02/01/2026
In most cases, humans are just a small spec in what could be an infinite universe. Perhaps to many other species we are like tiny ants running about the earth feeling big and important. Or maybe we are the only living things throughout everything! - That is not for us to say. What is clear to us is that one of the few human-made problems you can see from outside our Earth is the light pollution we produce. light pollution is one of the few human-made problems you can see clearly from space. Satellites orbiting Earth at night don’t see borders, roads, or cities — they see light. Glowing clusters mark cities and urban centres, with London shining brighter each year as streets, buildings, and homes add more and more light to the night sky.
From above, the problem is obvious: light doesn’t stay where it’s meant to. It spills upward and outward, reflecting off clouds and buildings to create “skyglow” that reaches far beyond the source. This means that even homes not directly facing a streetlight are still bathed in a constant background brightness, especially in dense cities like London.
Back on the ground, that glow ends up exactly where it shouldn’t: bedrooms. Windows become the main entry point for this light, and because most homes rely on standardised window sizes and imperfect coverings, light leakage is the norm rather than the exception. Curtains help, blinds help a bit more - but gaps, edges, and reflections still let light through.
Hibearnate exists to deal with this exact mismatch. The night sky is getting brighter, not darker, and homes weren’t designed for that reality. By treating light pollution as a physical design problem - not just a behavioural one - we can bring proper darkness back indoors, even while cities continue to glow outside. Fix your sleep!