Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 8 minutes ago
In the 1970s teenager Frank Nasworthy actually did reinvent the wheel and it revolutionized skateboarding. Today, Goodyear and others are trying to reinvent the wheel once again. If they succeed, we can eliminate the need for axles on cars and replace wheels with 360-degree spheres held in place by magnets. Sometimes we actually do need to reinvent the wheel to move forward. In today’s economy and climate, we may have to think about reinventing the way we produce energy. Rather than drilling for it down deep beneath the surface, can we harvest from the abundant energy found in the environments around us?
John A. "Skip" Laitner is a recognized long-time international resource economist. As he says on his website, The Resource Imperative, his team specializes in "assessing and promoting ways that increase local jobs & prosperity through greater levels of energy & resource productivity." theresourceimperative.com/about
Climate Change in Our Backyard illuminates the story of how and why our climate is changing, from a remote mountain shack in the Colorado Rockies, through ancient bubbles in Antarctic ice, and into our own homes. As we develop a deeper understanding of our Earth, we come to see it as a complex, interconnected, remarkable world, and one that humans have impacted directly. Explore the role of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, the natural temperature variations that the Earth has experienced over millions of years, and how humans are affecting our planet today. How are scientists learning about our changing climate, and what strategies are people from all across the world taking to protect our future?
This event is part of a larger set of Earth Day events, found here: earthday.org/earth-day-2021
Film Team Panel:
Thor Metzinger (Director)
Briana Ingermann (Co-Producer/Screenwriter)
Dr. Robert Anderson (Science Advisor/Screenwriter)
Dr. Tasha Snow (Science Advisor/Screenwriter)
Dr. Erika Schreiber (Science Advisor/Screenwriter)
We would like to acknowledge:
University of Colorado Office of Outreach and Engagement
University of Colorado Boulder, APS Department
Music Credits: Emancipator - Nevergreen
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Fiske is one of the largest planetariums in the US, having served CU Boulder & the local community since 1975. We offer a diverse range of fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events.
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
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Timestamps:
Intros: 0:00:00
Rethinking Energy Talk: 0:03:53
Q&A with Skip Laitner: 0:36:10
Climate Change in Our Backyard Film: 0:50:22
Q&A with Filmmakers: 1:11:32
In the 1970s teenager Frank Nasworthy actually did reinvent the wheel and it revolutionized skateboarding. Today, Goodyear and others are trying to reinvent the wheel once again. If they succeed, we can eliminate the need for axles on cars and replace wheels with 360-degree spheres held in place by magnets. Sometimes we actually do need to reinvent the wheel to move forward. In today’s economy and climate, we may have to think about reinventing the way we produce energy. Rather than drilling for it down deep beneath the surface, can we harvest from the abundant energy found in the environments around us?
John A. "Skip" Laitner is a recognized long-time international resource economist. As he says on his website, The Resource Imperative, his team specializes in "assessing and promoting ways that increase local jobs & prosperity through greater levels of energy & resource productivity." theresourceimperative.com/about
Climate Change in Our Backyard illuminates the story of how and why our climate is changing, from a remote mountain shack in the Colorado Rockies, through ancient bubbles in Antarctic ice, and into our own homes. As we develop a deeper understanding of our Earth, we come to see it as a complex, interconnected, remarkable world, and one that humans have impacted directly. Explore the role of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, the natural temperature variations that the Earth has experienced over millions of years, and how humans are affecting our planet today. How are scientists learning about our changing climate, and what strategies are people from all across the world taking to protect our future?
This event is part of a larger set of Earth Day events, found here: earthday.org/earth-day-2021
Film Team Panel:
Thor Metzinger (Director)
Briana Ingermann (Co-Producer/Screenwriter)
Dr. Robert Anderson (Science Advisor/Screenwriter)
Dr. Tasha Snow (Science Advisor/Screenwriter)
Dr. Erika Schreiber (Science Advisor/Screenwriter)
We would like to acknowledge:
University of Colorado Office of Outreach and Engagement
University of Colorado Boulder, APS Department
Music Credits: Emancipator - Nevergreen
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Fiske is one of the largest planetariums in the US, having served CU Boulder & the local community since 1975. We offer a diverse range of fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events.
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
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Timestamps:
Intros: 0:00:00
Rethinking Energy Talk: 0:03:53
Q&A with Skip Laitner: 0:36:10
Climate Change in Our Backyard Film: 0:50:22
Q&A with Filmmakers: 1:11:32
