On Wednesday March 9, energy and film experts gathered at the original Austin City Limits studio on The University of Texas campus to discuss the role of energy and movies in our lives . The event was hosted by Dr. Michael E. Webber, and featured a panel of energy and film experts: author Sheril Kirshenbaum , producer Turk Pipkin, screenwriter and director Matthew Chapman, and film historian and distinguished UT professor Dr. Charles Ramirez-Berg.

Readers of Scientific American were able to watch the event live , and I was livetweeting at the event. In this post I will summarize some of the major themes that were discussed.

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Source: From fuel to film: The story of energy and movies


David Cottle

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