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Ologies with Alie Ward

Alie Ward

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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.

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Episodes (531)

Smologies #39: ANCIENT ROME with Darius Arya

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Mar 2, 202425:05pending

Black Hole Theory Cosmology (WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?!) Part 2 with Ronald Gamble,...

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Feb 28, 20241:09:41pending

Black Hole Theory Cosmology (WHAT ARE BLACK HOLES?!) Part 1 with Ronald Gamble,...

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Feb 21, 202448:59pending

Smologies #38: CARNIVORES with Rae Wynn-Grant

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Feb 17, 202425:16pending

Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS) with Elizabeth Congdon

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Feb 14, 20241:17:21pending

Theoretical & Creative Ecology (SCIENCE & ECOPOETRY) with Madhur Anand

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Feb 7, 202457:03pending

Smologies #37: PROTEINS + DNA with Raven “The Science Maven” Baxter

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Feb 3, 202425:23pending

Evolutionary Anthropology (METABOLISM) with Herman Pontzer

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Jan 31, 20241:24:54pending

Carcinology (CRABS) Part 2 with Adam Wall

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Jan 24, 202450:52pending

Smologies #36: FEATHERS with Allison Shultz

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Jan 20, 202425:34pending

Carcinology (CRABS) Part 1 with Adam Wall

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Jan 16, 20241:08:07pending

Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS) with Leigh Joseph

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Jan 9, 20241:19:27pending

Smologies #35: COMPUTER PROGRAMMING with Iddris Sandu

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Jan 4, 202425:05pending

Alieology (YOUR HOST): an Ask-Me-Anything Goofy Hang

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Dec 27, 20231:47:42pending

Smologies #34: PENGUINS with Tom Hart

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Dec 23, 202325:06pending

Lemurology (LEMURS) with Lydia Greene

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Dec 20, 20231:16:03pending

Quasithanatology (NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES) with Bruce Greyson

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Dec 13, 20231:28:07pending

Smologies #33: SCORPIONS with Lauren Esposito

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Dec 11, 202325:25pending

Syndesiology (CONNECTIONS) with James Burke

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Dec 6, 202350:54pending

Audiobook Mixtape 3: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains

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Nov 29, 20231:21:31pending

Smologies #32: CLOUDS with Rachel Storer

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Nov 25, 202325:26pending

Abstract Mathematology (UH, IS MATH REAL?) with Eugenia Cheng

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Nov 22, 20231:17:17pending

Road Ecology (ROAD KILL) with Ben Goldfarb

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Nov 15, 20231:24:12pending

Smologies #31: INDIGENOUS COOKING with Mariah Gladstone

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Nov 11, 202324:47pending

Garology (LONG CUTE ANCIENT PATIENT BOOPABLE NIGHTMARE FISH) Encore for GAR WEEK...

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Nov 8, 20231:15:15pending

Neuroparasitology (NATURE ZOMBIES) with Matt Simon

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Nov 1, 20231:22:09pending

Smologies #30: SPIDERWEBS with Randy Lewis

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Oct 30, 202325:10pending

Teratology (MONSTERS) with W. Scott Poole

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Oct 26, 20231:35:34pending

Pomology (APPLES) with Susan K. Brown

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Oct 18, 20231:31:01pending

Smologies #29: PUMPKINS with Anne Copeland

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Oct 14, 202325:19pending

Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 2 with Fio Gede Parma

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Oct 11, 20231:06:06pending

Witchology (WITCHES & WITCHCRAFT) Part 1 with Fio Gede Parma

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Oct 4, 202352:24pending

Smologies #28: AGING with Caleb Finch

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Sep 30, 202319:44pending

Benthopelagic Nematology (DEEP SEA WORMS) with Holly Bik

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Sep 27, 20231:15:28pending

Gustology (TASTE) with Gary Beauchamp

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Sep 20, 20231:10:25pending

Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) Part 2 Encore with Katie Mack

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Sep 12, 202338:54pending

Smologies #27: MARS with Jennifer Buz

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Sep 8, 202321:51pending

Cosmology (THE UNIVERSE) Part 1 Encore with Katie Mack

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Sep 5, 20231:33:40pending

LIFE ADVICE Encore: For anyone who is tired & needs some hacks

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Aug 29, 202347:31pending

Smologies #26: POOP with Rachel Santymire

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Aug 25, 202322:14pending

Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) Encore with Helen Zaltzman

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Aug 22, 20231:06:09pending

Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) Part 2 Encore with Mike Natter

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Aug 15, 20231:22:37pending

Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) Part 1 Encore with Mike Natter

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Aug 10, 20231:00:44pending

Minisode: Dadward Takes a Break

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Aug 10, 20237:25pending

Neurotechnology (AI + BRAIN TECH) with Nita Farahany

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Aug 2, 20231:19:14pending

Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) with Karen Munroe

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Jul 26, 20231:35:50pending

Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) Encore with Crystal Dilworth

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Jul 20, 20231:27:35pending

Smologies #25: LIGHTNING with Chris Giesige

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Jul 19, 202322:24pending

Curiology (EMOJI) Part 2 with Various Emoji Experts

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Jul 12, 20231:11:47pending

Curiology (EMOJI) Part 1 with Various Emoji Experts

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Jul 6, 20231:18:17pending
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