"Those Old Scientists" is the 17th episode of Strange New Worlds, the seventh episode of SNW season 2, aired on Paramount+ on 22 July 2023 in a special surprise early screening ahead of the planned release on 27 July.
Description[]
- An accident while investigating a time portal sends Ensigns Beckett Mariner and Bradward Boimler through time from the 24th century, and Captain Pike and his crew must get them back where they belong before they can alter the timeline.
References[]
Characters[]
- Brad Boimler • Harr Caras • Christine Chapel • Una Chin-Riley • Beckett Mariner • Joseph M'Benga • La'an Noonien-Singh • Erica Ortegas • Pelia • Christopher Pike • Jack Ransom • Samanthan Rutherford • Spock • D'Vana Tendi • Nyota Uhura • Volis • USS Cerritos personnel (unnamed USS Cerritos personnel) • USS Enterprise personnel (unnamed USS Enterprise personnel (2240s and 2250s))
- Referenced only
- Jonathan Archer • Andy Billups • Carol Freeman • I-Chaya • Travis Mayweather • Q • William T. Riker • Hoshi Sato • Astrea Tendi • Trelane • Worf • Enterprise (NX-01) personnel
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Cerritos (California-class) • USS Enterprise (Constitution-class heavy cruiser) • D'var (Orion science vessel)
- Referenced only
- Enterprise NX-01 (NX class cruiser)
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Bajoran • Cardassian • Nausicaan • Klingon
States and organizations[]
Locations[]
- Krulmuth-B (the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrant)
- Referenced only
- San Francisco • Setlik II (Setlik system) • Starbase Earhart • Starfleet Academy • Starship History Museum • Vulcan
Science and classification[]
- astronomy • biology • cartography • communications • matter • matter synthesis • measurement • technology • time travel
Astronomy[]
Biology[]
Anatomy and medicine[]
Lifeforms[]
Communications[]
Materials and substances[]
- atmosphere • drink • food • gas • metal
Food and drink[]
- Orion hurricane • delaq
Cartography and measurement[]
Technology and weapons[]
- combadge • sensors • starship • Krulmuth-B portal • S/COMS operating system • TS 120 tricorder • TS 122 tricorder
Occupations and titles[]
- captain • command division • commander • commanding officer • communications officer • crew • doctor • engineer • ensign • Federation Starfleet ranks • Federation Starfleet ranks (2240s-2260s) • Federation Starfleet ranks (2380s) • first officer • lieutenant • lieutenant commander • medic • Mistress of the Winter Constellations • physician • officer • rank • science officer • sciences division • security • security chief • scientist
Other references[]
- "Ad Astra Per Aspera" • boot • clothing • dom-jot • emotion • government • hair • pin-up • poster • races and cultures • science • Starfleet uniform • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • Starfleet uniform (2380s) • state • time travel • title • uniform • honor
Appendices[]
Related media[]
Connections[]
| Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (SNW) | 
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| episodes | season 1 | "Strange New Worlds" • "Children of the Comet" • "Ghosts of Illyria" • "Memento Mori" • "Spock Amok" • "Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach" • "The Serene Squall" • "The Elysian Kingdom" • "All Those Who Wander" • "A Quality of Mercy" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| season 2 | "The Broken Circle" • "Ad Astra Per Aspera" • "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" • "Among the Lotus Eaters" • "Charades" • "Lost in Translation" • "Those Old Scientists" • "Subspace Rhapsody" • "Under the Cloak of War" • "Hegemony" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comics | The Illyrian Enigma ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4") • The Scorpius Run ("Issue 1" • "Issue 2" • "Issue 3" • "Issue 4" • "Issue 5") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| prose (novels and stories) |
The High Country • Asylum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
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| Previous episode: Lost in Translation |
SNW episode produced | Next episode: Under the Cloak of War |
| Previous episode: Lost in Translation |
SNW episode aired | Next episode: Under the Cloak of War |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Lost in Translation |
The Early Voyages of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) |
Next Adventure: Under the Cloak of War |
External links[]
- "Those Old Scientists" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.