Exploring the Battle of the Sexes in the Original Star Trek Episode “Spock’s Brain”

Second in a Series Exploring the Classic Science Fiction Show Through a Faith-Based Lens

It’s often said that women have a civilizing effect on men. Without that female influence in their lives, men can become a brutish, undisciplined lot, so the common wisdom suggests. In regard to this, “Spock’s Brain,” the first episode of Star Trek: The Original Series’ (TOS) third season explores a thought-provoking question: What if there was a planet…