Science Stories

On March 26, 2020, the first ever shipment of App-enabled Tribbles beamed into Science Division headquarters. I reflect on our first year as a fully-operational business during COVID-19. It wasn't the year we had planned, but the new friends we made and adventures we had along the way made the journey worth it.

"Because of her, I can visualize my future.  And in that future, I am standing solid and comfortable in my own power, belonging right where I am." - Tamia Harper

In honor of Women's History Month, I've asked a very special friend, Tamia Harper of the SyFy Sistas, to share with us some thoughts drawn from her life experiences. 

This blog post features a few of my favorite Star Trek: Original Series aliens and creatures from my childhood by evaluating them based on their potential to inspire imaginative playtime. I combine colorful analysis with my own photos and content to demonstrate which aliens are the most fun to reenact.

Since today is Jay's birthday, I figured it was only appropriate to write this month's blog post about his assimilation into the Star Trek fandom. If you follow us on social media then you know that I was born and raised a Trekkie. My husband, Jay, was not. He was, however, a fan of Science Fiction, so I knew there was hope. 

What a year 2020 has been! While the year was certainly not what we expected, it was full of amazing experiences for the two of us and our small business that I wouldn't trade for the world. 

Our journey has taken a course so different from the one we originally plotted for ourselves. We are living in a time when planning, while necessary, doesn't always--or even usually--work. Things are changing now in ways we never would have imagined, and innovation is emerging from that uncertainty.

We've been celebrating Halloween all this month by dressing the Science Division Tribbles up in a different costume every day and posting it to our social media. Here's a little behind the scenes look at the creation of some of those images!

Why Tribbles? Because Star Trek. I investigate my own origin story, and the role that Star Trek played in shaping the person that I became.