Composing these entries have become increasingly difficult since I am unable to elaborate on various things happening in my life due to it containing information that I am unable to share. Most of it has to do with details revolving around the lives of the crew, while the rest has to do with work stuffContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 08122026.9”
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Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12222025.8
Federation scientists sometimes spend their entire careers studying a single animal, hoping to understand where it came from, what shaped it over time, what its genes reveal, how it interacts with its ecosystem and vice versa. Sometimes, this process leads to some surprising connections. Officer Bella fighting off a Horta from swallowing her! Someone studyingContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12222025.8”
Captain’s Blog Stardate 12262024.7
Listen to this episode Since the dawn of our existence, we humans have roamed every corner of the Earth, forged tools to perceive the unseen, and searched the stars in search of life. As our understanding of what it means to be alive deepens, we have learned that life is not a simple checklist ofContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog Stardate 12262024.7”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12152023.9
Listen to this episode Thinking about the current state of the galaxy often makes me feel overwhelmed. Trying to focus on my circumstances often leaves me feeling constrained by the limited options available to improve my life. One of the only escapes from this harsh reality is fantasizing about theoretical possibilities. In my imagination, theContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 12152023.9”
Captain’s Blog Stardate 08092023.8
Listen to this episode As a young officer in Starfleet, I used to venerate science. Back then, I used to view the pursuit of knowledge as the most important thing an individual or a society could do. I no longer believe that science should be the top priority that anyone pursues especially if they wereContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog Stardate 08092023.8”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04212023.6
Listen to this episode As meteoroids (raindrops) gently pelt the outside of my ship, I find myself thinking about the various individuals I have come across during my travels through the quadrant. During my younger days in starfleet academy, I used to believe that I was the only person that felt so alone. Experience hasContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 04212023.6”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 03222022.7
Listen to this episode As I sit at my console inputting the coordinates to my next mission, I find myself thinking about the nature of the universe once again. Currently, there are two complementary theories of physics. Relativity (theory) describes how physics works on a large scale. Quantum mechanics describes physics at the atomic andContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 03222022.7”
Captain’s Blog: Stardate 02162022
Listen to this episode In Starfleet Academy (University), cadets (students) are taught to approach problems in a very methodical manner. The world is presented as a puzzle that has mostly been solved by others. The main goal for cadets at the Academy is to memorize the material presented to them and for them to beContinueContinue reading “Captain’s Blog: Stardate 02162022”