a conversation about the progressive values of Star Trek pt.2
For nearly sixty years, Star Trek has used science fiction to explore some of humanity's most difficult moral and political questions. In this episode, we examine the franchise's long history of progressive storytelling and the ways it challenged audiences long before many of these issues entered mainstream conversation.We begin with Star Trek: The Original Series and its treatment of eugenics through the character of Khan Noonien Singh. Decades before genetic engineering became a major public debate, the series warned about the dangers of creating a genetically "superior" class of humans and…
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