Report request: I am a sleep neurologist and I am concerned about the number of my patients who complain about insomnia or other sleep disruptions. I'm looking to learn more about the relationship between light pollution and human physical and mental health.
I want a report that summarizes what's known about the effects of light pollution on people. I want to know about the range and severity of physical and psychological effects of light pollution, and whether it affects women, men, adults, and children the same.

Assessment questions and gold answers:
question_text: How does the exposure to light pollution disrupt sleep?
gold_answers: Disrupts the circadian rhythm
question_text: How does the exposure to light pollution disrupt sleep?
gold_answers: Disrupts melatonin production
question_text: What diseases does disruption to circadian rhythms lead to?
gold_answers: Cardiovascular disease
question_text: What diseases does disruption to circadian rhythms lead to?
gold_answers: Cognitive disease
question_text: What diseases does disruption to circadian rhythms lead to?
gold_answers: Metabolic disease
question_text: What diseases does disruption to circadian rhythms lead to?
gold_answers: Stroke
question_text: What diseases does disruption to circadian rhythms lead to?
gold_answers: Heart attack
question_text: What is the hypothalamus responsible for?
gold_answers: memory
question_text: What is the hypothalamus responsible for?
gold_answers: emotion control
question_text: What is the hypothalamus responsible for?
gold_answers: information retention
question_text: What are the mechanics behind how light disrupts sleep?
gold_answers: Prevents hypothalamus from recovering at night
question_text: What are the mechanics behind how light disrupts sleep?
gold_answers: Affects nerve cells on the surface of the eye that control the desire to sleep
question_text: How are urban residents affected more than rural by artificial light?
gold_answers: Urban residents usually face stronger street lights than rural residents
question_text: What is the smallest amount of light that still disrupts sleep?
gold_answers: A nightlight
question_text: What does “blue light” from the screens of electronic devices do?
gold_answers: disrupts internal biological clock
question_text: What did a children's physiologist indicate was harmful about children getting up before sunrise?
gold_answers: increased likelihood of impaired immunity
question_text: What is a "zeitgeber" [time giver]?
gold_answers: A 24-hour cycle of environmental cues
question_text: How is light a “zeitgeber”?
gold_answers: Light signals the brain to stay awake
question_text: What have studies shown about the relationship between the lunar cycle and sleep?
gold_answers: The lunar cycle and sleep are synchronized
question_text: What have studies shown about the relationship between the lunar cycle and sleep?
gold_answers: Full moon has small impact
question_text: How does one combat light pollution in order to sleep?
gold_answers: Avoid electronic devices
question_text: How does one combat light pollution in order to sleep?
gold_answers: Avoid bright lights
question_text: How does one combat light pollution in order to sleep?
gold_answers: Hang heavy blinds on windows