CLIMATE CHANGE IS NO LAUGHING MATTER

Sociologists have argued that we don't address global warming because it's too big and frightening to get our heads around. But if we don't take it seriously we're going to find ourselves and the planet in deep trouble. On this episode of Locus Focus we introduce a new tool kit that takes the intimidation and gloom out of one of the most complex and hotly debated challenges of our time. We talk with Yoram Bauman and Grady Klein, co-authors of The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change, which explains all the facets of this daunting issue with simplicity, clarity and lots of humor.

Yoram Bauman, "the world's first and only stand-up economist," performs regularly at colleges and corporate events, sharing the stage with everyone from Robin Williams to Paul Krugman. He is the co-author of the two-volume Cartoon Introduction to Economics and is a fellow at Sightline Insittute in Seattle.

Grady Klein is a cartoonist, animator, and graphic designer who lives in Princeton, NJ with his wife and two sons. He is the co-author with Yoram Bauman, of The Cartoon Introduction to Economics, Volumes One and Two; the co-author with Alan Dabney, of The Cartoon Introduction to Statistics, and the creator of The Lost Colony series of graphic novels.