the physics of star trek by lawrence m krauss

So, I was over the moon, when after discussing the possibility of doing The Origins Podcast for over 2 years, Bill finally, in a weak moment, I assume, agreed. He invests everything he gets involved in with the same joy, and charm. While perhaps billed as a dialogue, the provided an opportunity for Bill to pepper me with questions about all things physics, trade jokes, and overall have a blast. He of course was the headliner, and I gave some science lectures, and ended up doing two programs on stage with him-one on the program, and one more impromptu.

Once again, I guess I had not been prepared for that.Ī decade later, and perhaps seven or eight years ago, we spent a week on a Star Trek Cruise together. (And which, for all I know, I may have been).Īs the days wore on (I think we spent 3-4 together in total), we began to talk about science and the world, and I was impressed not just with Bill’s intense curiosity and enthusiasm, but his native intelligence. His humor, his confidence, his energy, and his curiosity emerged from the crumbling armor he had originally amassed to potentially protect from him what he may have expected to be a pestering nerd. After a brief period during which I felt a bit like I was being auditioned, and which I passed after we filmed a scene in which I was required to use a teleprompter to spout a long series of Star Trek technobabble, we settled in to begin to discuss the world, and I fell a bit in love.īill reminded me in many ways of my Uncle, who had long been my favorite relative, and the patriarch of our rather small family. I am not sure what I expected when I met Bill, but what I got was something completely different. The show was ultimately titled, How William Shatner Changed the World. I first met William Shatner a little over 19 years ago when we were filming a TV inspired in part on my book, The Physics of Star Trek.

The physics of star trek by lawrence m krauss