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Ologies with Alie Ward
@ologies.bsky.social
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A comedyish science podcast hosted by @alieward. Asking smart ologists not-smart questions about their professional obsessions. Every Tuesday. May be NSFW. https://linktr.ee/alieward
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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · Nov 10
Ohaay, it’s the lady who hosts that Ologies podcast and finally got back into her Bsky account.

Alie Ward here, excited to see so many science friends in one place. Add me/say hi so I can gently creep on your work.

I wear this yellow sweater too much.
Alie sitting at a wooden table with her body shoved into a curve of it. She is facing forward with arms like a Sphinx statue and wearing a golden yellow sweater with a neutral expression.
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afroherper.bsky.social
Don’t forget about the #FindThatLizard Scholarship!! Please share

#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
ologies.bsky.social
For #GivingTuesday -- or any day: A mutual aid fund for friends in Gaza:

chuffed.org/project/hand...

For more context, we just released an updated 2025 interview with Dr. Dirk Moses on the genocide in Gaza:

www.alieward.com/ologies/geno...

CC: @mercedesdigsit.bsky.social
Gaza Hand of Salvation Initiative
Hello! Mercedes here — I’m organizing this fundraiser on behalf of a wonderful, big-hearted couple in Gaza: Tasneem Abu Sharekh and Nidal Abu Hassan. This initiative, dubbed “The Hand of Salvation,” i...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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pepphelan.bsky.social
As usual, an incredible episode of @ologies.bsky.social with - this time a second installment of GENOCIDOLOGY with Prof. Dirk Moses.

The first instalment was amazing, and this follow up episode just as incredible.

#Science #Knowledge #Scholarship #Humanity

open.spotify.com/episode/7JNj...
NEW 2025 Interview: Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) Part 2 with Dirk Moses
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November 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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katelynbruhn.bsky.social
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.
brandyzadrozny.bsky.social Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 8d
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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peoplepaula.bsky.social
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.
I like you, but I love me - a pink painting
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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sthosdkane.bsky.social
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.
November 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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doktrnick.bsky.social
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.
pca.st/episode/573b...
Strigiformology (OWLS) Part 1 with R.J. Gutiérrez
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November 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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jamiekates.bsky.social
If you're not familiar, then start with this episode of @ologies.bsky.social and then listen to her books
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...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
You’ve all been very good this week, please have a crab.
A hermit crab looks hopefully into the middle distance on a sandy beach with some leaves strewn about
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
ologies.bsky.social
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.

www.alieward.com/ologies/stri...
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 ...
www.alieward.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
ologies.bsky.social
Hi! Get fucked Cuomo!
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
ologies.bsky.social
Niche ask but does anyone personally or professionally know Marion Rankine, the author of Brolliology? I JUST WANNA TALK.

bookshop.org/p/books/brol...
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October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
ologies.bsky.social
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! ☠️

www.alieward.com/ologies/hist...
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...
www.alieward.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ologies.bsky.social
i wasn't watching the game but I can tell we won because of the explosions in LA right now
October 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
ologies.bsky.social
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!

vromansbookstore.com/event/2025-1...
Vroman’s & Arlington Garden Present: Krystle Hickman, in conversation with Alie Ward, discussing & signing The ABCs of California's Native Bees
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October 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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bencollins.bsky.social
SNAP benefits expire in one week.
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Oct 23
Leavitt: At this moment in time, the ballroom is really the president's main priority.
October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
ologies.bsky.social
Any Ologists in Lisbon Portugal I should interview? LEMME KNOW
October 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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givingmultiplier.bsky.social
🍂 Our Fall newsletter is here!

🎧 See the impact of the $675,000 directed to charity by @ologies.bsky.social listeners in just two months
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👇 Link below
October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ologies.bsky.social
For anyone who needs to pass these on:

www.alieward.com/ologies/geno...

www.alieward.com/ologies/revo...

www.alieward.com/ologies/arti...

www.alieward.com/ologies/cons...

www.alieward.com/ologies/trol...

www.alieward.com/ologies/crit...

www.alieward.com/ologies/blat...
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 AM
ologies.bsky.social
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.

www.alieward.com/ologies/crit...
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 ...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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pepphelan.bsky.social
Loving that the @ologies.bsky.social podcast is making social commentary & enacting a form of protest & social resistance through the themes that are being published over the last 11 months. 10/10 💅🏽🔥✊🏽

Evil, cockroaches (IYKYK), rebellions, 'creepy', moral dilemmas, US Constitution, cryptology, etc.
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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laurenazepam.bsky.social
You know what I love about @ologies.bsky.social is that it’s 6:30 in the morning and I’m sobbing over a mountain lion that I didn’t know had existed but will never, ever, forget. RIP P-22. I can’t wait to visit LA and learn more about him.
October 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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hollykirk.bsky.social
In honour of the excellent Blattodeology episode of @ologies.bsky.social podcast, please enjoy these veeeeerrrry fancy Mardi Gras cockroaches (Polyzosteria mitchelli) from arid WA:

The stripes!
The yellow shorts!
The blue socks!
🌏🪳 #wildOz
(Go listen to the episode www.alieward.com/ologies/blat...)
A large and spectacular Mardi Gras cockroach photographed walking along a small wooden log. The bright colours of the diurnal insect stand out agains the mottled grey background of the log and leaflitter. The mardi gras cockroach is a rich, shiny black brown, each segment carrying a horizontal bold yellow stripe with two more yellow stripes running from top to bottom along the each side of the back. The cockroach has bright blue lower legs with dark stripes. Definitely off to a party!! This Mardi Gras cockroach is off to a sandy bush doof! Captured from a different angle, you can see the full impact of the yellow stripes along the sclerites or plates covering each segment, from thorax to end of abdomen. Also clearer are the fancy yellow shorts and blue knee-high socks that complete the party ensemble.
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
ologies.bsky.social
WE GOT COCKROACHES.

Learn to love them -- I promise -- with #Blattodeologist Dr. Dominic Evangelista.

STUNNING emerald green ones, glowing roaches, teeny ones that ride flying ants, clean-up helpers, and medical mysteries.

They just want love & garbage. 🖤

www.alieward.com/ologies/blat...
Blattodeology (YES, COCKROACHES) with Dr. Dominic Evangelista — alie ward
Dazzling colors. Remote habitats. Gentle parenting. Fantastic genitalia. And yeah, swimming through sewers to surprise you. It’s cockroaches and I promise you will find something to love about them in...
www.alieward.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:37 PM