Infinity & Beyond — Episode 13: The Science of Star Trek, Part 1

Join host Abigail Bollenbach as she explains some of the space-travel tech seen in Star Trek, as well as how it compares to what's possible today.
By | Published: December 3, 2020 | Last updated on May 18, 2023

Real science seldom makes exciting and spectacular television. But generally speaking, Star Trek produced dramatic stories that were more faithful to science than many other science-fi series. Star Trek’s writers often started with real science, but then stretched it into amazing, dreamed-up inventions to tell epic, entertaining stories.

In this week’s episode of Infinity & Beyond, join host Abigail Bollenbach as she describes some of the space-travel tech seen throughout Star Trek, as well as how it compares to what we know is possible today.


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