Guest: Dr. Una McCormack New York Times bestselling Star Trek author Dr. Una McCormack beams aboard to discuss the development of and themes within her latest Trek novel, "Strange New Worlds: Asylum.""Asylum" by Una McCormack: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Star-Trek-Strange-New-Worlds-Asylum/Una-McCormack/Star-Trek-Strange-New-Worlds/97816…

The Millennium Group Sessions Redux returns with another brand new episode. This time we talk with the creator of Millennium, the man himself, Chris Carter as he celebrates the 25th anniversary of the show's premiere. Host - Troy L. Foreman Special guest - Chris Carter Follow us on X - @tiwwamm Website - www,thetimeisnowmm.com Podcast Intro - Lance…

Guest: Prof. Lisa Kaltenegger Professor Lisa Kaltenegger, Director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University, beams aboard to talk about her book, Alien Earths, the search for life in the cosmos, what exoplanets teach us about our home world, and her love for Star Trek.Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos, by Lisa K…

Guest: Thomas White Mike speaks to propulsion engineer Thomas White about their experience participating in The Planetary Society's 2025 Day of Action, where they met with six Congressional offices to lobby in support of space science at a critical time.Inspired to take action? Visit The Planetary Society's Action Center: https://www.planetary.org/…

The Millennium Group Sessions Redux returns with a brand new episode celebrating the 25th anniversary of the series premiere on October 25th, 1996. Today we talk with writer and producer Frank Spotnitz about his time on the series and his thoughts on its future. Host - Troy L. Foreman Special guest - Frank Spotnitz Follow us on Twitter - @tiwwamm W…

Guest: Dr. Shi En Kim Fungi are everywhere—from forests to deserts to cities to Star Trek! Science journalist Dr. Shi En Kim beams back aboard to talk about some of the latest developments in fungal research."Can Fungi Save This Endangered Hawaiian Tree?" by Shi En Kim for Smithsonian Magazine: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-fung…

The Millennium Group Sessions Redux returns with actor, writer, director and producer Juliet Landau! Juliet starred in the Season 3 Millennium episode Forcing the End. We chat with her about that controversial episode as well as the news of a possible Buffy revival and her new Buffy podcast, RE-VAMPED with Juliet Landau! Hosts - Troy L. Foreman Spe…

In a few weeks, Professor Lisa Kaltenegger—the Director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University—will be a guest on Strange New Worlds to talk about the search for life in the universe.To prime us for that discussion, on this episode, Mike shares his review of Professor Kaltenegger's new book, "Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunti…

Guest: Dr. Erin Macdonald Star Trek science consultant Dr. Erin Macdonald returns to unpack the quantum mechanical themes in the mind-bending and universe-hopping fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks.Crowdfunding for Erin's short film "Long Away": https://seedandspark.com/fund/long-away?token=c03b8b5fafc2effbb976d3c5566c1bddbb1154cb4a8b…

Guest: David Mack Award-winning Star Trek writer David Mack beams aboard to discuss his Star Trek: Picard novel Firewall, which tells the story of how Seven of Nine becomes a Fenris Ranger.More about Firewall: https://davidmack.pro/writing/firewall/Follow us on Bluesky!Mike: https://bsky.app/profile/miquai.bsky.socialDavid: https://bsky.app/profile…

Guest: Bernadette Mary Dineen Astrochemist Bernadette Mary Dineen speaks about her love for Star Trek: The Original Series, her quest to search for life on Mars, her experience participating in the NASA Astrobiology Mission Ideation Factory, and her TEDxTufts talk "Looking Out Is Looking In."Bernadette's TEDxTufts talk: https://www.youtube.com/watc…

Guest: Dr. Shi En Kim Science journalist Dr. Shi En Kim joins Mike to discuss the final episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks, from Tendi and T'Lyn's competitive relationship in "Fully Dilated" to Malor's crucial insight in "The New Next Generation."Follow us on Bluesky!Mike: https://bsky.app/profile/miquai.bsky.socialKim: https://bsky.app/profile/goe…

Guest: Dr. Anirudh Prabhu Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming a part of every aspect of our lives—and science is no exception. Data scientist Dr. Anirudh Prabhu returns to the show to discuss the 2024 Nobel Prizes involving AI. Then, Anirudh and Mike use the Lower Decks episode "The Stars at Night" as a launchpad to talk about how they're u…

Guest: Dr. Shi En KimMike and science journalist Shi En Kim discuss the first half of Star Trek: Lower Decks' fifth season. Is solar sailing a real thing? When is it advantageous to play dead?Follow us on Bluesky!Mike: https://bsky.app/profile/miquai.bsky.socialKim: https://bsky.app/profile/goesbykim.bsky.social…

Guest: Prof. Amitai Shenhav On this episode, Mike is joined by his fellow TEDxNewEngland speaker Amitai Shenhav, a professor of psychology at UC Berkeley who is known for his work on decision making. How does Prof. Shenhav use Star Trek (or attempt to, at least) in his psychology classes? And what does his research reveal about how to make tough de…

The Millennium Group Sessions Redux returns with writer and producer Michael R. Perry! Michael is known for his episodes The Mikado, Collateral, Omerta, Nostalgia and of course, ...Thirteen Years Later. We chat with him about the genesis of the episode, some behind the scenes stuff and much more. Hosts - Troy L. Foreman Special guest - Michael R. P…

On this short solo episode, Mike shares his TEDxNewEngland experience.Mike's paper, "On the roles of function and selection in evolving systems": https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2310223120Follow us on Twitter!Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrekMike: twitter.com/miquaiBy Michael L. Wong

Guest: Dr. Erin Macdonald Dr. Erin Macdonald, the official science advisor for the Star Trek universe, joins us to discuss the science behind Season 5 of Star Trek: Discovery and Season 2 of Star Trek: Prodigy."Chromatin remodeling in tribbles in Star Trek: Prodigy" by Prof. Mohamed Noor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2PePbR3FPkErin's Nerd Nite …

Guests: Prof. Jason A. Kaufman & Prof. Aaron M. Peterson Professors Jason A. Kaufman and Aaron M. Peterson join us to discuss their sweeping book "Leadership in Star Trek: Lessons from the Captain's Chair." Learn how communication, patience, and relationship underpin every good leader, from Burnham to Picard.Book: https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product…

Guest: Prof. Mary-Jane Rubenstein Professor Mary-Jane Rubenstein joins us to talk about her book "Astrotopia: The Dangerous Religion of the Corporate Space Race," which explores the religious narratives that underpin commercial space exploration, and its connections to Star Trek.Follow us on Twitter!Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrekMike…

Guest: Dr. Shi En Kim Science journalist Shi En Kim joins Mike to reflect on the last three episodes of Star Trek: Discovery's fifth and final season, DSC: "Labyrinths," "Lagrange Point," and "Life, Itself." How do Mike and Kim process their fears? What is a Lagrange point? And what do they make of the Progenitor's technology?Follow us on Twitter!S…

The Millennium Group Sessions Redux returns with writer, director and producer James Wong! You will know James from his work on Millennium and The X-files. He also worked on series such as The Lone Gunmen, American Horror Story and the Commish. He also co-created the cult series Space: Above & Beyond with then partner Glen Morgan. Hosts - Troy L. F…

Guest: Dr. Shi En Kim Mike and Kim chat about themes in DSC: "Whistlespeak" and "Erigah." Is cloud seeding a real thing, how do you create ultra-distilled water, and what are some contaminants that plague our waterways here on Earth?Follow us on Twitter!Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrekMike: twitter.com/miquaiKim: twitter.com/goes_by_ki…

Guest: Dr. Shi En Kim Mike and Kim unpack DSC: "Face the Strange" and "Mirrors." Can you use relativity to defeat a temporal shield? What do they make of Moll and L'ak's backstory?Follow us on Twitter!Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrekMike: twitter.com/miquaiKim: twitter.com/goes_by_kimBy Michael L. Wong

Guest: Dr. Shi En Kim Mike and Kim take a closer look at DSC: "Jinaal." What do they make of the Trill's test? And why was Stamets so bubbly about isotope half-lives?Follow us on Twitter!Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrekMike: twitter.com/miquaiKim: twitter.com/goes_by_kimBy Michael L. Wong

Guest: Dr. Shi En KimMike and Kim examine the themes in DSC: "Under the Twin Moons." What does it take to get a double solar eclipse? And what do they make of Captain Rayner's advice?Follow us on Twitter!Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrekMike: twitter.com/miquaiKim: twitter.com/goes_by_kim…

Guest: Dr. Shi En Kim Science journalist Dr. Shi En Kim joins Mike to talk about DSC: "Red Directive," from sand avalanches to the big revelation at the end of the episode.Follow us on Twitter!Strange New Worlds: twitter.com/scienceoftrekMike: twitter.com/miquaiKim: twitter.com/goes_by_kimBy Michael L. Wong

Guest: Dr. Stuart Bartlett Complexity scientist, astrobiologist, and artificial life researcher Dr. Stuart Bartlett joins us to discuss how information processing has been a key feature of life, from its emergence 4 billion years ago to artificial intelligence today.Stuart's paper "Provenance of life: Chemical autonomous agents surviving through as…