Episode 1854
Guild Navigator
Wed, 2022-Jun-01 00:04 UTC
Length - 1:41
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Wednesday, 1 June 2022 is Guild Navigator.
A Guild Navigator (alternately Guildsman or Steersman) is a fictional humanoid in the Dune universe created by Frank Herbert. In this series and its derivative works, starships called heighliners employ a scientific phenomenon known as the Holtzman effect to "fold space" and thereby travel great distances across the universe instantaneously. Humans mutated through the consumption of and exposure to massive amounts of the spice melange, Navigators are able to use a limited form of prescience to safely navigate interstellar space. Control of these Navigators gives the Spacing Guild its monopoly on interstellar travel and banking, making the organization a balance of power against the Padishah Emperor and the assembled noble Houses of the Landsraad.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:04 UTC on Wednesday, 1 June 2022.
For the full current version of the article, see Guild Navigator on Wikipedia.
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