Blue Dot
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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 31
- Years Active
- 2025
Best of Blue Dot: The story of eggs and life on Earth: a conversation with Jules Howard
Blue Dot: Clay and humanity—in conversation with author Jennifer Lucy Allan
Best of Blue Dot: The fascinating lives (really!) of chickens with author Sy Montgomery
Blue Dot: Ocean science at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Blue Dot: New Sáttítla Highlands National Monument overview with Sam Davidson and Brandy McDaniels
Blue Dot: The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
Blue Dot: Looking for life in alien oceans with Dr. Kevin Hand
Blue Dot: Microplastics in the marine environment
Blue Dot: Mussels and a scientific detective story at Bodega Marine Lab and ocean acidification mapping
Blue Dot: The social cost of carbon and storing carbon in building materials
Host Dave Schlom visits with two UC Davis professors to discuss one of the most important yet problematic elements on the Periodic Table: Carbon.
Blue Dot: Welcome to the Pyrocene— an in-depth look at the role of fire on our planet and in our communities
In the wake of the massive Southern California wildfires, Blue Dot turns its scientific lens on the role fire has played on our planet and how that is changing along with the climate.