Confirmation Bias

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"Confirmation Bias" is the second PIC short story. It was written by Michael Dismuke, illustrated by Pete Wallbank, and published in Star Trek: Explorer, Issue 11 in April 2024.

Description[]

A difficult encounter between Captain Shaw and Seven of Nine aboard the USS Titan-A.

References[]

Races and cultures[]

Borg • Human • Uangi'i • xB

States and organizations[]

Borg Collective • Federation • Fenris Rangers • Starfleet • Judge Advocate General • Starfleet Academy • Starfleet Command • Starfleet Security

Science and classification[]

antenna array • assimilation • Borg alcove • brig • computer • computer core • cortical node • distress call • engine • force field • genetic modification • hail • holopic • life support • ocular implant • PADD • replicator • satellite dish • scanner • sensor • technology • warp core • weapon

Occupations and titles[]

admiral • captain • chief of security • commander • commanding officer • criminal • engineer • ensign • first officer • lieutenant • nanite • officer • pirate • science officer • security officer • XO

Other references[]

alpha shift • bridge • civilization • Concerto For Violin and Strings In F Minor • crew • death • diplomacy • duty shift • egg • emotion • evolution • first contact • history • hour • law • memory • mole • music • observation lounge • penal colony • planet • second • species • Starfleet uniform (2400s) • starship • subspace • uniform • universe • violin • water • wine • year

Appendices[]

Background[]

Shaw stated that he and Seven were discussing the crew's 35th mission aboard the Titan-A.

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Connections[]

Short stories published in magazines
TV21 Weekly	TOS stories	"Gateway to the Future"
Stardate Magazine	TOS stories	"Force of Law" • "The Killax Vendetta" • "Planetfall" • "Coronation Presumptuous" • "Boarding Party" • "Roleplaying in the Final Frontier"
Amazing Stories	TNG stories	"Last Words" • "On the Scent of Trouble" • "Life Itself is Reason Enough" • "Bedside Matters"
Amazing Stories	VOY stories	"When Push Comes to Shove" • "A Night at Sandrine's" • "The Space Vortex of Doom"
Star Trek Magazine	STO stories	"Unexpected Honor" • "Shakedown" • "The Gale, Part 1" • "The Gale, Part 2" • "Mirror Image, Part 1" • "Mirror Image, Part 2" • "Chief, Part 1" • "Chief, Part 2" • "Of Chaos and Kal-toh, Part 1" • "Of Chaos and Kal-toh, Part 2" • "Dove" • "Backchannel Negotiations" • "There's No Place Like..." • "Locks Without Keys, Part 1" • "Locks Without Keys, Part 2" • "Hope Remains" • "After the Storm" • "Recruitment Drive" • "Time of the Scotsman" • "An Honorable Frontier"
Star Trek: Explorer	stories	"All That Most Maddens and Torments" • "Q and False" • "A Night In" • "The Offer" • "Seven v Seven" • "Quality of Life" • "Retribution" • "Broken Oaths" • "The Way to Exile" • "Kill Captain Proton!" • "Cumulative Damage" • "Explorers of the Storm" • "Prey" • "Growing Pains" • "Pulaski 2.0" • "The Disavowed" • "By Special Request" • "Paghabi" • "The Expert" • "The Guardian" • "The Mission" • "Things Can Only Get Better" • "Frontier Medicine" • "Control" • "The Victim" • "Scramble" • "You Can't Buy Fate" • "Summer Days Can Last Forever" • "The Kellidian Kidnapping" • "Lost and Founder" • "A Year to the Day I Saw Myself Die" • "See and Seen" • "Work Worth Doing" • "The Trouble with Jones" • "Sundering" • "Academy Acquisition" • "Jack of Diamonds" • "A Dish Served Cold" • "Forewarned and Three-Armed" • "Working Miracles" • "Confirmation Bias" • "Dignified Transfer" • "Attempted Break-in" • "Cat and Mouse"

Timeline[]

published order
Previous story: Working Miracles	Short stories Star Trek: Explorer	Next story: Dignified Transfer
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