Meta Treks: A Star Trek Philosophy Podcast

Media Ecology with Dennis Castello.  In the 24th century, is the holodeck the primary mode of media creation and consumption? And if so, what effect does the holographic medium have on Federation society as a whole? In this episode, Meta Treks editor and producer Dennis Castello joins hosts Zachary Fruhling and Mike Morrison behind the microphone to discuss the sociological sub-discipline of media ecology.  Media ecology holds that the different types of media a society consumes influence the behavior of society as a whole. This core idea of media ecology is summed up with the phrase, "The medium is the message." Dennis Castello provides an overview of media ecology and its core concepts, followed by a discussion about the role media ecology can play in analyzing different types of media within the Star Trek universe.  Chapters Welcome to Episode 17 (00:01:08) Introducing Dennis Castello (00:01:44) Media Ecology - The Medium is the Message (00:05:00) Changing Media Over Time (00:06:54) Type of Media - Slow