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Ologies with Alie Ward

Podcasts · Science

Ologies with Alie Ward

328 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

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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Cannabis Cardiovascular Health RisksTHC Metabolism and BioavailabilityCannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome TreatmentCannabis and Psychosis Risk in AdolescentsCBD Therapeutic Applications for Mental HealthCannabis Research Regulatory BarriersHigh-Potency Cannabis Products and Adverse EventsCannabis Self-Medication in ADHD and AutismEdible vs. Smoked Cannabis Safety ProfilesCannabis and Neuroplasticity

Analyzed Episodes

Apr 15, 2026

Cannabinology (MARIJUANA) Part 2 with Ziva Cooper and Caroline Melly

Cannabis Cardiovascular Health RisksTHC Metabolism and BioavailabilityCannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Treatment

Apr 8, 2026

Cannabinology (MARIJUANA) Part 1 with Ziva Cooper and Caroline Melly

THC potency increases and dose-response effectsCannabinoid receptor biology and endocannabinoid systemCannabis withdrawal syndrome and dependence

Apr 1, 2026

Nudibranchology (GLAMOROUS SEA SLUGS) with Jessica Goodheart and Terry Gosliner

Nudibranch Biology and TaxonomyMarine Invertebrate Defense MechanismsChemical Ecology and Toxin Sequestration

Sep 10, 2025

Ceramology (POTTERY) with Potted History’s Graham Taylor & Sarah Lord Taylor

History of pottery and ceramics (28,000 years to present)Clay composition, types, and regional variationsCeramic firing techniques and kiln management

Sep 17, 2025

Human Technomorphology (SWAPPING OUT BODY PARTS) with Mary Roach

Xenotransplantation and genetically modified pigs for organ transplantsProsthetics design and functional specialization for sports and occupations3D bioprinting technology and tissue engineering challenges

Sep 24, 2025

Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Jack Goldstone

Revolutionary Theory and DefinitionNonviolent vs. Violent Resistance EffectivenessElite Defection and Government Legitimacy

Oct 1, 2025

Serpopsychology (WHAT’S CREEPY?) with Frank McAndrew

Evolutionary psychology of threat detection and creepinessUncanny valley phenomenon in AI and roboticsEye contact as social signal and threat indicator

Mar 25, 2026

Megafelinology (SNOW LEOPARDS + OTHER BIG CATS) with Imogene Cancellare

Snow Leopard Conservation and GenomicsBig Cat Taxonomy and Species IdentificationNon-Invasive Genetic Sampling Methods

Oct 8, 2025

Haunted Hydrology (SPOOKY LAKES) with Geo Rutherford

Lake Formation and Geology (rift lakes, glacial lakes, volcanic lakes, reservoirs)Lake Death and Succession (sedimentation, bog formation, fen development, wetland transformation)Saponification and Adipocere Formation in Cold Freshwater Lakes

Oct 15, 2025

Blattodeology (YES, COCKROACHES) with Dominic Evangelista

Cockroach taxonomy and species diversity (7,000+ species globally)Endosymbiotic bacteria and metabolic recycling in cockroachesCockroach reproductive biology and asymmetrical genitalia evolution

Oct 20, 2025

Bonus Episode: COCKROACH MILK with Joshua Benoit and Sinead English

Cockroach milk composition and nutritional analysisViviparity in insects vs. vertebratesLactation in non-mammalian species

Oct 22, 2025

Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Kenneth MacKendrick

Ponerology and the study of evil as a linguistic and cultural constructPurity and contamination frameworks in religious and secular contextsSubject-object relationships and dehumanization in ethics and violence

Oct 29, 2025

Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum

Arsenic toxicology and detection (Marsh test, environmental contamination)Cyanide chemistry and historical use (pesticides, executions, mass poisonings)Forensic toxicology history and development (1840s-1920s breakthroughs)

Nov 5, 2025

Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez

Owl Anatomy and PhysiologySpotted Owl ConservationSilent Flight Adaptations

Nov 13, 2025

Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 2 with R. J. Gutiérrez

Owl Talon Anatomy and Grip StrengthTerritorial Aggression and Nesting Defense BehaviorBarred Owl vs Spotted Owl Conservation Conflict

Mar 18, 2026

Allergology (ALLERGIES) with Zachary Rubin

IgE-mediated food allergies vs. intolerances and celiac diseaseOral allergy syndrome and pollen-food cross-reactivityEarly allergen introduction in infants and allergy prevention

Mar 17, 2026

Field Trip: My Butt, a Colonoscopy Ride Along & How-To Encore

Colorectal cancer screening and preventionColonoscopy preparation procedures and alternativesPolyp detection and pathology

Nov 19, 2025

Bisonology (BUFFALO) Encore with various bisonologists

Bison Population Recovery and ManagementIndigenous Sovereignty and Bison RestorationBrucellosis Transmission Myths and Livestock Disease

Nov 27, 2025

NEW 2025 Interview: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 2 with Dirk Moses

Genocide Law and International Humanitarian LawGaza-Israel Conflict and Atrocity DocumentationInternational Court of Justice and War Crimes Prosecution

Dec 3, 2025

Pteridology (FERNS) with Fay-Wei Li

Fern reproduction and gametophyte life cyclesPteridology and fern taxonomyFern genome sequencing and polyploidy