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For this month's for Cafe Scientifique at the Redfish on WEDNESDAY August 13, 6 pm, David Curtis will talk about "Climate Change and the Arts: the role of the visual and performing arts in mitigating climate change."

Cafe Sci features a short informal presentation and lively discussion.

ABSTRACT With climate change in the public eye, ideas for business and policy approaches to managing carbon emissions abound. While more efficient automobiles and renewable energy both sit center stage in the solutions category, the arts industry seemingly plays a more minor role. In this talk, Dr. Curtis will describe the chief pathways through which the arts could assist in mitigating climate change including communicating the science, connecting us to the natural environment, building greater community capacity, and catalyzing ecologically sustainable development. The material from this talk comes from a research project called "Creating inspiration: how the visual and performing arts shape environmental behavior" that examined the connections between the arts and environmental behavior and offers solutions for reducing our carbon footprint through utilizing the arts. The talk will also discuss the role of the arts in helping to shift beliefs/attitudes and behaviors.

SPEAKER BIO Dr. David Curtis has over 20 years of practical and theoretical experience of conservation in rural and urban areas in Australia. He has worked professionally as a manager at the national and regional level, and as a university lecturer, environmental educator and researcher. His trans-disciplinary research on the role of the arts in environmental behavior draws on the disciplines of environmental education, sustainability, sociology and the arts. His book entitled "Creating inspiration: a guide to using the visual and performing arts to improve environmental sustainability" is currently in publication.

Boulder's Cafe Scientifique meets at Redfish, 2027 13th St, just north of the PearlStreet Mall. Come at 5:30 for refreshments. The talk begins at 6PM.

ALSO: Redfish will NOT be serving an appetizer buffet. A Happy Hour drink and snack menu will be offered. Please keep our host restaurant happy with your purchase of a drink and appetizer or meal. We think Redfish is a great venue! The self-serve buffet donations were rarely matching the cost which were subsidized by the Cafe organizers. Boulder Cafe Scientifique is sponsored by the University of Colorado Chapter of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Association.

Redfish is, as they probably still say in Boulder, a happenin' place. More here.

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