We Are Now by DEF FX
Here's another song about empowerment from a band that turned empowerment into their genre. "Let's dance along a cosmic beam and fly across the sun/ Drift along through time/ Slow…
A Generation of Heroes (text)
ACT I Scene 1 The environmental crisis is part of life now. Carbon dioxide has risen to levels it’s only reached a few times in the history of our planet,…
Our Lives Matter S1E47: A Generation of Heroes
The environmental crisis, and the destruction it’s bringing, are part of life now. How do we adapt to that? Where do we find role models for adapting? We’ve all…
We Don’t Need Another Hero by Tina Turner
This was the title track to Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. A YouTube fan made this video from clips from the movie. The movie takes place in the Australian outback, years…
Beds are Burning by Midnight Oil
Here's an environmental classic from Australia. "The time has come to say fair's fair/ To pay the rent, to pay our share/ The time has come, a fact's a fact/…
The Evolution of Science (text)
ACT I Scene 1 What does it mean in the 21st century to say that science is politically neutral? What does that mean for political activists? There was a…
Our Lives Matter S1E45: The Evolution of Science
Science today depends on the same five steps of observation, self consistency, universality, reproducibility, and debate as it did 500 years ago. But how has the role of science in…
Self Control New Dance Remix by DJ Martyn
Here's a remix of a cover song. Self Control was recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Raf, in 1984. Laura Branigan covered it the same year, on her album titled Self Control.…
Mental Obstacles within the Environmental Movement (text)
ACT I Scene 1 We know about the religious, economic, and political opposition to climate science and environmental activism. But there are a couple others that I’ve encountered in…
Our Lives Matter S1E44: Mental Obstacles within the Environmental Movement
Why are some environmental activists opposed to science? We can use the Web of Human Behavior as a map to follow people’s motivations. Why do people become environmental activists? …