Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast

Hosted by planetary scientist and astrobiologist Dr. Michael L. Wong, Strange New Worlds examines science, technology, and culture through the lens of Star Trek!

Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast is a science podcast hosted by Michael L. Wong, with 251 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Michael L. Wong hosts Strange New Worlds: A Science & Star Trek Podcast, a science show with 251 episodes published.

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  Episode 205: An EPIIC Summer, Part 2

  Aug 30, 202639 min

  Guests: Abigail Alling & Amelia Lee We check in with Abigail Alling and Amelia Lee on the second-to-last day of their summer internship at Carnegie Science. What have they learned about exploring strange new worlds and seeking out new life and new civilizations over the past 10 weeks? And what do they think of the most recent episodes of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds? Register now for Carnegie Science's next Neighborhood Lecture, "Strange New Worlds: The Science of Star Trek," on September 9, 2026: https://carnegiescience.edu/strange-new-worlds-science-star-trek Learn more about the EPIIC internship at Carnegie Science: carnegiescience.edu/about/working/i…terns/epiic-reu

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  Episode 204: Deep Interiors & Visual Styles

  Aug 9, 202643 min

  Guest: Professor Tyler Perez Come for the laser experiments, stay for the lens flares. Prof. Tyler Perez—who studies the material properties of rock at high pressures and temperatures, and who delves into movie visual effects as a hobby—beams aboard to discuss his research on planetary interiors and the visual style of Star Trek.

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  Episode 203: An EPIIC Summer, Part 1

  Jul 26, 202633 min

  Guests: Abigail Alling & Amelia Lee How do you introduce Star Trek to a new fan? How is Star Trek continuing to inspire young scientists? How are Carnegie Science interns exploring strange new worlds and seeking out new life and new civilizations? Abigail Alling and Amelia Lee beam aboard to chat about how they've added Star Trek to their educational experience in Carnegie Science's 2026 EPIIC summer internship program! Learn more about the EPIIC internship at Carnegie Science: carnegiescience.edu/about/working/i…terns/epiic-reu

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  Episode 202: Project Hail Mary

  Jul 4, 202645 min

  Guest: Em Dobberfuhl Mike's former Carnegie Science intern Em Dobberfuhl beams aboard to share how Project Hail Mary inspired them to pursue astrobiology. "Are we alone in the universe? Five times we thought we found extraterrestrial life" by Em Dobberfuhl: https://www.sequencermag.com/are-we-alone-in-the-universe-five-times-we-thought-we-found-extraterrestrial-life/ Learn more about the EPIIC internship at Carnegie Science: https://carnegiescience.edu/about/working/interns/epiic-reu

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  Episode 201: Morals in Spaaace!

  Jun 28, 202658 min

  Mike speaks with Jason Kaufman and Bradley Browne on the Dice in Mind podcast about his paper "How to Chart a Moral Future for Space Exploration" (featured on Episode 200 of Strange New Worlds). How does an astrobiologist get inspired to write about space ethics? How did the paper originate and evolve into its published form? And what does recognizing many kinds of moral value in the universe mean for our present era of space exploration? Mike's space ethics paper "How to Chart a Moral Future for Space Exploration": https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02070-3 Check out the Dice in Mind podcast: https://diceinmind.podbean.com/ Follow us on Bluesky! Mike: https://bsky.app/profile/miquai.bsky.social Dice in Mind: https://bsky.app/profile/diceinmind.bsky.social

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