Meet Jack. Jack, like most individuals, takes great care of his health, appearance, the fulfillment of his projects and the quality of his relationships with friends and family. Today, Jack is preparing for another episode of his iconic philosophy podcast.

He has been reading diligently, noting fastidiously, and practicing his jokes in the mirror.

Fully invested in his work, he goes to great lengths to ensure that the podcast is well received.

But today is no ordinary day for Jack. Something is about to happen that he could never prepare for.

Sat at his desk,

with his nose in Thomas Nagel's mortal questions, Jack reaches for his cafeteria to refill his

Nietzsche coffee mug when he hears the sound of a heavy creek above him. The room begins to shake.

The coffee mug spills, and Jack jumps out of his chair as dust begins to fall around him,

fearing that the roof will cave. He runs out of the house, but finds that the streets are shaking too. Like

the set of a stage, the neighbourhood before his eyes begins to fall backwards. As the walls

hit the ground, Jack sees countless figures in black uniforms running frantically in all directions.

He looks up to the sky and

sees several tall figures on ladders. A blue figure holds a large blinding torch,

a white figure holds a water in kh, and a black figure holds what seems to be a large block of cheese.

Jack is overwhelmed with disbelief. He is standing in the middle of a stage.

Suddenly, one of the figures shouts instructions to another,

who frantically pulls on a rope, the stage rising back to its original position. The figures

disappearing. It dawns on him. Jack is the actor in a play. What of his life? His childhood,

his family and friends. What of his projects? Will he ever be able to return to his old

life? Jack ponders the thought for a moment and walks back into his home. He cleans up the coffee,

brushes up the dust, sits back in his chair, and continues with his reading. Hello and welcome to episode 79 of the Pan-Sci cast.

I'm the noble and heroic Jack Symes, and I'm joined once again by the perfect collision of seriousness and irony, Mr. Andrew Horton. Hello. Every morning he shakes his fist at the world in an attempt to salvage his dignity it's Mr. Oli-Mali. Hello. And the romantic, self-pitying Dr. Gregory Miller. Hello. I've had the hardest

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