While the science behind human-caused climate change is undeniable, many people wonder how much of a difference they can make in the fight against it. While individual actions are helpful, educating people about the causes and solutions is imperative to any sustained effort to reverse the damage. Our guest this week specializes in using research-informed performance art to convey climate science to youth and adults around the world and teaches young women how to use civic activism as a tool for engaging environmental science communication.

Dr. Beth Osnes is a CU professor who combines a passion for environmental and climate science with a profession in theater and dance. Osnes is co-founder and co-director of Inside the Greenhouse, an endowed initiative at CU Boulder to celebrate creative climate communication through film, theater, dance and music. Her original musical, Shine, weaves together climate science and performance art into a fun and powerful story, which spans 300 million years of geological time to convey how humanity, energy, and climate are interrelated.