Kev & Rob would happily give several kilograms of heronium to get to see "Those Old Scientists" again for the first time. They talk through this crossover episode that had no business being as good as it was, before seeking out other examples of alien artifacts whose activation (or difficulty in activating) is a key point in an episode, including "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" (DIS) and "The Paradise Syndrome" (TOS).TOS 2×07 Those Old ScientistsDS9 5×06 Trials and Tribble-ationsSpace bugSpace koalaTNG 4×05 Remember Me
DIS 1×07 Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go MadTime crystalHarcourt Fenton MuddDIS 1×05 Choose Your PainAsh TylerDIS 2×12 Through the Valley of Shadows
TOS 3×03 The Paradise SyndromeSubspace Radio #37: Memory LossKirokOrbs of the ProphetsPreservers’ obeliskTNG 6×20 The Chase
(00:00) - Episode 37: Activating alien artifacts (SNW 2×07 Those Old Scientists) (01:00) - SNW 2×07 Those Old Scientists (17:18) - DIS 1×07 Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (24:25) - TOS 3×03 The Paradise Syndrome
Music: Distänt Mind, Brigitte Handley