Decipher Scifi : The Show About How And Why

In which we discuss the first three episodes Picard We missed you Jean-Luc! Picard as the moral center of Star Trek, and the greatest of its captains. Romulan supernova Romulans. How to tell a Vulkan from a Romulan? Exploding stars. Detecting supernovae. The death cycle of a red supergiant. The reliability of physics across timelines/universes. The dangers of cleaving planets. Federation Economics “Post scarcity” with holodecks and replicators, and the realization that there is still a limited resource: energy. Star Trek Kardashev levels. Synthetic life Data. Lore. Data’s “daughter” from that one time on TNG. Bio-synthetic intelligent life. How important is embodiment? Star Trek Beyond: drone swarms, teleporters, and decompression w/ Jolene Creighton: Decipher SciFi Star Trek First Contact: transhumanism technology and ant behavior w/ Jolene Creighton: Decipher SciFi Star Trek IV – The Journey Home: whale margarine, transparent aluminum, and time tr