Wed. 12/14 - Why Thousands of Street Lights Are Turning Purple

<p><strong><em>Why some street lights across the US and Canada have been turning purple, and what it says about the larger effects of the supply chain on our cityscapes. Plus, the emus that were banned from a bar in Queensland have returned with a surprise. And New Zealand’s parliament just passed a lifetime ban on smoking for the youngest members of Gen Z and beyond.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at <a href="http://rocketmoney.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RocketMoney.com/COOL</a></li><li>Shopify, Sign up for a free trial at <a href="http://shopify.com/cool" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">shopify.com/cool</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/led-city-streetlights-turning-purple-broken-tech-danger-2022-11" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why Faulty Streetlights Are Turning Cities Purple — and Why It's Worrisome</a> (Business Insider)</li><li><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/purple-street-lights-vancouver-1.6604599" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why thousands of city street lights are turning purple</a> (CBC)</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-end-of-night-searching-for-natural-darkness-in-an-age-of-artificial-light-paul-bogard/16618824" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;The End of Night: Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light</a> by Paul Bogart</li><li><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/emus-banned-from-australian-pub" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Pair Of Banned Emus Have Just Returned To An Australian Pub — With Babies</a> (All That’s Interesting)</li><li><a href="https://omny.fm/shows/nobadideas/episode-117-get-sarah-koenig-with-jackson-bird" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get Sarah Koenig (With Jackson Bird)</a> (No Bad Ideas) </li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63954862" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New Zealand