Dave Schlom, Matt Fidler|534 - Blue Dot: How animals influence human thought: A conversation with author Michael Bond
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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Published31 Jul 2026
Duration51:56
Episodes
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Blue Dot: How animals influence human thought: A conversation with author Michael Bond
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31 Jul 2026
533-
Blue Dot: An innovative solution to removing and storing carbon: biochar and bio-oil with Charm Industrial
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24 Jul 2026
532-
Blue Dot: Hot Creek in peril: a proposed gold mine threatens one of California's natural wonders
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17 Jul 2026
531-
Blue Dot: The "earthquake gate" in Southern California between the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults
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10 Jul 2026
530-
Blue Dot: California 1776: what was it like? With pyrogeographer Don Hankins
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03 Jul 2026
529-
Best of Blue Dot: The art and science of fly fishing with Hall of Famer Mike Mercer
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26 Jun 2026
528-
Best of Blue Dot: Sky ghosts of the cosmos: Comets
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19 Jun 2026
527-
Blue Dot: Animal intelligence with Lori Marino
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12 Jun 2026
526-
Best of Blue Dot: Wildlife photography with Yellowstone's Tom Murphy
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05 Jun 2026
525-
Blue Dot: All that glitters: a conversation with Dominic Frisby author of The Secret History of Gold
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29 May 2026
524-
Blue Dot: Understanding the basic science of spaceflight with Trisha Muro
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22 May 2026
523-
Best of Blue Dot: Exploring the Salish Sea and coast with the SeaDoc Society
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15 May 2026
522-
Blue Dot: Studying penguins for a season in Antarctica with Louise K. Blight
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08 May 2026
521-
Blue Dot: Rivers from space and on the ground: the US/French SWOT mission and restoration of Battle Creek
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01 May 2026
520-
Blue Dot: Bird conservation success stories with Scott Weidensaul
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24 Apr 2026
519-
Blue Dot: California's wild and scenic Eel River and California Fly Fisher magazine
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17 Apr 2026
518-
Blue Dot: The science behind NASA's historic return to the Moon with Artemis 2
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10 Apr 2026
517-
Best of Blue Dot: On the frontiers of philosophy and physics: a conversation with Caltech's Chip Sebens
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03 Apr 2026
516-
Best of Blue Dot: Reimagining Ag: the California State University Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture
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27 Mar 2026
515-
Best of Blue Dot: California's imperiled Delta region