Gunter Weller talks about migrating to Australia and shaping his career, becoming involved in research in Antarctica, the Geophysical Institute and moving to Alaska, the atmosphere of the Geophysical Institute at the time, how the Geophysical Institute operated, the Geophysical Institute under the directorship of Juan Roederer, the Geophysical Institute under the directorship of Syun Akasofu, Japanese involvement in polar research, discussion on global climate change and Geophysical Institute involvement, analysis of global climate change, the multi-disciplinary nature of researching climate change, sorting out natural versus man-made variation in climate change, finding the balance between disciplinary and interdisciplinary science, contrasting the Arctic and Antarctica and the competency of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, looking to the future and the direction of the Geophysical Institute, and research needs for the future.