As you may well know, I love Star Trek. I have been a massive Trekkie for most of my life. In Star Trek, we can read a future for humanity in which we have all united to explore the universe. It is one of the fictions I go to whenever I need strength and courage: through characters like Spock and Picard I gain my own resilience, fortitude and curiosity. With this in mind, would someone please explain what the zark this is.