As Trekkies, most of us would probably agree that there are two aspects of our favorite franchise that set it apart in the world of science fiction. The first is Gene Roddenberry’s optimistic vision of the future. And the…
We’re joined by Dr. Rumman Chowdhury for an in-depth look at many of the different depictions of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the Star Trek universe. Why are malevolent AIs always susceptible to logic problems? Why gender an android?…
Is Data over-used? Is the Prime Directive an excuse to turn a blind eye to inconvenient problems? Is “The Wrath of Khan” overrated? Should Tuvix have returned to the Alpha Quadrant with Voyager? The crew discusses some “unpopular” Star Trek…
Previously on Star Trek Picard: Jean-Luc Picard’s (Patrick Stewart) brain abnormality has become terminal. But he’s on one last mission to find and save androids he believes to be Data’s children. Turns out that Romulans are looking for them, too…
This is what we’ve all been waiting for – for a year and a half. And it’s finally here: Star Trek: Picard… As “Blue Skies” plays, we see the USS Enterprise-D flying through a nebula. Inside, Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart),…
Our crew takes a look at the 5th Season TNG episode “Disaster.” We discuss Troi’s turn in the big chair, Worf’s skills as a field medic, the unusual pairing of Crusher and LaForge, Data’s disembodied head, Picard’s choice of children’s…
I don’t recall if my father purposefully recorded episodes of Star Trek: Voyager (and Deep Space Nine and The Next Generation) to keep for a personal library before the days of DVDs, or if he was otherwise engaged during…