Ologies with Alie Ward

One of my favorite things about @ologies.bsky.social is when the ologist uses a technical term and Alie does an aside like “so I looked this up for us…” No judgement, just quickly getting everyone on the same page without making anyone feel dumb for not knowing something.

I like you, but I love me - a pink painting

Tell me you know someone who owns an @alieward.bsky.social original, and I'll congratulate them on their brilliant purchase. Alie is the host of the @ologies.bsky.social podcast, and a writer and talented artist. This is one of my favorite paintings ever, and I'm so lucky that I get to own it.

Thank you for being there!

I’m making a quick stop in NYC 🍎 on the way home from New Orleans ⚜️ to see Alie Ward do her first @ologies.bsky.social podcast live show. This is one of my favorite science podcasts that’s been a regular feature of my weekly listening since the pandemic.

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

The latest @ologies.bsky.social is Owls! It's brilliant (as are all Ologies). It's with the awesome Rocky Guitiérrez, who was PhD supervisor of @jonathanslaght.com (Owls of the Eastern Ice book!) who we got to meet & show owls to when he came to Brisbane a few years ago.
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The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.

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Bryology (MOSS) with Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer — Ologies with Alie Ward An instant classic. You’ll listen on repeat as world-renowned author, botanist, Indigenous ecology professor and bryologist Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer talks about her passion for moss. Cozy up for the mo...

If you're not familiar, then start with this episode of @ologies.bsky.social and then listen to her books

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You’ve all been very good this week, please have a crab.

love those tube-eyed goobs

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Rocky had us donate to them this week! Have you ever been to the International Owl Festival there? Last year they had Rocky and @jonathanslaght.com and I want a time machine!

Thank you so much!! I love owls and I am excited for the world to fall in love with Rocky. What a gem.

and to tide you over between the two episodes, enjoy @jonathanslaght.com's "Owls of the Eastern Ice," written by another strigiformologist and a former student of Rocky! I read a passage from his book in this episode 🦉

Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with Dr. R.J. Gutiérrez — alie ward OWLS. FINALLY. In no particular order: what’s up with their eyes, legs, hoots, feathers, silent flight, nests, folklore, necks, barfs, conservation status, and omens? Go take a walk or sit on a porch ...

OWLS. 🦉 #Strigiformologist R.J. "Rocky" Gutiérrez is your new favorite person. Let's talk:

field work adventures
owl eyes
beak clacks
face feathers
hoots, roosts, nests
silent flight
froggy legs
folklore
owl crime
nesting boxes
+ much more

AND: it's a 2-parter.

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Niche ask but does anyone personally or professionally know Marion Rankine, the author of Brolliology? I JUST WANNA TALK.

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Historical Toxicology (OLD TIMEY POISONS) with Deborah Blum — alie ward Metal poisons. Odorless ones. Toxic plants. Iocane powder, arsenic, old lace, poisons as self-defense, black mirrors, Aqua Tofanas, movie myths, and the start of testing for that which ails or kills y...

OLD TIMEY POISONS! ☠️🤢

Enjoy some Aqua Tofana, cyanide peach pits, sketchy groundwater, arsenic, old lace, movie myths, tragic mix-ups, and the birth of forensic toxicology with Pulitzer Prize winning Deborah Blum.

It’s been quite a Spooktober, y’all! ☠️

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i wasn't watching the game but I can tell we won because of the explosions in LA right now

Vroman’s & Arlington Garden Present: Krystle Hickman, in conversation with Alie Ward, discussing & signing The ABCs of California's Native Bees

Los Angeles! This Saturday, I'll be interviewing THE Krystle Hickman @beesip.bsky.social (Indigenous Melittology: NATIVE BEES) about her stunning new book.

Come join us for free!

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Any Ologists in Lisbon Portugal I should interview? LEMME KNOW

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Critical Ponerology (WHAT IS “EVIL”?) with Dr. Kenneth MacKendrick — alie ward What is evil? Who is evil? Does evil exist? Who decides? Can we scream over turkey at grandma’s house? Let’s chat Critical Ponerology with scholar, professor, author of Evil: A Critical Primer, and ...

What's EVIL? Who decides? #CriticalPonerology w/ Dr. Ken MacKendrick dives into:

religion
vampires
angry mobs seeking vigilante justice
billionaires
homicidal news anchors
subjects vs. objects &
if your toddler is evil
why you should be nicer to your coffee table.

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