Episode 108: Science Consulting for Season 3 of Discovery

Published: Jan. 17, 2021, 6:12 p.m.

b'Guests: Dr. Erin Macdonald & Prof. Mohamed Noor \\n\\nThe Star Trek science consultants themselves join us to discuss the science of Discovery\'s third season. Learn how the concept of the Burn was developed and why all sorts of other scientific plot points\\u2014from a deadly prion disease to a coronal mass ejection\\u2014were included.\\n\\nErin & Mohamed\'s StarTrek.com article on the science of the Burn: https://www.startrek.com/news/the-science-behind-discoverys-burn\\n\\nMohamed\'s YouTube channel "BioTrekkie Explains": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zvlD5RnkzhIegG0gnSeSw\\n\\nErin\'s Audible Original "The Science of Sci-Fi": https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Science-of-Sci-Fi-Audiobook/B07ZP9BGVX\\n\\nFollow us on Twitter!\\nMike: https://twitter.com/Miquai\\nErin: https://twitter.com/drerinmac\\nMohamed: https://twitter.com/mafnoor'