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Astrobiology (ALIENS) with Kevin Peter Hand
Episode 80
ALIENS! EXTRATERRESTRIALS! MARTIANS! Let's. Get. Into. It. The phenomenal Dr. Kevin Peter Hand of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory dishes on the ocea…
6 years, 11 months ago
Ludology (VIDEO GAMES) with Jane McGonigal
Episode 79
Video games! Tabletop games! IRL role-play gaming! The ... lottery? Dr. Jane McGonigal is a video game developer, TED speaker, bestselling author and…
6 years, 11 months ago
Etymology (WORD ORIGINS) with Helen Zaltzman of The Allusionist Podcast
Episode 78
The brilliant and dazzling Helen Zaltzman, host of The Allusionist podcast and person who technically for a living researches the origins of language…
7 years ago
Thermophysiology (BODY HEAT) with Shane Campbell-Staton
Episode 77
This episode, and Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton, are a true joy. The UCLA professor, host of the Biology of Superheroes Podcast and Thermophysiologist ta…
7 years ago
Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Simine Vazire
Episode 76
WHO ARE WE? Personality researcher & psychology professor Dr. Simine Vazire dishes about introverts, extroverts, self-esteem, sociopaths, neuroticism…
7 years ago
Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) with Ben Karney
Episode 75
Love! Romance! Intimate relationships! Marriage! Divorce! Remarriage! Clowns! This episode has it all. The wonderfully warm Dr. Benjamin Karney of th…
7 years ago
Biogerontology (AGING) with Caleb Finch
Episode 74
How long can we live? How much of aging is genetics vs. environment? What does oral hygiene have to do with brain health? What causes Alzheimer’s? Ho…
7 years, 1 month ago
Cheloniology (SEA TURTLES) with Camryn Allen
Episode 73
If you think you like sea turtles, get ready to become wildly obsessed with them. Cheloniologist Dr. Camryn Allen met up with Alie on a tropical isla…
7 years, 1 month ago
Testudinology (TORTOISES) with Amanda Hipps
Episode 72
What's a tortoise? What's a turtle? Why do they live so dang long? What's up with their junk? Wildlife biologist and testudinologist Amanda Hipps stu…
7 years, 1 month ago
Snow Hydrology (SNOW & AVALANCHES) with Ned Bair
Episode 71
It's tiny! It's beautiful! It's cold! It can kill you. Snow and avalanche expert Dr. Ned Bair meets up on a bench during a layover to chat about the …
7 years, 1 month ago