But even the protopian visions of more recent iterations of Star Trek, she notes, do not necessarily grapple with our most immediate crises.

“We don’t have anything that’s dealing with climate change, with democracy, with AI and all the problems and challenges that we have today.”

Uh… has the author even seen DSC and PIC? They both tackle these head-on, even though haphazardly and without the elegance and tact of Trek past, which also handle these subjects, but more deftly.