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Eschatology (THE APOCALYPSE) with Phil Torres
Episode 60
Doomsday. The apocalypse. The End. Join scholar, author and professional existential risk philosopher Phil Torres for a surprisingly jovial romp thro…
7 years, 4 months ago
Corvid Thanatology (CROW FUNERALS) with Kaeli Swift
Episode 59
Crows have funerals? CROWS HAVE FUNERALS. The inky black bird with the big brain warns and maybe mourns around their fallen friends and Dr. Kaeli Swi…
7 years, 4 months ago
Somnology (SLEEP) Part 2 with Dr. W. Chris Winter
Episode 58
Have you listened to Part 1 yet? No? Go on, git. Go do that.
Now if you have, this Part 2 is a bonanza of problem solving from neurologist and somnol…
7 years, 4 months ago
Somnology (SLEEP) Part 1 with W. Chris Winter
Episode 57
Birds do it. Bees do it. Why the hell can't we do it? Called "The Sleep Whisperer," neurologist and sleep specialist Dr. W. Chris Winter joins Alie f…
7 years, 4 months ago
Surgical Oncology (BREAST CANCER) with Donna-Marie Manasseh
Episode 56
(Bonus: I bleeped any curse words so you can share this episode with your kids and your grandma.)
Yes, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month but Dr…
7 years, 4 months ago
Ologiesology with Alie Ward (1-Year Anniversary Episode)
Episode 55
Ever wanted to know how an episode of Ologies is made? Are you curious to learn about your host Alie Ward’s journey into science communication and be…
7 years, 5 months ago
Functional Morphology (ANATOMY) with Joy Reidenberg
Episode 54
Ever poked at roadkill? Watched videos of whales exploding? Drooled over a curio cabinet full of claws & bones? Peered into a jar with a pickled toad…
7 years, 5 months ago
Myrmecology (ANTS) with Terry McGlynn
Episode 53
Cult-leader queens. Bullet ant stings. Kitchen pest hacks. The dynamics of a billion-sister megacolony. Dr. Terry McGlynn sits down to have a BIG dis…
7 years, 5 months ago
Egyptology (ANCIENT EGYPT) with Kara Cooney
Episode 52
After a decade of fandom, Alie finally meets famed Egyptologist Dr. Kara Cooney -- and forgets her equipment. They meet again for a spirited history …
7 years, 5 months ago
Conservation Technology (EARTH SAVING) with Shah Selbe
Episode 51
THIS IS UPLIFTING, I PROMISE. And it might just make you switch careers. As a bookend to last week's Oceanology episode, Conservation Technologist Sh…
7 years, 5 months ago