What if the LED lights and screens we rely on daily are causing neurological injuries we can't see? Dr. Jennifer Hackett, a molecular biologist who discovered her own sensitivity to LED flicker in 2018, takes us deep into the science and silence surrounding this invisible health threat. From her research background at Johns Hopkins and Harvard to becoming a patient advocate, Jenny shares how she used scientific methodology to investigate her own injury and what she discovered could change how we think about modern lighting. Shannon and Jenny explore the difference between visible and invisible flicker, why current safety standards may be inadequate, and what this means for public health as LED adoption accelerates worldwide.

Timestamps: 

[00:00 ] Personal injury from LED workplace lighting

[05:20 ] Jenny's scientific background and career transition

[14:45 ] The moment of LED injury recognition

[28:30 ] Testing the flicker hypothesis with scientific rigor

[42:15 ] Professional flicker measurement and data collection

[54:10 ] Current lighting industry standards and their limitations

[1:03:30 ] Population-level health correlations and research gaps

[1:21:00 ] Support resources and next steps for research

[1:34:00 ] Accessing medical care and basic needs with LED sensitivity

Connect with Shannon:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonlantzy/

Website: https://www.shannonlantzy.com/

Connect with Jenny: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-hackett-molbio/

Website: flickersense.org & ledstrain.org