Ethan Siegel, Physicist And Author Of New Book Trekology–Evaluating Technology In The Star Trek Universe, And Resulting Ethics Considerations

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Star Trek captured the imagination of physicist Ethan Siegel, through the show's depiction of how science and technology were used to not only benefit all of humanity, but available for all–a vision that he likes, and hopes becomes a reality in our world.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek, Ethan looks at some of the technology featured on the show–in areas ranging from medical to weapons to communications and more–and talks about which technologies already exist, such as the tractor beam and the teleporter, which are in development, like the phazer, and which are unlikely, such as artificial gravity.
Ethan also discusses some ethical issues posed by scientific developments, such as the creation of copies/destruction of the original during the teleportation process, and cyber security for implanted microchips in the brain that would allow blind individuals to see.
To purchase a copy of Trekology, visit Amazon or your local bookseller.

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1:15.1	I have a returning guest, Ethan Siegel.
1:17.8	He's a physicist, and he's recently just released a new book called
1:21.6	Technology, The Science of Star Trek from Tri-quarters to Warp Drive.
1:26.2	And I've talked to Ethan a whole bunch of times. He's a very well-spoken physicist. He's much easier to understand than many of the ones that I've spoken to. And I'm excited to talk about his new book. So, Ethan, how you doing? I'm doing fantastic, Rich. Thanks for having me back on the show. Yeah, I appreciate it. I also like Star Trek. You know, I guess maybe that makes me a nerd, but I love Star Trek for many years. So it's really cool that you're putting out a book like this. You know, just letting listeners know, we're doing this interview literally, right, when it came out because it was hard to wait, so I should be getting my copy in a day or so, but it's not going to stop me from asking them about the book.
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