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The Science of Star Trek-The Naked Time and Warp Drive

Welcome to the Science of Star Trek, a podcast series inspired by my review of Star Trek, the Original Series in the summer podcast special series Trekking Through Compliance.In this series I am joined by Astrophysicist and  Healthcare Futurist Ben Locwin. In this podcast we consider the TOS episode The Naked Time as a starting point for the consideration of the science around the warp drive.
A landing party from the Enterprise beams aboard Psi 2000, an ancient planet about to break up. They find all six of the crew manning the station dead. Crewman Joey unwisely removes his gloves is contaminated by a red liquid. As Psi 2000 shows a shift in magnetic field and mass, the Enterprise begins a close orbit requiring constant vigilance. Unfortunately, an infected Lt. O’Reilly has turned off the warp engines. To restart the warp engines, matter and antimatter must be mixed in a controlled implosion. However, after mixing matter and antimatter at a colder than recommended temperature according to an untested intermix formula, the Enterprise is thrown into a time warp which causes the chronometer to run backwards. This allows the Enterprise to escape the breakup of the planet, returning it 71 hours into the past and therefore before any of the episode’s events took place.
Highlights include:

  1. Why must you suspend your disbelief for this episode?
  2. How would a warp drive work in practice?
  3. Why does E=MC²control this issue?
  4. What is antimatter?
  5. What is the time wise effect on high speed travel?
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The Science of Star Trek-Where No Man Has Gone Before and Phasers

Welcome to the Science of Star Trek, a podcast series inspired by my review of Star Trek, the Original Series in the summer podcast special series Trekking Through Compliance.In this series I am joined by Astrophysicist and  Healthcare Futurist Ben Locwin. In this podcast, we consider the TOS episode Where No Man Has Gone Before as a starting point for the consideration of the science around the phaser.
The Federation starship Enterprise is on an exploratory mission to leave the galaxy. At the edge of the galaxy, the ship it encounters a strange barrier which damages the ship’s systems and warp drive, forcing a retreat. At the same time, nine crew members are killed and both helmsman Gary Mitchell and ship’s psychiatrist Dr. Elizabeth Dehner are knocked unconscious by the barrier’s effect. When he awakens, Mitchell’s eyes glow silver, and he begins to display remarkable psychic powers. Alarmed that Mitchell may take over the Enterprise, Kirk decides to maroon him at an unmanned lithium-cracking facility on the remote planet of Delta Vega. Once there, the landing party tries to confine Mitchell, but his powers have become too great. Kirk follows with a phaser rifle, the only time in the Original Series it was seen. Kirk uses the phaser rifle to create a rockslide, killing Mitchell.
Highlights Include:
  1. Why are there phasers being used today?
  2. Why is air the biggest problem in creating a phaser?
  3. How can you aim and shoot at a target using a phaser?
  4. How do you deal with the energy lose?
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The Science of Star Trek–Mirror Mirror and Transporters

Welcome to the premier of the Science of Star Trek, a podcast series inspired by my review of Star Trek, the Original Series in the summer podcast special series Trekking Through Compliance.In this series I am joined by Astrophysicist and  Healthcare Futurist Ben Locwin. In this podcast we consider the TOS episode Mirror Mirror as a starting point for the consideration of the science around the transporter.
 In this episode, a landing party Kirk, McCoy, Scotty, and Uhura beams back up to the Enterprise. Interference from an ion storm, however, causes them to be transported into a parallel universe and a mirror image Enterprise. Now aboard the Imperial Starship Enterprise, the landing party discovers crew members who are mirror images of themselves and belong to an evil Federation known as the Empire. Their first experience is the torture of transporter operator Mr. Kyle with an agonizer for his alleged failure to beam the landing party up quickly enough. Immediately, Kirk realizes that a mirror image landing party must have been beamed aboard the real U.S.S. Enterprise.
Kirk, Uhura, McCoy, and Scotty impersonate their mirror image counterparts while finding a way to return to their universe. When Kirk and the party return, they find that their Empire counterparts were immediately recognized and put in detention. The Enterprise’s crew attributes this to the fact that it is easier for logical men to appear barbarous than for barbarous men to appear civilized.
Highlights include:
  1. Quantum transportation of information.
  2. While we cannot yet teleport, we can recreate.
  3. How does the telegraph signal explain this science used in Star Trek?
  4. What about the radio signals from the Apollo moon flights?
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Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 79 – Turnabout Intruder

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Turnabout Intruder which aired on June 3, 1969 and Star Date 5298.5.
Compliance Takeaways:

  1. Who monitors the senior executives?
  2. What happens when you have C-Suite involvement in the bribery scheme?
  3. How can your company make a comeback?
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Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 78 – All Our Yesterdays

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode All Our Yesterdays which aired on March 14, 1969 and Star Date 5943.7.

Compliance Takeaways:
  1. What is targeted training?
  2. What is effective training?
  3. What is your training governance protocol?
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Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 77 – The Savage Curtain

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Savage Curtain which aired on March 17, 1969 and Star Date 5906.4.
Compliance Takeaways:

  1. Executives behaving badly?
  2. Internal control work-arounds and overrides.
  3. Who watches the watchers?
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Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 76 – The Cloud Minders

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Cloud Minders which aired on February 28, 1969 and Star Date 5818.4.
Compliance Takeaways:
  1. What is institutional justice?
  2. What is institutional fairness?
  3. How do you know your discipline is consistent?
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Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 75 – The Way to Eden

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Way to Eden which aired on February 21, 1969 and Star Date 5832.3.
Compliance Takeaways:

  1. What does your ELT do to support compliance?
  2. How do you utilize your ELT in your compliance messaging?
  3. Do you get the resources support from your ELT?
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Episode 74 – Requiem for Methuselah

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode Requiem for Methuselah which aired on February 14, 1969 and Star Date 5843.7.

Compliance Takeaways:
  1. Sometimes a CCO must make a stand and speak truth to power.
  2. Why it is important to bring investment into decision making.
  3. Practice yet even with practice, things can still go awry.
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Trekking Through Compliance-Episode 73-The Lights of Zetar

In this episode of Trekking Through Compliance, we consider the episode The Lights of Zetar which aired on January 31, 1969, Star Date 5725.3.
Compliance Takeaways:

  1. What is your internal reporting mechanism?
  2. Have you trained your managers to deal with complaints?
  3. What is your triage for complaints?