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SCIENCE TREK

This out-of-this-world program explores the intersection of science fiction and science fact. Tuesday, December 1st at 8:00 p.m. on PBS-HD.

SCIENCE TREK probes the underlying research to reveal how the Star Trek franchise has inspired science and how scientists today are boldly going beyond what Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry once dreamt, creating an almost unimaginable future for the next generation.

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Host LeVar Burton

Combining clips from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation with interviews with some of the leading scientists and researchers from around the country, the program is an entertaining guide to the astonishing scientific advances being made in laboratories and universities around the country. PBS and Star Trek icon LeVar Burton hosts.

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