George Takei and the Legacy of Star Trek

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🗓️ 26 April 2015

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Neil deGrasse Tyson delves into the legacy of Star Trek with George Takei, who played Lt. Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise. In studio, co-host Leighann Lord and astrophysicist Charles Liu discuss how the series inspired the future.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
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0:09.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:13.0	I'm your host, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
0:20.0	I'm an astral physicist right here at this museum,
0:23.0	where I also serve as director of the Hayden Planetarium.
0:26.0	And we're here in the hall of the universe of the Rose Center for Earth in Space.
0:30.0	And I'm going to first introduce my host, Leanne Lorde,
0:33.0	professional comedian.
0:35.0	Hey!
0:36.0	Well, I'm a professor at the University of the United States.
0:39.0	I'm a professor at the University of the United States.
0:42.0	Hey!
0:43.0	Welcome!
0:44.0	Thank you.
0:45.0	No stranger to Star Talk?
0:47.0	No, not at all.
0:48.0	Yeah.
0:49.0	Well, today I want to talk a little bit about Star Trek.
0:51.0	And it's legacy.
0:52.0	Yes.
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