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Oct 22, 2019

"Star Trek should be more scientifically accurate!" "Scientific accuracy can't get in the way of Star Trek storytelling!" These two ideas are at odds in a pair of memos from Gene Roddenberry, one year apart during the making of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Who better to discuss them than longtime scientific consultant, our special guest Andre Bormanis!

See the original document: Gene Roddenberry science memos to Robert Wise

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