Episode 118: The Last Best Hope
b'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'