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Ologies with Alie Ward

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Alie Ward

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.

#428

Castorology (BEAVERS) with Rob Rich

Orange teeth! Vanilla butts! Architecture with twigs! Olde-timey joke books? Field naturalist, conservationist, wildlife tracker and “beaver believer” Rob Rich works with the National Wildlife Federation’s coordination of the Montana Beaver Working Group and answers all of our Castorological questions about: baby beavers, tooth tools, lodges, dams, the sound of water, the slap of a tail, who eats beaver and why, beavers in peril, in folklore, in smut books, in your neighborhood and in your dreams forever. Also: yes we discuss slang. Follow Rob Rich on [LinkedIn] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-rich-50837329) A donation went to [Tracker Certification North America] (https://trackercertification.com/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/castorology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/hydrochoerology) , [Bisonology (BUFFALO)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bisonology) , [Road Ecology (ROAD KILL)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/roadecology) , [Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sciuridology) , [Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oreamnology) , [Lutrinology (OTTERS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/lutrinology) , [Procyonology (RACCOONS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/procyonology) , [Opossumology (O/POSSUMS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/opossumology) , [Mammalogy (MAMMALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mammalogy) , [Scatology (POOP)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/scatology) , [Gynecology (NETHER HEALTH)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gynecology) , [Sexology (SEX)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sexology) , [Dasyurology (TASMANIAN DEVILS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dasyurology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [Bluesky] (https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social) Follow Alie Ward on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and [Jake Chaffee] (https://www.jecmusic.com/) Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

18 Dec 2024

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:06

18 Dec 2024

#427

Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 2 with Michael Yassa

Remembering names! Preventing dementia! Photographic memories! Weed! Goldfish! It’s the thrilling conclusion of Mnemonology with Dr. Michael Yassa, the Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. We talk long vs. short term memories, how smells can pack a wallop of emotions, prosopagnosia (“facial blindness”), the fog of new parenthood, Alzheimer's and other causes of dementia, and tips to keep your brain in tip-top shape. Let’s make some mems. Listen to Part 1 [here] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology) Follow Dr. Yassa on [Google Scholar] (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7hRRlusAAAAJ&hl=en) and [X] (https://x.com/mike_yassa) Visit the Yassa Translational Neuroscience Laboratory at UCI [website] (https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/myassa/) A donation went to [UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory’s graduate student and postdoctoral Junior Scholar Fund] (https://cnlm.uci.edu/gifts/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd) , [Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology) , [Eudemonology (HAPPINESS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology) , [Traumatology (PTSD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/traumatology) , [Sports & Performance Psychology (ANXIETY & CONFIDENCE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sports-performance-psychology) , [Phonology (LINGUISTICS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/phonology) , [Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuropathology) , [Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/quantumontology) , [Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology) , [Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology) , [Dolorology (PAIN)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dolorology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [Bluesky] (https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social) Follow Alie Ward on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and [Jake Chaffee] (https://www.jecmusic.com/) Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

11 Dec 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:34

11 Dec 2024

#426

Mnemonology (MEMORY) Part 1 with Michael Yassa

How are memories made? Where are they stored? Where do they go? What was I just talking about? Neurobiologist, professor, researcher, and Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Dr. Michael Yassa, joins us for a two-parter deep diving into our memories. Get to know the cells that run your life while he also busts flim-flam, and talks about movie myths, aging and memory loss, childbirth amnesia, what happens when you cram for a test, hormones and memory, that thing where you can’t remember a word, how to let go of the past, and more. Next week, we’ll follow up with your Patreon questions about Alzheihmer’s, remembering people’s names, neurodivergence, dementia, collective misremembering, and so much more. Commit it to memory. Follow Dr. Yassa on [Google Scholar] (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7hRRlusAAAAJ&hl=en) and [X] (https://x.com/mike_yassa) Visit the Yassa Translational Neuroscience Laboratory at UCI [website] (https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/myassa/) A donation went to [UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory’s graduate student and postdoctoral fund] (https://cnlm.uci.edu/gifts/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd) , [Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology) , [Eudemonology (HAPPINESS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology) , [Traumatology (PTSD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/traumatology) , [Sports & Performance Psychology (ANXIETY & CONFIDENCE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sports-performance-psychology) , [Phonology (LINGUISTICS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/phonology) , [Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuropathology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [Bluesky] (https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social) Follow Alie Ward on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and [Jake Chaffee] (https://www.jecmusic.com/) Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

04 Dec 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:08

04 Dec 2024

#425

Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) with Sheila Blumberg

Vaping and vein health! Covid and clots! Easy bruising! Movie blood! Spider veins! Free socks! The heroic vascular surgeon Dr. Sheila Blumberg of NYU Langone Health let me ask her one million questions about how blood gets from point A to B all day. She explains the difference between arteries, veins, capillaries, and vessels and we cover everything from fainting to teenage movie tropes, how to tie a tourniquet, atherosclerosis, aneurysms, stents and why your leg is asleep right now. View Dr. Blumberg’s publications on [ResearchGate] (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sheila-Blumberg) A donation went to [BreakingGround.org] (http://breakingground.org) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diabetology) , [Field Trip: My Butt, Colonoscopy Ride Along] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/colonoscopy) , [Functional Morphology (ANATOMY)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/functional-morphology) , [Hematology (BLOOD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/hematology) , [Surgical Oncology (BREAST CANCER)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgical-oncology) , [Biogerontology (AGING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biogerontology) , [Proptology (THEATER & FILM PROPS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/proptology) , [Vampirology (VAMPIRES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/vampirology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [Bluesky] (https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social) Follow Alie Ward on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and [Jake Chaffee] (https://www.jecmusic.com/) Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

27 Nov 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:10

27 Nov 2024

#424

Field Trip: A Hawaiian Breadfruit Rev‘ULUtion

What even IS a breadfruit? How do you cook it? Why have Pacific Islanders grown it for so long? Can it solve world hunger? And what does it have to do with an infamous 18th century mutiny on the high seas? Pack your bags and hop aboard for not one but two island excursions to learn all about this rev-'ulu-tionary tropical staple. We start on a breezy Catalina Island dock to hear about the ethnobotany and ecobiology of breadfruit from Dr. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln before making our way to a farm tucked away on Hawaii’s Big Island for a tour from research assistant and PhD candidate Dolly Autufuga. On the itinerary: learning where it grows to planting one in your backyard to what’s that white sticky stuff and how do you make sure it doesn’t drop on your noggin? Let’s go Field Tripping. Learn more about the Rev'ULUtion at [EatBreadfruit.com] (eatbreadfruit.com) Follow Dr. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln at the [Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative] (https://www.instagram.com/hawaiiulucoop/) A donation went to the [Chef Hui Fund] (https://www.chefhui.com/about-chef-hui) , via [EatBreadfruit.com] (http://eatbreadfruit.com) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/breadfruit) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Indigenous Cusinology (NATIVE COOKING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouscuisinology) , [Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnoecology) , [ Indigenous Fashionology (NATIVE CLOTHING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenousfashionology) , [Pomology (APPLES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/pomology) , [ Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouspedology) , [Island Ecology (ISLANDS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/islandecology) , [Foraging Ecology (EATING WILD PLANTS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/foragingecology) , [Coffeeology (YEP, COFFEE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/coffeeology) , [Black American Magriology (FOOD, RACE, & CULTURE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/blackamericanmagirology) , [Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diabetology) , [Dendrology (TREES) Encore] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dendrology2) , [Oceanology (OCEANS) Encore] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oceanology2) , [Volcanology (VOLCANOES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/volcanology) More Field Trips you may enjoy: [Birds of Prey and Raptor Facts] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/birdsofprey) , [I Chased the 2024 Eclipse with Umbraphiles] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eclipse) , [I Take You to the Making of a Mural] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mural) , [I Go France and Learn Weird France Stuff] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/france) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [Bluesky] (https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social) Follow Alie Ward on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies) Produced, researched, co-written, and edited by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) Additional editing by [Jake Chaffee] (https://www.jecmusic.com/) Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

25 Nov 2024

37 MINS

37:00

25 Nov 2024

#423

Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING. YES, BASKET WEAVING) with James C. Bamba

Thorny leaves! Embarrassing imports! Basket gossip! Making cool stuff from invasive vines! Renowned weaver and teacher, James C. Bamba, connected more deeply with his Mariana Island heritage through weaving and shares how you know when plant fiber is ready, the anatomy of a coconut tree, how to look a gift basket in the mouth, the baskets that he cherishes the most, how to design with your mind, what he thinks about when he’s weaving, basket jokes he hates the most, and when learning another culture’s craft is appropriate or appropriation. Follow James on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ginenguahan/) A donation went to [Sagan Kotturan Chamoru] (https://www.facebook.com/skchamoru/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/canistrumology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnoecology) , [Dendrology (TREES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2018/5/7/wdppyiv1wrcs8gchoslvhhuuboanau) , [Indigenous Fashionology (NATIVE CLOTHING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenousfashionology) , [Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE COOKING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouscuisinology) , [Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouspedology) , [Heliology (THE SUN/ECLIPSES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/heliology) , [Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuroendocrinologyencore) , [Ergopathology (BURNOUT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ergopathology) , [Corvid Thanatology (CROW FUNERALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/corvid-thanatology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [Bluesky] (https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social) Follow Alie Ward on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and [Jake Chaffee] (https://www.jecmusic.com/) Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

20 Nov 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:43

20 Nov 2024

#422

Ergopathology (BURNOUT) with Kandi Wiens

Exhaustion! Numbness! Anger! You’re stressed out. I get it. Let’s fix it. I cornered one of the world’s experts on Ergopathology, scholar and author Dr. Kandi Wiens, to ask about the causes of burnout, warning signs, what professions are more at risk, how to recover from burnout and prevent it in the future, which was the focus of her book, “Burnout Immunity.” We also chat about neurodiversity, hockey mascots, childhood trauma, how do you tell your boss you're burned the F out, grit, and guilt. Also, you don't need to wait until you're on a tropical vacation to recharge. In fact, don't. Content warning: we briefly discuss suicide rates in certain professions. Visit Kandi Wiens’ [website] (https://kandiwiens.com/) Buy her book, Burnout Immunity, on [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Burnout-Immunity-Intelligence-Resilience-Relationship/dp/0063323664) or [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/burnout-immunity-how-emotional-intelligence-can-help-you-build-resilience-and-heal-your-relationship-with-work-kandi-wiens/20231808?ean=9780063323667) A donation went to [Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation] (https://drlornabreen.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ergopathology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Eudemonology (HAPPINESS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology) , [Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/personalitypsychology) , [Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd) , [Funology (YES, FUN)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/funology) , [Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/genocidology) , [Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/suicidology) , [Traumatology (PTSD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/traumatology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

13 Nov 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:24

13 Nov 2024

#421

Odonatology (DRAGONFLIES) with Jessica Ware

They’re acrobatic fliers with long bodies and veined wings and their babies breathe through their butts: dragonflies. Let’s get into the difference between a damselfly and dragonfly, how fast they dart around, how big they were in the age of the dinosaurs, sci-fi aviation inspiration, mating choreography, attracting them to your yard (maybe to eat them) and lots more with scholar, American Museum of Natural History curator, and dragonfly expert: Dr. Jessica Ware. Visit Dr. Ware’s [website] (https://www.jessicalwarelab.com/) and follow her on [Google Scholar] (https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=6sVo5dQAAAAJ) , [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/jessicaleeware42) and [X] (https://x.com/jessicalwarelab) Buy Jessica’s children’s book, Bugs (A Day in the Life): What Do Bees, Ants, and Dragonflies Get up to All Day?, on [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Bugs-Day-Life-What-Dragonflies/dp/1684492114) or [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/bugs-a-day-in-the-life-what-do-bees-ants-and-dragonflies-get-up-to-all-day-neon-squid/17313837) A donation went to the [World Dragonfly Association] (https://www.worlddragonfly.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/odonatology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Entomology (INSECTS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/entomology) , [Lepidopterology (BUTTERFLIES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/lepidopterology) , [Cicadology (CICADAS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cicadology) , [Sparklebuttology (FIREFLIES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sparklebuttology) , [Dipterology (FLIES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dipterology) , [Entomophagy Anthropology (EATING BUGS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/entomophagy-anthropology) , [Plumology (FEATHERS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/plumology) , [Melaninology (SKIN/HAIR PIGMENT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/melaninology) , [Ophthalmology (EYES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ophthalmology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

06 Nov 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:10

06 Nov 2024

#420

Field Trip: I Take You to the Making of a Mural

Folks, come with me. We’re hanging out under some train tracks late at night in Philadelphia doing street art. As the promised companion piece to our wonderful Modern Toichographology episode on murals and street art, this Field Trip takes us to where the action happens, chatting with several muralists as they work on their 17-foot paintings lining Front Street. You’ll meet UNAPXLXGETIQ, El Toro, and Iris Barbee Pendergrass a.k.a. These Pink Lips, Donna Grace Kroh, and Mr. Scoot and learn about their favorite inspirations, methods to making their designs huge, how many Sharpies it takes to outline a building-sized painting, sticker vs. marker vs. paint, graphic and text mural designs, freehand, and most of all, how not to get caught doing illegal art. Onward. A donation went to [Mural Arts Philadelphia] (https://www.muralarts.org) Conrad Brenner / Streets Dept [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/streetsdeptwalls/) | [website] (https://streetsdept.com/) Mural Arts Philadelphia [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/muralarts/) | [website] (https://www.muralarts.org/) Donna Grace Kroh [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/postedwithgrace/) Iris Barbee Pendergrass/ These Pink Lips [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/thesepinklips/) | [website] (https://thesepinklips.com/) Emmanuel Wisdom/ Unapxlxgetiq [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/unapxlxgetic/) | [website] (https://www.unadesign.co/) Michele Scott / Mr. Scooot [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/m.scooot/?hl=en) | [website] (https://mscottstudio.com/) Justin Nagatalon / El Toro [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/eltoro215/) | [website] (https://www.eltoro215.com/) Emily White (wasn’t in the ep but was the 4th muralist of the set) [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/p/CuhIW2Ug8WX/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mural) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://alieward.com/smologies) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

30 Oct 2024

33 MINS

33:57

30 Oct 2024

#419

Confectionology (CANDY) with Susan Benjamin

Licorice opinions! War chocolate! Candy corn origins, circus peanut secrets, the sourest sourballs, and your great aunt’s purse. Stay until the very end for the biggest shocked laugh I have ever had on this show. The incredibly charming author, journalist, candy historian, and Confectiologist Susan Benjamin chats about everything from apothecary origin stories, ethnobotany, having horehound on hand, the warheads that could save you, vegan candy controversy, sugar sources from beets to corn, Turkish temptations, Roman flim-flam, marzipan mini-sculptures, sugar plum ballets, what she gives out for Halloween candy. and the best way to enjoy treats if you're trying to stay healthy. An absolute instant classic. Visit Susan Benjamin’s historic candy company [True Treats] (https://truetreatscandy.com/) Buy Susan’s latest book, Fun Foods of America: Outrageous Delights, Celebrated Brands, and Iconic Recipes, on [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Fun-Foods-America-legendary-tastemakers/dp/1493074679/) or [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/fun-foods-of-america-a-history-of-iconic-delights-famous-brands-and-legendary-tastemakers-susan-benjamin/18833298?ean=9781493074679) A donation went to [Animal Welfare Society of Jefferson County] (https://awsjc.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/confectionology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Gustology (TASTE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gustology) , [Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology) , [Carobology (NOT-CHOCOLATE TREES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/carobology) , [Glycobiology (CARBS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/glycobiology) , [Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diabetology) , [Melittology (BEES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/melittology) , [Native Melittology (INDIGENOUS BEES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenousmelittology) , [Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/columbidology) , [Felinology (CATS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/felinology) , [Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd) , [FIELD TRIP: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/colonoscopy) , [Nephology (CLOUDS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/nephology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

23 Oct 2024

1 HR 46 MINS

1:46:59

23 Oct 2024

#418

Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 2 with Salima Ikram & Kara Cooney

Coffin engravings! Archaeology ethics! Linen wrappings! Repatriation! Sexy hippos! We’re back with more mummies in this Part 2 with the wonderful Drs. Salima Ikram & Kara Cooneywho chat about animal mummies, eating mummified remains, plant resins, the debate over human sacrifice, coffin reuse, Egyptian tourism, the worst temple gift shop in history, and what happens if you’re late to your own funeral. Also: is all religion magic? Let’s get into it. [More Spooktober episodes] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/spooktober2024) Visit Dr. Cooney’s [website] (https://karacooney.squarespace.com/) and follow her on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/karacooney/) , [X] (https://x.com/KaraCooney) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPIkr3fTyY8l4vo95WKHLA) , and [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/karacooneyegyptologist) Get Kara’s latest book, [Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches] (https://aucpress.com/9781649031280/recycling-for-death/) , and browse her other books on [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00HV4KDXM) or [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/contributors/kara-cooney-dd5a5cc2-5405-48c6-83a3-27f1cc0908d0) Subscribe to Kara’s Substack [Ancient/Now] (https://ancientnow.substack.com/) Visit Dr. Ikram’s [website] (https://www.salimaikram.com/) and follow her on [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/SlIkram/) Get Salima’s latest book, [Let a Cow-Skin Be Brought: Armour, Chariots and Other Leather Remains in Tutankhamun’s Tomb] (https://www.sidestone.com/books/let-a-cow-skin-be-brought) , and browse her other books on [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Salima-Ikram/author/B001IU4MP0) or [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/contributors/salima-ikram) Donations went to the [Yellowhammer Fund] (https://www.yellowhammerfund.org/) and [Doctors Without Borders] (https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/momiology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/egyptology) , [Attention-Deficit Neuropyschology (ADHD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd) , [Vampirology (VAMPIRES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/vampirology) , [Forest Entomology (CREEPY CRAWLIES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/forestentomology) , [Demonology (EVIL SPIRITS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/demonology) , [Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnoecology) , [Witchology (WITCHCRAFT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/witchology) , [Etymology (WORD ORIGINS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/etymologyencore) , [Suicidology (SUICIDE AWARENESS & PREVENTION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/suicidology) , [Biogerentology (AGING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biogerontology) , [Taphology (GRAVESITES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/taphology) , [Desairology (MORTUARY MAKE-UP)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/desairology) , [Thanatology (DEATH & DYING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thanatology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

17 Oct 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:19

17 Oct 2024

#417

Momiology (MUMMIFICATION) Part 1 with Kara Cooney & Salima Ikram

Linen wrapping. Expensive resins. Sarcophagi. Preserving for eternity – or until someone raids their tomb. It’s a brand-new Spooktober episode with not one but two guests: Dr. Salima Ikram is a professor of Egyptology and expert on mummification of both people and animals, and is joined by veteran guest from the Egyptology episode, professor and author Dr. Kara Cooney. The two chat about mummification techniques, how food studies lead into the pyramids, controversy over the word “mummy,” whiffing the dead, socioeconomic factors in mummification, animal mummies, lingering mysteries, field work, a house mouse, and more. Next week in Part 2 we’ll dive into more ethics of collections, human sacrifice, the people who ate mummified remains, paint colors, coffin engravings and the meaning of “magic.” Visit Dr. Cooney’s [website] (https://karacooney.squarespace.com/) and follow her on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/karacooney/) , [X] (https://x.com/KaraCooney) , [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPIkr3fTyY8l4vo95WKHLA) , and [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/karacooneyegyptologist) Get Kara’s latest book, [Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal Caches] (https://aucpress.com/9781649031280/recycling-for-death/) , and browse her other books on [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00HV4KDXM) or [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/contributors/kara-cooney-dd5a5cc2-5405-48c6-83a3-27f1cc0908d0) Subscribe to Kara’s Substack [Ancient/Now] (https://ancientnow.substack.com/) Visit Dr. Ikram’s [website] (https://www.salimaikram.com/) and follow her on [Facebook] (https://www.facebook.com/SlIkram/) Get Salima’s latest book, [Let a Cow-Skin Be Brought: Armour, Chariots and Other Leather Remains in Tutankhamun’s Tomb] (https://www.sidestone.com/books/let-a-cow-skin-be-brought) , and browse her other books on [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/stores/Salima-Ikram/author/B001IU4MP0) or [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/contributors/salima-ikram) Donations went to the [Yellowhammer Fund] (https://www.yellowhammerfund.org/) and [Doctors Without Borders] (https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/momiology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/egyptology) , [Taphology (GRAVESITES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/taphology) , [Desairology (MORTUARY MAKE-UP)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/desairology) , [Thanatology (DEATH & DYING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thanatology) , [Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS … AND LIMB REGROWTH?)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ambystomology) , [Melaninology (SKIN/HAIR PIGMENT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/melaninology) , [Spooktober episodes of the past] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/spooktober2024) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

09 Oct 2024

52 MINS

52:23

09 Oct 2024

#416

Urban Rodentology (SEWER RATS) Encore with Bobby Corrigan

Let’s kick off Spooktober with… RATS: They love pizza. They invade taquerias at midnight. They scurry. They cuddle. They outsmart. They inspire movies that inspire musicals. Proving that not just woodsy megafauna can be charismatic, rats have lives we would never suspect. Globally-lauded Urban Rodentologist Dr. Robert Corrigan, or Bobby if you like, has been studying these animals in their big-city ecosystem for decades and he is a wonder-filled joy. Learn about rats’ origin story, the difference between a rat and a mouse, where they live, their preferred “food dialects,” and how to (hopefully humanely) keep one out of your house -- or car? Might as well start to love and respect them, because we’re not-too-distantly related and one day… they may be steering the ship. Follow Bobby on [X] (https://x.com/rodentologist) A donation went to [the Yash Gandhi Foundation] (https://www.ygf4icell.org/) [More episode sources and links] (http://alieward.com/ologies/urbanrodentology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sciuridology) , [Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/hydrochoerology) , [Procyonology (RACCOONS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/procyonology) , [Opossumology (O/POSSUMS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/opossumology) , [Columbidology (PIGEONS? YES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/columbidology) , [Mammalogy (MAMMALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mammalogy) , [Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disgustology) , [Discard Anthropology (GARBAGE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/discardanthropology) , [Epidemiology (DISEASES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/epidemiology) , [Maritime Archaeology (SHIPWRECKS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/maritimearchaeology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media, Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (https://www.maitlandaudio.com/) , & Steven Ray Morris Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

02 Oct 2024

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:00

02 Oct 2024

#415

Modern Toichographology (MURALS & STREET ART) with Conrad Benner

Murals! Frescos! Graffiti! Street art! Philadelphia is the birthplace of graffiti and the mural capital of the world so we sit down with city historian, journalist, curator, and Toichographologist Conrad Benner to chat about public vs. private art, cultural movements, commissioned vs. um… un-commissioned murals, how mural topics are chosen, how much it costs to make a mural, where to get that money, vandalism and murals and the fine line between, and how everything you do is art. Let Philly’s history and 5,000 murals inspire you to gaze at what’s in your city and find out who made it, how you can get involved, and why it matters. Also: this episode will have a bonus Field Trip we’ll release in a week or so that will take you to a series of murals in the process of being born. Follow Conrad on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/streetsdept/) , [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@streetsdept?lang=en) and [X] (https://x.com/streetsdept) Visit his guide to Philadelphia’s public art and public space at [StreetsDept.com] (https://streetsdept.com/) Donations went to the [William Way LGBT Community Center] (https://www.waygay.org/) and [SkypeAScientist.com] (http://skypeascientist.com) Purchase a [Frog Facts Advent Calendar] (https://squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/frog-facts-advent-calendar) at [SquidFacts.net ] (http://squidfacts.net) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/moderntoichographology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Political Sociology (VOTER TURNOUT & SUPPRESSION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/politicalsociology) , [Nomology (THE CONSTITUTION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/nomology) , [Domicology (ABANDONED BUILDINGS, RECYCLED HOUSES & GHOST TOWNS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/domicology) , [Wildlife Ecology (FIELDWORK)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/wildlifeecology) , [Very Special Episode: BlackAFinSTEM] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/blackafinstem) , [Mythology (STORYTELLING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mythology) , [Museology (MUSEUMS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/museology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

26 Sep 2024

1 HR 19 MINS

1:19:01

26 Sep 2024

#414

Tardigradology (TINY SEMI-INDESTRUCTIBLE WATER BEAR MOSS PIGLET CREATURES CALLED TARDIGRADES) with P...

Smaller than you can imagine. Potato-shaped. Mysterious. Romantic. And tough enough to survive the vacuum of space or decades of desiccation. Join professor and confirmed Tardigradologist Dr. Paul Bartels to saunter into a microscopic wonderland of bizarrely long naps, foreign genomes, moon landings, glow-in-the-dark moss piglets, cryptobiosis, kitten claws, knife mouths, balloon butts, spiders on Mars, splicing tardigrade DNA into ours, debunking flim-flam and the friends living in your gutters. Follow Dr. Bartels on [ResearchGate] (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paul-Bartels-4) and [Google Scholar] (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PMFIJtQAAAAJ&hl=en) A donation went to the [Xerces Society] (https://www.xerces.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/tardigradology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bryology) , [Planariology (VERY COOL WORMS, I PROMISE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/planariology) , [Benthopelagic Nematology (DEEP SEA WORMS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/benthopelagicnematology) , [Radiology (X-RAY VISION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/radiology) , [Microbiology (GUT BIOME)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/microbiology-gut-biome) , [FIELD TRIP: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/colonoscopy) , [Diplopodology (MILLIPEDES & CENTIPEDES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diplopodology) , [Saurology (LIZARDS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/saurology) , [Astrobiology (ALIENS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/astrobiology) , [UFOlogy (UNEXPLAINED AERIAL PHENOMENA)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ufology) , [Etymology (WORD ORIGINS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/etymology) , [Ursinology (BEARS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ursinology) , [Carnivore Ecology (LIONS, TIGERS, & BEARS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/carnivoreecology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

18 Sep 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:26

18 Sep 2024

#413

Suicidology (SUICIDE PREVENTION & AWARENESS) with DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine

Give yourself a hug and take a deep breath and let’s chat with renowned Suicidologist Dr. DeQuincy Meiffren-Lézine. He is an absolute wonder and helps us understand the risk factors for suicide, prevention strategies, socio-economic factors, gender statistics, LGBTQ+ suicide prevention, what happens if you call a hotline, thoughts on hospitalization, how to support loved ones who have ideation, mourning those lost, learning to take care of yourself and your mental health and how living through the worst means by definition, shit gets better. ** IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING A CRISIS, PLEASE CONNECT WITH THE 988 SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE. CALL OR TEXT 988 OR VISIT [988LIFELINE.ORG] (http://988lifeline.org) FOR MORE INFORMATION. OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, CONSULT WITH [FINDAHELPLINE.COM] (https://findahelpline.com/) ** Follow Dr. Meiffren-Lézine on [ResearchGate] (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dequincy-Lezine-2) , [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/lived.exp/) and [LinkedIn] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlezine) Buy his book, It is My Blood to Scribe: Poetry of a Suicide Attempt Survivor, on [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/it-is-my-blood-to-scribe-poetry-of-a-suicide-attempt-survivor-dequincy-a-lezine/9988637?ean=9781733953207) or [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/My-Blood-Scribe-Suicide-Survivor/dp/1733953205/) [More books by Dr. Meiffren-Lézine available on Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Books-DeQuincy-Lezine/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ADeQuincy+Lezine) A donation went to [Active Minds] (https://www.activeminds.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/suicidology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Dolorology (PAIN)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dolorology) , [Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology) , [Addictionology (ADDICTION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/addictionology) , [Traumatology (PTSD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/traumatology) , [Eudemonology (HAPPINESS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology) , [Awesomeology (GRATITUDE FOR LITTLE THINGS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/awesomeology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

11 Sep 2024

1 HR 59 MINS

1:59:29

11 Sep 2024

#412

Coffeeology (COFFEE) with Peter Giuliano

When did coffee get into our mouths? Who’s right when it comes to the best coffee? What’s the most ethical way to enjoy it? What about the cats that eat the beans? How will climate change affect your morning coffee? Peter Giuliano is the executive director of the Coffee Science Foundation explains folk stories behind coffee, what makes beans taste the way they do, why cold brew and nitro feel like rocket fuel, shade-grown coffee, roasting chemistry, flimflam, atmospheric pressure, dead espresso, and the best way to brew it, in his opinion. Also: why it tastes better outside – for some of us. Follow Peter Giuliano on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/petergeodesic/) and [LinkedIn] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-giuliano-02a33575) A donation went to the [Coffee Science Foundation] (https://coffeescience.foundation/) , an arm of the [Specialty Coffee Association] (https://sca.coffee/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/coffeeology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Gustology (TASTE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gustology) , [Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disgustology) , [Scatology (POOP)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/scatology) , [Dendrology (TREES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2018/5/7/wdppyiv1wrcs8gchoslvhhuuboanau) , [Carobology (NOT-CHOCOLATE TREES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/carobology) , [Critical Ecology (SOCIAL SYSTEMS + ENVIRONMENT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/criticalecology) , [Agnotology (IGNORANCE),] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/agnotology) [Pomology (APPLES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/pomology) , [Lupinology (WOLVES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/lupinology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

03 Sep 2024

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:55

03 Sep 2024

#411

Museology (MUSEUMS) Encore in Memory of Ronnie Cline

A very special encore in memory of our favorite Museologist, Ronnie Cline. In this 2018 episode, we talked about the life and work of a great dude and a good pal who passed away this morning. On the agenda of his legendary episode: Museums! Mummies! Paintings! Hot dogs! Alie sits down with her dear internet friend and museologist Ronnie Cline, who manages 30,000 artifacts over 22 California State Park Museums. Get the hot gossip about behind-the-scenes museum life, vintage ghosts, following your dreams, changing the tone of history and the time Alie ruined a 16th Century Dutch portrait. Also: why Jack London is your new dead celebrity crush. [More episode sources & links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/museology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [FIELD TRIP: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fieldtripnhm) , [Metropolitan Tombology (PARIS CATACOMBS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/catacombs) , [Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/egyptology) , [Anthropodermic Biocodicology (HUMAN LEATHER BOOKS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/anthropodermicbiocodicology) , [Deltiology (POSTCARDS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2018/6/18/36-deltiology-with-donna-braden) , [Hematology (BLOOD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/hematology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Steven Ray Morris, Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) , and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

28 Aug 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:14

28 Aug 2024

#410

Speleology (CAVES) with Gina Moseley

Caves! Caverns! Grottos! Crystals! Let's get down and dirty with Speleology with explorer, researcher, professor, and paleoclimatologist Dr. Gina Moseley. She shares what it’s like to spend a week straight in a cave, safety tips, climate research breakthroughs, and the deepest and darkest caves. Also: stalactites, stalagmites, cave clouds, show caves, who counts as a spelunker, what ancient climate science can tell us about our current sticky situation, cave diving, cave rescues, creepy caves, gated caves, old school versus new school cave mapping, if cavers ever lose their damn minds down there, and why nothing beats the longing for the underground. Grab a friend and wear a helmet. We’re goin’ in. Follow Dr. Gina Moseley on [GoogleScholar] (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7o9ZxJcAAAAJ&hl=en) A donation went to the [British Cave Rescue Council] (https://www.caverescue.org.uk/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/speleology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Chiropterology (BATS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/chiropterology) , [Indigenous Pedology (SOIL SCIENCE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouspedology) , [Geology (ROCKS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/geology) , [Disasterology (DISASTERS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disasterology) , [Metropolitan Tombology (PARIS CATACOMBS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/catacombs) , [Fearology (FEAR)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fearology-pt-1) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

21 Aug 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:00

21 Aug 2024

#409

Misophonology (DISTRACTING SOUND & NOISE RAGE) with Jane Gregory

Forks on teeth. Lip smacking. Metal on metal. (Don’t worry, there are no sonic examples of triggers in this episode!) Why do some of us haaaate certain noises and other folks cannot comprehend how a sound could be so irritating? Let’s meet in the middle with a professional Misophonologist, clinical psychologist, and Oxford University research fellow Dr. Jane Gregory. Dr. Gregory not only has misophonia, but has propelled research and public awareness of the condition. We lob so many questions to learn: what it feels like to have it, how many people experience it, the most common sounds that trigger it, what your brain thinks is happening, why certain people or situations may be worse than others, how to be helpful to people with misophonia, headphones, earplugs, exposure therapies, cognitive behavior therapy, experimenting on oneself, age and misophonia, and where zombies fit into it. Visit Dr. Jane Gregory’s [website] (https://soundslikemisophonia.com/) and follow her on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/soundslikemiso/) and [X] (https://twitter.com/soundslikemiso) Get her book, Sounds Like Misophonia: How to Stop Small Noises from Causing Extreme Reactions on [Bookshop.org] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/sounds-like-misophonia-when-small-noises-cause-big-problems-jane-gregory/19476745?ean=9781399404983) or [Amazon] (https://www.amazon.com/Sounds-Like-Misophonia-Causing-Reactions/dp/1399404989) Read her papers on [ResearchGate] (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jane-Gregory-4) A donation went to [soQuiet] (https://www.soquiet.org/) [2024 #WorldLizardDay Programming with Dr. Earyn McGee] (https://earynmcgee.com/world-lizard-day-2024) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/misophonology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Etymology (WORD ORIGINS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/etymology) , [Disgustology (REPULSION TO GROSS STUFF)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disgustology) , [Neuroparisitology (NATURE ZOMBIES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuroparasitology) , [Food Anthropology (FEASTS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/food-anthropology) , [Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology) , [Screamology (LOUD VOCALIZATIONS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/screamology) , [Dolorology (PAIN)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dolorology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

14 Aug 2024

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:53

14 Aug 2024

#408

Funology (YES, FUN) with Catherine Price

What exactly is “fun?” How will you know when you’re having it? Do introverts have special alone fun? Is it okay to seek fun in bleak times? Catherine Price is an award-winning journalist and author who spent years researching the science of fun for her book “The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again.” She let me lob many questions at her including: adult vs. childhood fun, what’s the difference between happiness and laughter and fun, what does fun do to your actual meat body, how can you have more of it, do substances mean more fun, and how to have fun when the world is crumbling in cinders around you – and why it’s important that you do. It’s a fun one, I promise. Visit Catherine’s [website] (https://catherineprice.com/) and follow her on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/_catherineprice/) and [X] (https://twitter.com/catherine_price) Read her book: [The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-power-of-fun-how-to-feel-alive-again-catherine-price/16503842) Subscribe to her Substack newsletter, [How to Feel Alive with Catherine Price] (https://catherineprice.substack.com/) A donation went to [Breakthrough T1D] (https://www.breakthrought1d.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuroendocrinologyencore) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Eudemonology (HAPPINESS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology) , [Gelotology (LAUGHTER)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gelotology) , [Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd) , [Addictionology (ADDICTION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/addictionology) , [Felinology (CATS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/felinology) , [Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/genocidology) , [Ludology (VIDEO GAMES),] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ludology) [Quasithanatology (NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/quasithanatology) , [Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/psychedeliology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

07 Aug 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:05

07 Aug 2024

#407

Neuroendocrinology (SEX & GENDER) Mega Encore with Daniel Pfau

It’s an updated mega-encore of one of my favorite episodes — with 2024 research — to learn: How many genders are there? How do you know if you’re queer? Is sexual orientation biological, and if so, how? The amazing neuroscientist and endocrinology researcher Dr. Daniel Pfau joins to share their path in academia finding the perfect research, understanding their own genderqueer identity, what animals in nature exhibit queer behavior, how hormones affect our moods, the variation of gender expression, queer lizards, how a strict gender binary is harmful to entire populations, hormone replacement therapy, hormones in sports, gender dysphoria, additional info on the Gender Unicorn and more. They are just charming and kind and wonderful and this episode will help you understand just how many ways there are to be human. I’m off in the woods this week for a wedding, and I can’t think of a better occasion to revisit this one. Follow Dr. Daniel Pfau at [ Twitter.com/endokweer] (http://twitter.com/endokweer) A donation went to [ MarshaP.org] (https://marshap.org/) More links at [alieward.com/ologies/NeuroendocrinologyEncore] (http://alieward.com/ologies/NeuroendocrinologyEncore) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy are up at [Pride Month: Guests to Know and Love] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/pridemonth) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [ Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [ X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [ Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [ X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by [Jarrett Sleeper] (http://jarrettsleeper.com/) of [MindJam Media] (http://www.mindjammedia.com/) , [Steven Ray Morris] (http://www.stevenraymorris.com/) , Mercedes Maitland of [ Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [ Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

31 Jul 2024

2 HR 02 MINS

2:02:39

31 Jul 2024

#406

Ambystomology (AXOLOTLS… AND LIMB REGROWTH?) with Jessica Whited

Feathery gills! Adorable smiles! Cultural icons! Habitat ecology! And superhuman limb regeneration? It’s an entire episode on axolotls. You either love these aquatic salamanders, or you’ve never heard of them. Clap your tiny slimy hands for Ambystomologist Dr. Jessica Whited of Harvard Medical School’s Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology who raises and studies these beautiful creatures — including the biomedical marvels being discovered. Also discussed: their narrow niche, the ecology movement to save them from wild endangerment, pet care ethics, color morphs, green glowing genetically modified ones and so much more. And of course: Minecraft. Follow Jessica on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/jessicalamaewhited/) Visit the [Whited Lab] (https://www.whitedlab.com/) and browse Dr. Whited’s papers on [ResearchGate] (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jessica-Whited) Pre-order her children’s book: [Axolotl (Young Zoologist): A First Field Guide to the Amphibian That Never Grows Up] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/axolotl-young-zoologist-a-first-field-guide-to-the-amphibian-that-never-grows-up-neon-squid/21303860) (October 1, 2024) A donation went to [ADOPTAXOLTL via Instituto de Biologia de la UNAM] (https://www.ib.unam.mx/ib/unidades-investigacion/departamento-de-zoologia/restauracion-ecologica/index.php?crypt=dzhmdXUxMDQ0V3gwVmNVei9jVW9mQ0N2dEZzbU5tT0pYS0Z2cEtGQzc5cz0=) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/stemcellbiology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Stem Cell Biology (CELLS MAKING CELLS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/stemcellbiology) , [Molecular Biology (PROTEINS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularbiology) , [Evolutionary Biology (DARWINISM)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/evolutionary-biology) , [Bufology (TOADS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bufology) , [Dipterology (FLIES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dipterology) , [Diplopodology (MILLIPEDES & CENTIPEDES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diplopodology) , [Planariology (VERY COOL WORMS, I PROMISE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/planariology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

24 Jul 2024

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:05

24 Jul 2024

#405

Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 2 with Charles Grob

Part 2 is here! It’s wall to wall listener questions about magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, set and setting, how mushrooms go stale, decriminalization, strains and potencies, placebos, the “Stoned Ape Theory,” neurodivergence, tripping in an MRI, recent F.D.A. hearings, astrophysics and psychedelics, and how to be a good trip sitter with a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and co-editor of the [Handbook of Medical Hallucinogens] (https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Medical-Hallucinogens-Charles-Grob/dp/1462551890/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZKP4jNgzM4bJGcfa3JjArlp41yxR9vMSLRn4XCKZO5deyueG2jPXQGJa4htACdAdAISXc4eEcNmzCVm3IcqKIPqW_nJ3SG99vgYueNEUz1I.a-T-mty6WroKZe5Wv0NKtEXIvA0GYX8ZO8Wxxj46u9A&dib_tag=se&qid=1721177017&refinements=p_27%3ACharles+S.+Grob&s=books&sr=1-1) , Dr. Charlie Grob. Also: the safest way to take psychedelics, what is reality, avoiding barfing and at the very end, my own first-person ramble about following clinical guidelines for a big trip. In Oregon. A donation was made to [Human Rights Watch] (https://www.hrw.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/psychedeliology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://alieward.com/smologies) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Oneirology (DREAMS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oneirology) , [Mycology (MUSHROOMS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mycologymemorial) , [Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology) , [Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/quantumontology) , [Quasithanatology (NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/quasithanatology) , [Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cosmologyencore) , [Thanatology (DEATH & DYING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thanatologyencore) , [Radiology (X-RAY VISION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/radiology) , [Scotohylology (DARK MATTER)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/scotohylology) , [Futurology (THE FUTURE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/futurology) , [Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/witchology) , [Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnoecology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, stickers, totes! Follow @Ologies on [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [ Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jake Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

17 Jul 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:42

17 Jul 2024

#404

Psychedeliology (HALLUCINOGENS) Part 1 with Charles Grob

Magic mushrooms, LSD, ayahuasca ceremonies, DMT, ketamine: take a trip into the science and research of hallucinogens. Renowned psychiatry professor and psychedelics researcher Dr. Charles Grob of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center sits down to talk about ethnobotanical origins of psychedelics, how much LSD is too much LSD, what juices are squirting in the brain when you're tripping out, who should NOT take psychedelics, talking to dead people, antidepressants and mushrooms, the murky history of psychedelic research, and future paths of study that may help the world. Next week, wall-to-wall listener questions and some tales from your internet dad’s own journey. Browse Dr. Grob’s publications on [ResearchGate] (https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Charles-Grob-3) Buy his book, [Hallucinogens: A Reader] (https://bookshop.org/p/books/hallucinogens-a-reader-charles-s-grob/6712909) A donation was made to [Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines] (https://chacruna.net/donate/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/psychedeliology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://alieward.com/smologies) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Oneirology (DREAMS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oneirology) , [Mycology (FUNGI)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mycologymemorial) , [Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology) , [Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/quantumontology) , [Quasithanatology (NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/quasithanatology) , [Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cosmologyencore) , [Thanatology (DEATH & DYING)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/thanatologyencore) , [Radiology (X-RAY VISION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/radiology) , [Scotohylology (DARK MATTER)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/scotohylology) , [Futurology (THE FUTURE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/futurology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, stickers, totes! Follow @Ologies on [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [ Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

11 Jul 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:15

11 Jul 2024

#403

Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) with Guinevere Chambers

Sexuality and disability! Invisible illnesses! Airline frustrations! How many of us are disabled! July is Disability Pride Month, and professor, researcher, activist, and Disability Sociologist Guinevere Chambers joins to bust myths and provide perspective on everything from the history of ableism to sign language to eyeglasses, the criminal justice system, caregiving, how to ask for what you need, handling curious strangers, disclosing disabilities, where ADHD and autism come into play, and how to follow this study path. Follow Guinevere Chambers on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/sociolo.g.chambers/) , [LinkedIn] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/guinevere-chambers) and [YouTube] (https://www.youtube.com/@GChambers-yb9rj) A donation was made to [HEARD] (https://behearddc.org/) (Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf) and [The Trevor Project] (https://www.thetrevorproject.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://alieward.com/smologies) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd) , [LIFE ADVICE: For anyone who is tired & needs some hacks] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/lifeadvice) , [Traumatology (PTSD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/traumatology) , [Addictionology (ADDICTION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/addictionology) , [Fearology (FEAR)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fearology-pt-1) , [Systems Biology (MEDICAL MATHEMATICS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/systemsbiology) , [Virology (COVID-19)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/virology) , [Carobology (NOT-CHOCOLATE TREES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/carobology) , [Dolorology (PAIN)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dolorology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, stickers, totes! Follow @Ologies on [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) and [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

03 Jul 2024

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:38

03 Jul 2024

#402

Puffinology (PUFFINS) with Jill Taylor

What exactly IS a puffin? Who are they related to? Are they disco birds? WHY are they so cute? Should you kiss one? Throw one? Are they in danger? Get up in a blanket burrow and listen to field researcher and legit Puffinologist, Jillian Taylor, give us all the details on who eats them, if they are neat freaks or not, their surprising life expectancy, and how they make their long marriages work. Also: the toilets with the best views, Star Wars trivia, a cereal lore, and who should NOT become a puffinologist. Follow Jill on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/_jill_taylor/) and [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@jill.dives) A donation was made to [CPAWS Newfoundland and Labrador] (https://cpawsnl.org/) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/puffinology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Ornithology (BIRDS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2017/11/7/ornithology-with-james-maley) , [Penguinology (PENGUINS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/penguinology) , [Oceanology (OCEANS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oceanology) , [Oology (EGGS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oology) , [Pelicanology (PELICANS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/pelicanology) , [Island Ecology (ISLANDS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/islandecology) , [Ophthalmology (EYES)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ophthalmology) , [Lutrinology (OTTERS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/lutrinology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Editing by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) and Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

27 Jun 2024

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:42

27 Jun 2024

#401

Andragogology (300TH EPISODE SPECIAL) with Alie Ward

Boy howdy hot dang, Ologies has hit its 300th new episode! In celebration of this milestone, we’ve turned the tables and lead editor Mercedes Maitland hosts this episode with special guest… Alie Ward! We talk about Alie’s twists and turns finding her way into a career in science communication, selling art to child actors in LA, how she built Ologies from a small indie podcast into a chart-topping favorite, why it’s important to give adults a fun space in SciComm, putting yourself out there, how fear can kill curiosity, what it takes to be a science communicator and so much more. Buckle in for Mercedes’ debut as a host and find out whether she can be trusted to carry this beloved Fabergé egg we know as Ologies. Follow @AlieWard on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/alieward) and [X] (https://www.twitter.com/alieward) Find @Alie_ologies on [TikTok] (https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies?lang=en) A donation went to [TheScienceHaven.org] (http://thesciencehaven.org) [More episode sources and links] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/andragogology) [Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes] (https://pod.link/1746567248) Other episodes you may enjoy: [Pedagogology (SCIENCE COMMUNICATION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/billnye) , [Tiktokology (THE TIKTOK APP)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/tiktokology) , [Alieology (YOUR HOST)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/alieology) , [FIELD TRIP: How to Change Your Life via the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fieldtripnhm) , [Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd) , [Volitional Psychology (PROCRASTINATION)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/procrastination) , [Agnotology (IGNORANCE)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/agnotology) , [Fearology (FEAR)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fearology-pt-1) , [Victimology (CRIME VICTIMS)] (https://www.alieward.com/ologies/victimology) [Sponsors of Ologies] (https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors) [Transcripts and bleeped episodes] (https://alieward.com/ologies-extras) [Become a patron of Ologies] (https://www.patreon.com/ologies) for as little as a buck a month [OlogiesMerch.com] (https://www.ologiesmerch.com/) has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow @Ologies on [Instagram] (https://www.instagram.com/ologies) and [X] (https://twitter.com/ologies) Hosted by Mercedes Maitland of [Maitland Audio Productions] (http://maitlandaudio.com/) Editing by Jacob Chaffee Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek Website by [Kelly R. Dwyer] (https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo) Theme song by Nick Thorburn ... Read more

19 Jun 2024

1 HR 56 MINS

1:56:36

19 Jun 2024

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