Blue Dot

Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
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Blue Dot Podcast

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.

  1. 13 SEPT

    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.

    52 min

  2. 6 SEPT

    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.

    52 min

  3. 30 AUG

    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.

    52 min

  4. 23 AUG

    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.

    52 min

  5. 9 AUG

    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.

    52 min

  6. 2 AUG

    Blue Dot: State of the oceans report with NASA oceanographer and climate scientist Josh Willis

    Host Dave Schlom visits with his good friend, Josh Willis. Josh is an oceanographer and climate scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. \

    52 min

  7. 26 JUL

    Best of Blue Dot: The amazing undersea world of sharks with Dave Ebert, aka "The Lost Shark Guy"

    Host Dave Schlom visits with Dr. David Ebert, one of the world's foremost experts on sharks. Dave is the Director of the Pacific Shark Research Center at San Jose State University's Moss Landing Marine Laboratories.

    52 min

  8. 19 JUL

    Blue Dot: Meet the Beetles! A conversation with Caltech entomologist Joseph Parker

    Host Dave Schlom visits with Dr. Joseph Parker, entomologist and beetle expert and head of the Parker Lab at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

    52 min
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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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  • Creator
    Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2024
  • Episodes
    224
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Blue Dot

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