Using Music to Advance Geoscience Research

Explore the fascinating intersection of music and geoscience in this 35-minute press conference from the AGU Fall Meeting 2017. Discover how researchers are using classical and popular music to gain insights into past weather events and climates, and learn about innovative approaches to communicating glacial geoscience data through musical compositions. Hear from experts Paul Williams, Jeffrey Lee, and Matthew Burtner as they discuss the historical connections between music and environmental phenomena, from 17th-century orchestras to Woody Guthrie's Dust Bowl Ballads. Gain a unique perspective on how the power of music can be harnessed to express scientific concepts and engage diverse audiences in understanding complex geoscience topics.