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Spaceship Earth

? When I began in 1960, in the Gombe National Parkin Tanzania, my mentor, Louis Leakey,was...

� When I began in 1960, in the Gombe National Park
in Tanzania, my mentor, Louis Leakey,
was told he was crazy

Full Transcript

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‐ When I began in 1960,
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in the Gombe National Park in Tanzania,
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my mentor, Louis Leakey, was told he was crazy.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:37:40
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Impact Partners,RadicalMedia,Stacey Reiss Productions

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Movie Summary

A look at the group of people who built the Biosphere 2, a giant replica of the earth's ecosystem, in 1991.
He was told the mission would fail. - Spaceship Earth 00:04
He was told the mission would fail.
And I think there were many people, - Spaceship Earth 00:09
And I think there were many people,
And I think one of the things we're here for today - Spaceship Earth 00:19
And I think one of the things we're here for today
‐ Now, I love Jane Goodall, so we could all tolerate - Spaceship Earth 00:10
‐ Now, I love Jane Goodall, so we could all tolerate
[fanfare] - Spaceship Earth 00:11
[fanfare]
[cheers and applause] - Spaceship Earth 00:22
[cheers and applause]
[spacey music] - Spaceship Earth 00:19
[spacey music]
‐ Some things have grown, some things have died, - Spaceship Earth 00:05
‐ Some things have grown, some things have died,
‐ I was back in the saddle, being the consultant - Spaceship Earth 00:08
‐ I was back in the saddle, being the consultant
They continued to pay me to collect data - Spaceship Earth 00:10
They continued to pay me to collect data
So I was completely involved, all the way until that day - Spaceship Earth 00:08
So I was completely involved, all the way until that day
[uneasy music] - Spaceship Earth 00:11
[uneasy music]
‐ The management team of Biosphere 2 - Spaceship Earth 00:06
‐ The management team of Biosphere 2
‐ Texas billionaire Ed Bass, who bankrolled the Biosphere, - Spaceship Earth 00:15
‐ Texas billionaire Ed Bass, who bankrolled the Biosphere,
‐ After some... intense meetings... - Spaceship Earth 00:07
‐ After some... intense meetings...
‐ Ed was under pressure to stop the bad press - Spaceship Earth 00:09
‐ Ed was under pressure to stop the bad press
He brought in bankers and Wall Street types - Spaceship Earth 00:10
He brought in bankers and Wall Street types
‐ John Polk Allen sent a letter to Ed Bass, - Spaceship Earth 00:12
‐ John Polk Allen sent a letter to Ed Bass,
What was this all about? - Spaceship Earth 00:04
What was this all about?
I was very dubious - Spaceship Earth 00:07
I was very dubious