insolation

Our special guest, director NICK SZOSTAKIWSKYJ, talks with us about a couple of films that he wrote and directed, BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE and ARCHONS, two finely-crafted horror films that were shot in the beautiful wilds of Canada and in realms beyond comprehension. Despite low budgets, these films deliver on the quality of production, casting, story and everything else. BLACK MOUNTAIN SIDE takes us to a remote archeological site where an ancient structure is uncovered in a layer of strata where it doesn’t belong… and something is evidently awakened. ARCHONS takes us along on a river adventure that starts out as a trip into self-discovery, but as will happen.. things go awry. Like horribly awry. Films filled with clever ideas and intelligent details. Both will reward you on multiple viewings, and Nick takes us inside the production and the inspiration and the adventures behind the adventures.

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SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains MAJOR SPOILERS which means important story details will be revealed. We always advise listeners to: Watch First Listen Later.

Music composed and performed by Burk Sauls.


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Why do we have different seasons? This lecture explores the consequences of the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis relative to its orbital plane combined with the apparent annual motions of the Sun around the Ecliptic. The most important factor for determining whether it is hot or cold at a given location at different times in the year is "insolation": how much sunlight is spread out over the ground. This, combined with the different length of the day throughout the year, determines to total solar heating per day and so drives the general weather. It has nothing to do with how far away we are from the Sun at different times of the year. Finally, the direction of the Earth's rotation axis slowly drifts westward, taking 26,000 years to go around the sky. This "Precession of the Equinoxes" represents a tiny change that is still measureable by pre-telescopic observations, and means that at different epochs in human history there is a different North Pole star, or none at all! Recorded 2007 Sep 27 in 1000 McPherson Lab on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.

Why do we have different seasons? This lecture looks at the consequences of the tilt of the Earth's rotation axis relative to its orbital plane (the Obliquity of the Ecliptic) combined with the apparent annual motions of the Sun around the Ecliptic. The important factor determining whether it is hot or cold at a given location at different times in the year is "insolation": how much sunlight is spread out on the ground. This, combined with the different length of the day when the Sun as at different declinations, determines to total amount of solar heating per day, and drives the general weather. It has nothing, however, to do with how far away we are from the Sun at different times of the year. Finally, the direction of the Earth's rotation axis slowly drifts westward, taking 26,000 years to go around the sky. This "Precession of the Equinoxes" represents a tiny change that is still measureable by pre-telescopic observations, and means that at different epochs in human history there is a different north pole star, or none at all! Recorded 2006 Sep 28 in 100 Stillman Hall on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.