Although bound to be a crowd pleaser, the Star Trek exhibition will have to be careful about the links it makes between science fiction and science fact, says University of London cosmologist Chad Goymer. Some things in the show are more dodgy than others. For instance, transportation violates the 'uncertainty principle'. In the show they just have a box called the 'quantum corrector', or something, to sort that out. Some older people tend to criticise it.
Younger people look to it for inspiration.
Spock and droll Despite their impending ordeal, the group seem relaxed and even share a joke about passing wind. That is illogical. The laughter dies as they walk into a high-ceilinged library. Before them sit six curators and human resources staff, imposing in full Star Fleet regalia. The designated Kirk steps forward.