Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast

Guest: Shi En Kim Science journalist Shi En Kim joins Mike to read their StarTrek.com article about how scientists are transplanting tardigrade genes into human cells à la Stamets in Star Trek: Discovery. Then, Kim joins Mike to share some science stories from her AAAS Mass Media Fellowship at Smithsonian Magazine and their connections to Star Trek. Kim & Mike's StarTrek.com article "Discovery's Tardigrades Are Making a Name For Themselves in Our World": https://www.startrek.com/news/discoverys-tardigrades-are-making-a-name-for-themselves-in-our-world Kim's space debris article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-worlds-first-space-sweeper-make-dent-orbiting-debris-180978515/ Kim's spider silk article: Although completely written and edited, this article won't come out until Halloween 2021, for spidery reasons. We will update the show notes with the link once it is published! Kim's website: https://shienkim.wordpress.com/ Follow us on Twitter! Mike: https://twitter.com/Miquai Kim: https: