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" I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences. "

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" It's definitely true that there are a lot of the devices we used on 'Star Trek,' that came out the imagination of the writers, and the creators that are actually in the world today. "

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" We have an amazing advantage right now in that we have developed technology that is so sexy, so engaging for kids. "

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" Yeah. I do. I think that we have to continue to expand the areas in which we want our kids to be literate. And social media's going to be a part of their lives. And why not? Why not give them a sense of what the rules of the road are? "

" Because storytelling, and visual storytelling, was put in the hands of everybody, and we have all now become storytellers. "

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" I fly my geek flag proudly. Absolutely. "

" I have always been a fan of 'Star Trek.' I love Gene Roddenberry's vision of the future. "

" And it's here and it's ready and we can really revolutionize the way we educate our children with tablet computers, and I'm committed to doing whatever I can to speaking to whomever I can to send this signal - to pound this message home. Now is the time. "

" If we marry educational technology with quality, enriching content, that's a circle of win. "

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