Geo-mathematician Prof. Dr. Volker Michael talks about the miraculous tribble propagation, the secrets of the Klingon language, the philosophy behind Star Trek and, of course, also addresses the question of how the Enterprise's engines could actually work. The Rose Monday lecture on February 16 at 2:11 p.m. in lecture hall D 114 on the Emmy Noether Campus will take you into the Star Trek universe at warp speed.
It has been 60 years since the first Star Trek series about the Starship Enterprise first flickered across American screens. Since then, a worldwide fan community has developed around the associated science fiction world, including many scientists in particular. But what is it that makes the fifteen series and ten films so fascinating? Why do the adventures of Kirk, Spock, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, Archer, Pike and many others captivate an audience of millions?
Star Trek provides a utopia, the idea of an ideal future in which there are no more wars, hunger or poverty on Earth. A world in which racism and hatred are despised. Perhaps the growing interest in Enterprise and co. is precisely because we seem to be further away from this vision in reality today than we have been for a long time.
And why are so many scientists so enthusiastic about Star Trek? Discovering things "that no one has ever seen before" is certainly part of the DNA of anyone working in research. But there are even more reasons: The makers of Star Trek go to great lengths to give the elements of their series as sound a scientific background as possible, even if every now and then something has to be sacrificed for the sake of dramaturgy.
In addition, a great deal of importance is attached to the logical continuity of the stories when writing scripts - otherwise there will be a hail of protesting fan mail.
If you want to be there on Rose Monday when everything revolves around Star Trek, it's best to beam yourself into the lecture hall in good time. Registration is not necessary.
