Episode 118: The Last Best Hope
Guest: Dr. Una McCormack \n\nNew York Times bestselling science fiction writer Dr. Una McCormack joins us to talk about the scientific themes in her 2020 Star Trek: Picard novel The Last Best Hope\u2014from allegories for climate change and science denialism to the pursuit of synthetic sentience.\n\nInfo about the IDIC Podcast Festival, July 17 & 18, 2021: https://www.womenatwarp.com/idic-fest/\n\nThe Last Best Hope, by Dr. Una McCormack: https://unamccormack.co.uk/?books=star-trek-picard-the-last-best-hope\n\nFollow us on Twitter!\nMike: https://twitter.com/Miquai\nUna: https://twitter.com/unamccormack