Since the dawn of time, man has speculated about the truth of the Universe. Where do we come from? Why are we here? What is in the center of the earth? Which is better, cake or pie?
At Balticon 44 Sir John Cmar, and Professor Jared Axelrod revealed that truth. And now, through the power of Interweb, they bring the Truth About The Universe to you!
From the official Balticon Program:
JR Blackwell, Laura Burns, John Cmar and Jared Axelrod present both historical misinformation and lies they made up on the fly in this discussion about the nature of the universe. From the smallest microbe to the biggest gas giant, learn how things aren’t–but could be–presented by a panel of experts. Just, don’t believe anything they say. Moderator Arioch Morningstar.
The Truth About The Universe was performed live at Balticon 44. Slides were created by Laura Burns and @jrblackwellJ.R. Blackwell. The dialog was improvised on the spot by John Cmar, Jared Alexrod, and Arioch Morningstar. Music, editting, and introduction by Chooch Schubert.
Special thanks to Paul Fischer and the Baltimore Science Fiction Society
The following alternative download formats are available on Archive.org:
- Full resolution mpeg2 [302 MB] version
- Compressed mpeg4 [46.6 mb] suitable for Apple iDevices – it can be added to podcast feeds
- Open Ogg Theora [43.7] format that can be played on most Linux systems as well as other OSes if they have the codecs loaded
- Finally I split it in half and uploaded them to YouTube (they have a 15 minute limit per video) for people that are more comfortable with YouTube streaming/embedding (Part 1, Part 2)
