Episode 137: Disability & Inclusion in Space Exploration
Guest: Prof. Sheri Wells-Jensen \n\nIn Part 2 of a conversation with Professor Sheri Wells-Jensen, we learn about Dr. Wells-Jensen's academic work on disability and inclusion in space exploration: why there should be blind astronauts, how disability can be a model for first contact, and portrayals of disability in Star Trek.\n\n"The Case for Disabled Astronauts" by Sheri Wells-Jensen: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/the-case-for-disabled-astronauts/\n\n"Models of Disability as Models of First Contact" by Wells-Jensen & Zuber (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/rel11120676\n\n"An alternate vision for colonization" by Wells-Jensen et al. (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2019.02.012\n\nFollow us on Twitter!\nMike: https://twitter.com/miquai\nStrange New Worlds: https://twitter.com/scienceoftrek