Summary: On September 4th, at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific time, Star Trek will once again make its way into our lives through a 2 hour special called "<a href="http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/building-star-trek/0/3436402" target="_blank">Building Star Trek</a>." Executive Producer Elliott Halpern geeks out with us over sci-fi technologies that have been and are being created for real world application, such as a universal translator, tractor beam, and even a tricorder! <a href="http://www.ernlive.com/show/popular-science-radio/57/episodes/enduring-energy-of-the-trekkie-full-show-327" target="_blank">Listen to Full Episode #327</a> <a href="http://ern-wp-content.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/PS_082716_IHEART_02.mp3" target="_blank">Download Segment 2</a>
