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Ologies with Alie Ward

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety buste

Episodes

Total: 463

What kind of masks should you wear? How many people have had COVID-19 and don’t know? Do antibody te

Iddris Sandu is only 22, but his life story is already legendary. This Architectural Technologist le

Glass eyes! Pelts! Antlers! Hides! Bones! Tanning! Hilarious, charming and globally celebrated taxid

Do penguins have flippers or wings? Why do they waddle? Do they really mate for life? What’s up with

Sourdough starters! Ancient yeasts! Why we need/knead dough! And why you don't need to buy a starter

Why do we kiss? What makes a good kiss or a bad kiss? How many microbes do we exchange? Is it good f

Plumage! Sexy dances! Feather heists! Possible holographic disco birds? Natural History Museum of LA

Since we just put out the "All (Washed) Hands on Deck" episode on Sunday, we figured a happy Springt

CALLING ALL OLOGISTS: If you’re a scientist who wants to help with the COVID-19 pandemic -- boy howd

At long last: an episode dedicated to veterinary medicine! Dr. Terrence Ferguson & Dr. Vernard Hodge

Folks, it’s a megasode. Not one, but 4 ologists. “Coronavirus” is on everyone’s lips -- and some peo

Yep. Here it is. Let’s dive right in ... to poop. Hippo poop. Ferret poop. Octopoop. Dogs. Cats. You

“Everyone procrastinates, but not everyone is a procrastinator,” quoth Dr. Joe Ferrari, a charming,

Glaciers: Where are they? What are they made of? What happens when chunks splinter off into the sea?

Histories, mysteries, memories and families: it’s time to clamber up our ancestral trees. Author and

Cumulus! Lenticular! Venti sugar-free stratocumulus stratiformis translucidus undulatus! Those light

Diabetic diabetologist and wonderful person Dr. Mike Natter, MD is back to answer all of your questi

Your blood sugar can make you happy, moody, sweaty, unconscious and possibly even homicidal. In this

Bison bison! Not just something to holler into the sky, but also the scientific name for North Ameri

"The future's not ours to see..." OR IS IT? Professional futurologist Rose Eveleth -- host of the po