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Eugene Cordero and Noël Wells discuss Rutherford and Tendi's relationship in Star Trek: Lower Decks season 2; explore Deep Space 9 and Beyond with the new Designing Starships book from Hero Collector; and B'Elanna Torres stars in this week's Trek Trivia.

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John, Holly, and our callers have questions aplenty for Gillian Vigman about her Star Trek: Lower Decks character, Dr. T'Ana, and the rest of her career. Find out more about the voice behind the cat in a coat!

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We’re joined by Dr. Rumman Chowdhury for an in-depth look at many of the different depictions of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the Star Trek universe. Why are malevolent AIs always susceptible to logic problems? Why gender an android? Was it ethical to send Moriarty out into a simulated universe? Can a very advanced machine learning algorithm lead to the Singularity? We ponder all of these questions and more.

 

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Gillian Anderson was born on August 9

Tawny Newsome says the new season of Star Trek: Lower Decks is "zero Fs given"; Creation Entertainment's Gary Berman discusses this year's Las Vegas convention, and its future; and Zoe Saldana is making a new anime with streaming service Crunchyroll.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks premiered on August 6, 2020

Paramount+ and Star Trek: Prodigy are coming to Europe thanks to a new deal with Sky; here in the US, however, Star Trek films have jumped to AMC+; Mission: AstroAccess is looking for disabled applicants for their upcoming zero-G flight; and the answer to Tuesday's trivia question.

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Actor John Saxon was born on August 5, 1936

In the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode, "Shadows and Symbols," Bashir and O'Brien help Worf find some peace about Jadzia. Kira deals with Romulan all up in Bajor's business. Far away, Sisko confronts visions that would stop him from finding the Orb of the Emissary.

Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao

Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log examines a single episode of Star Trek, diving into its ethical subtext, metaphors, and cultural significance. From the show's most iconic moments to its hidden gems, we analyze what makes Star Trek one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time.

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LeVar Burton is to be immortalized in a Tonie toy...as a rhino! Star Trek Online releases their "Klingon Defense Force Guide"; Chase Masterson and Daniel Hugh Kelly appear in upcoming film Skipping Stones; and this week's mostly virtual Star Trek events.

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