20 episodes
Blue Dot Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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- Science
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.
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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.
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Best of Blue Dot: Here Begins The Dark Sea: a conversation with author Meredith F. Small on the Fra Mauro map
Host Dave Schlom visits with best-selling author and award-winning anthropologist Meredith F. Small to talk about her new book, Here Begins The Dark Sea: Venice, a Medieval Monk and the Creation of the Most Accurate Map of The World.
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Blue Dot: The amazing undersea world of sharks with Dave Ebert, aka "The Lost Shark Guy"
Host Dave Schlom visits with one of the world's foremost experts on sharks, Dr. David Ebert.
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Blue Dot: Nature's soaring scavengers: the Vulture Family
Host Dave Schlom investigates the world of vultures and condors with the Director of the UC Davis California Raptor Center, Michelle Hawkins.
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Best of Blue Dot: The story of America's first women astronauts with Loren Grush
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Bloomberg News science reporter Loren Grush to talk about her new book, The Six: The Untold Story of America's First Women Astronauts.
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Blue Dot: State of the Drake Equation in 2024: The search for extraterrestrial intelligence (Part Two)
In the conclusion of Blue Dot's two part look at the state of the Drake Equation in 2024, Host Dave Schlom is once again joined by special co host Bill Diamond, President and CEO of the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California.