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Strange new materials that propel the fictional Star Trek universe are being developed by scientists in reality today. Above, the USS Discovery accelerates to warp speed in an artist’s rendition for the TV series Star Trek Discovery. (Handout)

October 26, 2017

How quantum materials may soon make Star Trek technology reality

Christopher Wiebe, University of Winnipeg

Advanced materials that seem like they come from Star Trek are becoming reality today.

October 13, 2017

New Star Trek Klingons are rooted in our own distant past – ancient history expert

Eve MacDonald, Cardiff University

The latest iteration of Start Trek’s most famous non-human species is physically extraordinary – they’ve been kitted out like badass Egyptian warriors.

Here, an alien crew member, Saru on Star Trek: Discovery. We often rely on science fiction to guide our expectations of alien life. We can hope lessons about accepting beings very different from yourself can be extracted by the series end. (Courtesy of CBS Studios)

October 5, 2017

Star Trek discovery of alien life veers away from likely reality

Nathalie Nguyen-Quoc Ouellette, Queen's University, Ontario

Star Trek: Discovery explores our corner of the block – just a fraction of the galaxy. Some stars are better candidates for intelligent alien life, and it may not be anything like we imagine.

October 4, 2017

Star Trek Discovery: diverse futuristic vision let down by 20th-century gender stereotypes

Ella Tennant, Keele University

Gene Roddenberry’s vision has been upheld by diverse casting, but storylines remain within mainstream 20th-century ideas of gender and identity.

Cmdr. Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) goes on a scientifically implausible spacewalk in *Star Trek: Discovery*. (Handout)

September 27, 2017

How ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ warps science

Bryan Gaensler, University of Toronto

Star Trek Discovery is the latest offering in the 50-year-old science fiction franchise beloved by scientists — but it isn’t about science.

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