Space Nerds

Our Star Trek Club gets weird with episode 5 of Picard, Stardust City Rag. We chat about our split opinions over the episode, the return of Icheb and Seven of Nine, questionable French accents and so much Bjayzl.

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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:25) The Finnish company Solar Foods has figured out how to convert C02, water and electricity into a carbon neutral form of flour called Solein. This groundbreaking form of protein could revolutionize the food industry both on Earth and in space. Check out the full article from BigThink.com: https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/protein-from-air?fbclid=IwAR3qPAwWR0WoHk5lFmwPfVG3aPAukmeDb-Fr-M74S8v15UPY-lc7e6cyPiU STAR TREK PICARD: (Starts at 14:14) Jesse’s mom shares her thoughts on the first few episodes of Star Trek Picard. Contains spoilers! BLACK MIRROR: (Starts at 19:10) We continue season 2 of Black Mirror with Alexandria’s favorite episode, ‘White Bear.’ We talk about the human need for justice, and the line between just punishment and torture.

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Our Star Trek Club discusses Picard episode 4, ‘Absolute Candor.’ We chat about Picard’s wardrobe, Elnor’s introduction and Borg rituals, with a detour through our Voyager homework to learn more about Seven of Nine.

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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 3:13) Elon Musk wants to send a million people to Mars by 2050. He plans to offer loans and jobs to anyone who wants to go, and is currently building a fleet of Starships to get us there. Alexandria, Andi and Jesse discuss whether or not they would move to Mars, and debate the merits of Musk’s grand plan. Check out the referenced article from Business Insider: https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-plans-1-million-people-to-mars-by-2050-2020-1 DOUG SPACE NINE: (Starts at 28:54) The boys are back (plus a cameo from Andi!) to discuss episodes 8 and 9 from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s first season, The Passenger and Move Along Home. We discuss Bashir’s turn as Rao Vantika, play some space hopscotch, and try to reach shap 4. Allamaraine!

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Our Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss Picard episode 3, The End is the Beginning! We chat about Raffi’s backstory, quantum fingering, questionable hologram accents, and what to do if Romulans invade your chateau. Featuring Andi Alhadeff, Douglas Gale, Sarah Russell and Jesse Mercury.

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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: STAR WARS UNDERWORLD: (Starts at 1:34) We kick things off with a quick look at the recently unearthed ‘Star Wars: Underworld’ footage from the scrapped mid-2000s live-action TV project. Jesse shares his thoughts on the test footage, and whether he’s relieved or disappointed this show was never made.SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 7:47) For the first time Jayne is bringing us the Space News! We discuss the sudden, dramatic dimming of the red giant star Betelgeuse and what it might mean, with details from this Discover Magazine article: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/as-betelgeuse-dims-dramatically-astronomers-scratch-their-heads ARROWVERSE: (Starts at 19:44) Doug and Jesse continue their massive TV watching project with the fifth year of the CW Arrowverse, including Arrow season 5, Flash season 3, Legends of Tomorrow season 2 and Supergirl season 2. They blast through Flashpoint, Savitar, the Legion of Doom, Prometheus, Daxamites and much more, while rating/ranking each season.

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Our new Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss Picard episode 2, Maps and Legends. We ponder the fate of F8, discuss Picard’s fall from Starfleet’s good graces, and wade through Romulan secret agencies before rating the episode. Featuring Andi Alhadeff, Douglas Gale, Sarah Russell and Jesse Mercury.

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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: PATREON LAUNCH: The Space Nerds Patreon campaign has launched! Jesse and Alexandria break down everything you need to know.SPACE NEWS: (starts at 12:20) NASA’s protocol to keep our microbes from spreading through the solar system are woefully out of date. Jesse and Alexandria discuss the possibility that our germs could contaminate another world, or even that space germs could contaminate earth. Check out the original article from Gizmodo: https://gizmodo.com/nasa-needs-new-strategies-to-protect-the-solar-system-f-1839234017 FIREFLY: (Starts at 33:42) Jesse and Jayne discuss their favorite episode of Firefly, Out of Gas. Somehow an episode about a spaceship falling apart makes them want to live in space, so they debate which famous starship they’d want to call home.

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On this special bonus episode of the Space Nerds podcast: STAR TREK PICARD: We enthusiastically break down the pilot episode of Star Trek Picard, ‘Remembrance.’ Andi and Sarah share their perspective on the show as newbies to the Star Trek universe before Doug and Jesse deep dive through the episode. We discuss the return of Picard and Data, decaf Earl Grey, Romulan refugees, the reveal of Dahj’s true nature and how it all fits in the Star Trek timeline.

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This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Would you live in a mushroom house on Mars? Jesse beams in Doug to discuss a whole new type of space mushrooms. Read the original article from Futurism.com: https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-grow-moon-base-mushrooms BLACK MIRROR: Alexandria and Jesse break down ‘Be Right Back,’ in which people can be re-created after their death using their social media profiles. They discuss whether or not they would want to be re-created, or if they would want an android version of a deceased loved one. They also discuss their current relationship to social media, and how it was affected by the 2016 election (politics trigger warning).

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