

Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast
Michael L. Wong
Hosted by planetary scientist and astrobiologist Dr. Michael L. Wong, Strange New Worlds examines science, technology, and culture through the lens of Star Trek!
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Jan 26, 2018 • 18min
Episode 27: Tales from Pluto
Guest: Dr. Peter Gao
In Episode 27, Michael opens a subspace channel to Dr. Peter Gao, who recently gave a talk at the 38th New Horizons Science Team Meeting.
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Peter: @PlanetaryGao
Michael: @Miquai

Jan 21, 2018 • 53min
Episode 26: The Drake Equation
In Episode 26, Michael and Elise rewatch VOY: "Future's End" and discuss the Drake equation and SETI as they appear in Star Trek and in reality.
Mike & Denise Okuda's article: http://1701news.com/node/939/drake-equation-shaped-star-trek-universe.html
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Elise: @emcuttsy
Michael: @miquai

Jan 12, 2018 • 20min
Episode 25: Mars: Astronomy & Culture
In Episode 25, Michael is rejoined by Elise Cutts to talk about Mars: Astronomy & Culture, an exhibition at ArtCenter College of Design. Did you know that Mars has already made an appearance in Star Trek: Discovery?
Visit Mars: Astronomy & Culture: http://www.artcenter.edu/connect/events/mars-astronomy-and-culture.html
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Elise: @emcuttsy
Michael: @Miquai

Jan 6, 2018 • 22min
Episode 24: Swamps, Sinkers, & Stamets
Guest: Dr. Peter Gao
In Episode 24, Michael catches up with Dr. Peter Gao at the AGU Fall Meeting to recap the conference and the first nine episodes of Star Trek: Discovery.
Michael was recently on two trek.fm podcasts:
The Edge, Episode 23: http://trek.fm/the-edge/23
Warp Five, Episode 128: http://trek.fm/warp-five/128
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Peter: @PlanetaryGao
Michael: @Miquai

Dec 16, 2017 • 28min
Episode 23: The First Messenger
Guest: Qicheng Zhang
In Episode 23 of Strange New Worlds, Michael chats with Qicheng Zhang about ʻOumuamua, the first interstellar asteroid ever detected.
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Michael: @Miquai

Dec 8, 2017 • 47min
Episode 22: Habitable Worlds
Guests: Dr. Sarah Brothers & Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman
In Episode 20, Michael sits down with Dr. Sarah Brothers & Dr. Shawn Domagal-Goldman at the Habitable Worlds conference to discuss what makes a planet habitable, what Star Trek's "M-class" designation means, and how to search for life in the cosmos.
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Shawn: @shawndgoldman
Mike: @Miquai

Nov 28, 2017 • 33min
Episode 21: Captain Georgiou Cosplay
Guest: Cecilia Leung
For Halloween, Cecilia Leung dressed up as Captain Phillipa Georgiou: https://twitter.com/CelestialCess/status/925787276587679744. In Episode 21, Michael asks her about making that costume, her thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery, and her PhD thesis about water in Mars's atmosphere.
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Cecilia: @CelestialCess
Michael: @Miquai

Nov 20, 2017 • 39min
Episode 20: The Away Mission
Guests: Nathan Stein & Alistair Hayden
In Episode 20, Michael sits down with Nathan Stein and Alistair Hayden to hear the true tale of their geologic survey of Little Ambergris—an adventure sandwiched between two monstrous hurricanes.

Nov 9, 2017 • 16min
Episode 19: Probing Giant Planets
Guest: Professor Jonathan Fortney
In Episode 19, Michael interviews Professor Jonathan Fortney about how we know what's inside of giant planets both within and beyond our Solar System.
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Jonathan: @jjfplanet
Michael: @Miquai

Nov 4, 2017 • 34min
Episode 18: The Chemistry & Clouds of Hot Jupiters
Guests: Maria Steinrück & Peter Gao
At the 2017 Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Provo Utah, Michael interviews Maria Steinrück & Peter Gao about their research on hot Jupiter atmospheres and their thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery so far.
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Maria: @MariaSteinrueck
Peter: @PlanetaryGao
Michael: @Miquai