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Blue Dot

Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler

Blue Dot, named after Carl Sagan's famous speech about our place in the universe, features interviews with guests from all over the regional, national and worldwide scientific communities. Host Dave Schlom leads discussions about the issues science is helping us address with experts who shed light on climate change, space exploration, astronomy, technology and much more. Dave asks us to remember: from deep space, we all live on a pale, blue dot.

  • 51 minutes 38 seconds
    Best of Blue Dot: Musings on the Moon with author Christopher Cokinos
    Host Dave Schlom finds a kindred spirit with Christopher Cokinos, author of the new book, Still as Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon from Antiquity to Tomorrow.
    11 November 2024, 6:20 am
  • 51 minutes 38 seconds
    Blue Dot: What your tummy has to say: a conversation with Elsa Richardson
    Host Dave Schlom visits with Elsa Richardson, an academic at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Her new book, Rumbles: A Curious History of The Gut is a fascinating journey through the story of our ongoing quest to understand the process of digestion.
    25 October 2024, 5:52 pm
  • 51 minutes 38 seconds
    Blue Dot: Mars science in 2024: Perseverance and Curiosity rovers and Mars Odyssey orbiter
    We get an update on NASA's explorations of Mars in 2024 as Host Dave Schlom visits with two scientists and an engineer from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. We checked in on the Perseverance Rover, which has been exploring Jezero Crater since February 2021, with Deputy Project Scientist Katie Stack Morgan.
    18 October 2024, 6:03 pm
  • 51 minutes 37 seconds
    Blue Dot: The real science of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
    Host Dave Schlom is joined by Michael Poland, Scientist in Charge of the United States Geological Survey's Yellowstone Volcano Observatory.
    11 October 2024, 5:44 pm
  • 51 minutes 37 seconds
    Blue Dot: On the road: A visit to the Park Fire burn scar
    Host Dave Schlom is joined by Producer Matt Fidler as they travel up California Highway 36E to visit the communities of Mineral and Mill Creek.
    4 October 2024, 6:41 pm
  • 51 minutes 37 seconds
    Best of Blue Dot: The Rescue Effect: a conversation with author and environmental scientist Michael Mehta Webster
    Host Dave Schlom visits with NYU Environmental Studies Professor Michael Mehta Webster to discuss his book, The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on Earth. Webster is an environmental scientist with a fascinating take on how nature has built in mechanisms that serve to preserve species and ecosystems in times of stress or disruptions.
    27 September 2024, 6:03 pm
  • 51 minutes 37 seconds
    Blue Dot: The Klamath River flowing freely again and the science driving it
    Blue Dot takes an in-depth look at the science behind the Klamath dam removal project, one of the largest of its kind ever attempted.
    13 September 2024, 9:29 pm
  • 51 minutes 37 seconds
    Best of Blue Dot: The process of subduction with geophysicist Magali Billen, UC Davis
    Host Dave Schlom visits with UC Davis Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences geophysics professor Magali Billen to talk about one of Earth's most dynamic and complex processes, subduction.
    6 September 2024, 6:49 pm
  • 51 minutes 38 seconds
    Blue Dot: The most fascinating creature on the planet? Hummingbirds with Dr. Christopher Clark
    Host Dave Schlom is joined by UC Riverside biologist and hummingbird expert Christopher Clark for a fascinating and in-depth look at the lives of the smallest of birds.
    30 August 2024, 4:59 pm
  • 51 minutes 38 seconds
    Blue Dot: Fire and ice: a look at the Cascade volcanoes
    Host Dave Schlom is joined by scientists from the United States Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington, for an overview of the iconic cones sheathed in snow and ice and the geologic hazards they represent.
    23 August 2024, 8:31 pm
  • 51 minutes 36 seconds
    Blue Dot: Lessons to learn about fire on the landscape: a conversation with pyrogeographer Zeke Lunder
    In a conversation recorded while the Park Fire was raging in the foothills and mountains of Northern California, Host Dave Schlom visits Zeke Lunder.
    9 August 2024, 8:55 pm
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