What Star Trek Got Right About Science

Celebrate 60 years of Star Trek with the real science behind the show: alien prosthetics, the search for life on Mars, whether the Vulcans could detect Earth, and why dilithium isn't quite fiction. Part 1 of 2. Jamie Gallagher hosts a night of scientists, engineers and superfans exploring where Star Trek got the science right, where it stretched the truth, and how the show has inspired real researchers and technology. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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