Episode 137: Disability & Inclusion in Space Exploration
b'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'