:03:15 Designing a better bulb 01:12:40 Adding UV
into indoor lighting? 01:22:32 Are the eyes made for gathering
invisible light? 01:32:20 Medical sensitivites to EMF 01:39:21
Closing thoughts #sciencepodcast #NearInfraredLight
#SunlightTherapy #LightHarvesting #SkinEndocrineGland
#HormoneHealth #VitaminDProduction #BluelightHazards
#MissingLightSpectrum #CircadianDisruption #IndoorLightingImpact
#HolisticWellness #RediscoverSunlight #EngineerTurnedLightExpert
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