{"id":353,"date":"2011-01-26T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T16:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.extraenvironmentalist.com\/?p=353"},"modified":"2017-05-11T09:10:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T13:10:44","slug":"episode-10-brilliant","status":"publish","type":"xen_episodes","link":"https:\/\/xenetwork.org\/xe\/episodes\/episode-10-brilliant\/","title":{"rendered":"[ Episode #10 \/\/ Brilliant ]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How has access to artificial light allowed us to transform our human lives? Did it give us access to new reaches of the day or has it disconnected us from nature? The development of inexpensive and accessible light has brought about social change with its many forms: from animal fat candles to whale blubber, oil to electrified carbon filaments. Each varying source brings with it not only light but the dark side of fuel consumption.<\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Extraenvironmentalist #10<\/strong> we speak with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.janebrox.com\/about.html\">Jane Brox<\/a>, author of many books including most recently <em>Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light <\/em>which<em> <\/em>Time magazine rated as one of the best non-fiction books of last year, Seth and I concur. <em>Brilliant<\/em> speaks not only to the technology behind artificial light but also to the class structures which filtered the technology down to the masses along with the consequences and the advantages of having a more luminous world.<\/p>\n<p>Justin accidentally leaves his microphone on in the background so you get to hear an exclusive behind the scenes exploration into what exactly occurs as an interview takes place. Fortunately it is not too distracting as he behaved himself quite well and Seth did a great job dampening the impact. However the problem caused by the behavior of the mute button in Skype is solved and it won't happen again, we are only ten episodes in after all.<\/p>\n<p>Even though it has been a while since you've last seen The Extraenvironmentalist, in this episode we return to kick off a stellar year of examining humanity in 2011 with interviews and more. Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_657\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-353-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/010-brilliant.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/010-brilliant.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/extraenvironmentalist\/xepodcasts.com\/assets\/podcasts\/extraenvironmentalist\/010-brilliant.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\/\/ Music (in order of appearance)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themusicninja.com\/star-slinger-like-i-do-remixes\/\">Star Slinger - Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins Rework<\/a>)\u00a0<em>via<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themusicninja.com\/\">The Music Ninja<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/klubbace.se\/2011\/01\/palpitation-in-five-years-niva-rmx\/\">Palpitation - In Five Years (Niva Remix)<\/a> <em>via<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/klubbace.se\">Klubb Ace <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/thedadada.wordpress.com\/2011\/01\/15\/braids-native-speaker\/\"> Braids - Lemonade (Green Go Remix)<\/a> <em>via<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/thedadada.wordpress.com\/\">The DaDaDa<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themusicninja.com\/chill-diamond-messages-liquid-summer\/\">Diamond Messages - Liquid Summer<\/a> <em>via <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themusicninja.com\/\">The Music Ninja<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.etmusiquepourtous.com\/2011\/01\/16\/the-drums-me-the-moon-clock-opera-remix\/\">Marina and the Diamonds - Me and the Moon (Clock Opera Remix)<\/a> <em>via<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etmusiquepourtous.com\/\">Et Musique Pour Tous <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wfmu.org\/freeform\/2010\/12\/paddling-songs.html\">Paddling Song<\/a> <em>via<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wfmu.org\/freeform\/\">WFMU's Beware of the Blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How has access to artificial light allowed us to transform our human lives? 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