Set Phasers to Teach! Star Trek in Research and Teaching
For 50 years, Star Trek has been an inspiration to its fans around the world, helping them to dream of a better future. This inspiration has entered our culture and helped to shape much of the technology of the early 21st Century. The contributors to this
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Set Phasers to Teach! Star Trek in Research and Teaching
Set Phasers to Teach!
Stefan Rabitsch • Martin Gabriel Wilfried Elmenreich • John N. A. Brown Editors
Set Phasers to Teach! Star Trek in Research and Teaching
Editors Stefan Rabitsch Department of American Studies Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz Graz, Austria Department of History Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt Klagenfurt, Austria Wilfried Elmenreich Institute of Networked and Embedded Systems Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt Klagenfurt, Austria
Martin Gabriel Department of History Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt Klagenfurt, Austria John N. A. Brown Social Good and Goodwill UX Research Facebook (via Rose) Menlo Park, CA, USA
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Set Phasers to “Teach”! The Use of Star Trek in Research and Teaching
Edited by Stefan Rabitsch, Martin Gabriel, Wilfried Elmenreich, and John NA Brown Cover painting by Dr Victor Grech
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Preface: “Engage!” Science Fiction and Science Inspire Each Other and Move Society Forward
Science fiction and science enjoy a symbiotic relationship. At the same time, the genre creates a common societal terminology – which in turn is a rich source of ideas for thought experiments – sometimes down to the basic teaching efforts in classrooms across universities. I was inspired by warp drives, teleporters, replicators, and other technologies which found their way into Star Trek for dramatur
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