The Spinal Frontier: A Star Trek Physiology Podcast - EXTREMOPHILES: Some like it hot.

EXTREMOPHILES: Some like it hot.

10/24/22 • 26 min

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The Spinal Frontier: A Star Trek Physiology Podcast

This week Kelley and Eryn are still talking about extreme organisms, but this time, we’re talking about aliens that survive and thrive in extreme temperatures. What's going on with Tholians? What the heck is happening under a Breen's suit? How big is a tubeworm? Can Eryn remember the word hemocyanin? Let's find out!

Edited by Eryn, hokey theme song by Kelley.

Contact information: Instagram @spinalfrontierpod, email [email protected]

Edited by Eryn, hokey theme song by Kelley.

Contact information: Instagram @spinalfrontierpod, email [email protected]

Previous Episode

LIFE IN SPACE 2: Residents of the vacuum

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This week Kelley and Eryn piggyback off of the hazards of space travel to talk about Trek’s various aliens that live in its vacuum! Are gormaganders the pandas of the 24th century? How does Species 8472 feel about Mountain Dew and what are they even made of anyways? Let’s find out!
A note on temperature figures: the sun-side of the James Webb Space Telescope gets up to 400 degrees Celsius while the instruments on the opposite side need to be -266 degrees Celsius for optimal operation.

Edited by Eryn, hokey theme song by Kelley.

Contact information: Instagram @spinalfrontierpod, email [email protected]

Next Episode

TELLARITES: How can you even tell...arite?

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Kelley and Eryn do their best to figure out what, exactly, a Tellarite looks like. Turns out, "How many fingers am I holding up?" might depend on which franchise (or starship) you're in!

Edited by Eryn and Kelley, hokey theme song by Kelley.

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Instagram @spinalfrontierpod

email [email protected]

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