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Blue Dot: The story of eggs and life on Earth: a conversation with Jules Howard

By Dave Schlom,
Matt Fidler
Published September 20, 2024 at 9:44 AM PDT
Jules Howard and Infinite Life: The Revolutionary Story of Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth
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Jules Howard and Infinite Life: The Revolutionary Story of Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth

Host Dave Schlom visits with UK-based author Jules Howard to discuss his latest book, Infinite Life: The Revolutionary Story of Eggs, Evolution, and Life on Earth.

Eggs are one of nature's most remarkable innovations and the basis for animal reproduction on our planet.

From the most primordial structures that can be identified as eggs in the fossil record to modern placental mammals like us, it's a fascinating discussion, and you can even find the answer to the classic chicken and egg question!

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Dave Schlom
Dave Schlom is the longtime host and creator of Blue Dot. From surfing to Voyager in interstellar space, rock guitar to orcas in our imperiled oceans, the topics on Blue Dot are as varied as the host’s interests and connections -- which are pretty limitless! An internationally respected space history journalist, Dave is also deeply fascinated by all aspects of the grand workings of nature’s awesome machinery on scales ranging from galactic to subatomic. And topics take in all aspects of the arts and sciences.
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Matt Fidler
Matt Fidler is a producer and sound designer with over 15 years’ experience producing nationally distributed public radio programs. He has worked for shows such as Freakonomics Radio, Selected Shorts, Studio 360, The New Yorker Radio Hour and The Takeaway. In 2017, Matt launched the language podcast Very Bad Words, hitting the #28 spot in the iTunes podcast charts.
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