The physics of Star trek

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1. oneplaneJan 2020
   Sometimes you can combine an answer to such a question by getting someone to read a relatively compact one like "The Physics of Star Trek". That won't work for people that don't like technology or science, but there are similar examples on other subjects. Works well for people who haven't started asking detailed questions yet, but may expect a fitting answer anyway.

   If after starting or even finishing such a book and they like it, it gets a lot easier to recommend more specifically after that. If they don't like it, it either means the book needs to be less complex, or more single-topic and perhaps even non-fiction to remove more unknown elements.

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2. bjonesSep 2017
   More Praise for STAR TREK!!

   - NASA on the Science of Star Trek (https://www.nasa.gov/topics/technology/features/star_trek.ht...) (NASA Solar System, NASA Glenn Research)

   - The Final Frontier: The Science of Star Trek (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/star-trek-movie-s...) (Scientific American)

   - The Cultural Influence of Star Trek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_influence_of_Star_Tre...) (Wikipedia)

   - The Impact and Influence of Star Trek (https://www.wired.com/2012/09/impact-influence-star-trek/) (WIRED)

   - Pragmatism and Meaning: Assessing the Message of Star Trek: The Original Series (http://www.participations.org/Volume%208/Issue%202/1d%20Smit...) (PDF)

   - Star Trek and The Kiss That Changed TV (http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160707-star-trek-turns-50...) (BBC)

   - The Physics of Star Trek (http://amzn.to/2k4hU8i), by Lawrence M. Krauss

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3. leephillipsMay 2013
   Don't bother trying to make sense out of this fantastically idiotic article, but, if you are interested in the subject, look at some of the references at the end. Krauss' book The Physics of Star Trek discusses some of these ideas, and reiterates the conventional conclusion, which is that even if travel-by-warping is possible, it would require us to manipulate an amount of energy comparable to that contained in the entire universe.
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4. michaelbuckbeeSep 2010
   I see it more like the show is a focal point of for the broader discussion that's happening in the class.

   Also, there is actually a "Physics of Star Trek" book (with a forward by Stephen Hawking) that's pretty good.

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5. threevoxDec 2021
   He discusses it extensively in The Physics of Star Trek.

   Also, supposed locally FTL travel for subatomic particles is pretty different from locally non-FTL but globally FTL travel a la Star Trek, Alcubierre drives, etc

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6. gbraadSep 2012
   As mentioned on the Kickstarter campaign page: """Given the success of Krauss's The Physics of Star Trek (Harper, 1996), – which only touched on the issues, not the possibilities – I am confident that such a companion book would be well received."""
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