Paul Stamets (mycologist)
Paul Stamets  is a  after whom the  character Paul Stamets is named, along with his . 

Furthermore, the concept of spore drive was based on his work. Early on in the process of creating the series, Bryan Fuller showed his writer's room a TED Talk by Stamets, after which phone discussions followed. ()

He was a guest on . On the episode, he talked about tuning in to Star Trek at age 12, and about how some s indeed help bend time and space. He claimed to be impressed with Anthony Rapp's performance, whom he rated as more handsome than himself.

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After Trek guests