Eleven years ago, Random House published my book To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek. With the occasion of the premiere of the Star Trek reboot film and with my mind still bruised from the turgid awfulness of Battlestar Galactica, I decided to post the epilogue of my book, very lightly updated — as an antidote to blasé pseudo-sophistication and a reminder that Prometheus is humanity’s best embodiment. My major hope for the new film is that Uhura does more than answer phones.
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hector on 05/05 at 10:42 AM
Ms. Andreadis presents a great case for both the plusses and minuses of Star Trek’s handling of science issues. A while back, I read a similarly-balanced essay, that one dealing with Star Trek’s handling of religious issues. For those who are interested in that sort of thing:
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/inconsistencies/religion.htm
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