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		jetru on Dec 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Best Talks of 2020? OMG I just realized Stamets in Star Trek is named after a real scientist

andersson42 on Dec 25, 2020 | [–]

Not only that, but he revealed while on the Joe Rogan, he also was the brain behind some of the core ideas of the show.

wunderlust on Dec 26, 2020 | [–]

Additionally the serial killer (character) in "Hannibal" who integrates fungi in his murders is named Stamets.

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