• Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast

  • By: Michael L. Wong
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Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast

By: Michael L. Wong
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  • Hosted by planetary scientist and astrobiologist Dr. Michael L. Wong, Strange New Worlds examines science, technology, and culture through the lens of Star Trek!
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  • LD 501–505: Solar Sailing & Playing Dead

    LD 501–505: Solar Sailing & Playing Dead
    Nov 19 2024
    Guest: Dr. Shi En Kim Mike and science journalist Shi En Kim discuss the first half of Star Trek: Lower Decks' fifth season. Is solar sailing a real thing? When is it advantageous to play dead? Follow us on Bluesky! Mike: https://bsky.app/profile/miquai.bsky.social Kim: https://bsky.app/profile/goesbykim.bsky.social
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    25 mins
  • Episode 175: Decisions, Decisions

    Episode 175: Decisions, Decisions
    Oct 29 2024
    Guest: Prof. Amitai Shenhav On this episode, Mike is joined by his fellow TEDxNewEngland speaker Amitai Shenhav, a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley who is known for his work on decision making. How does Prof. Shenhav use Star Trek (or attempt to, at least) in his psychology classes? And what does his research reveal about how to make tough decisions? Follow us on Twitter! Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrek Mike: twitter.com/miquai Amitai: twitter.com/amitaishenhav
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    43 mins
  • Episode 174: #TEDxNE Reflections

    Episode 174: #TEDxNE Reflections
    Oct 11 2024
    On this short solo episode, Mike shares his TEDxNewEngland experience. Mike's paper, "On the roles of function and selection in evolving systems": https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2310223120 Follow us on Twitter! Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrek Mike: twitter.com/miquai
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    32 mins

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