Ologies with Alie Ward
@ologies.bsky.social
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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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 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.
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My favourite podcast made an episode on the science of DONKEYS!?!?
Everything you wanted to know (and more!!) about these awesome creatures!!!
Do me a solid and listen to it on your favourite podcast player!! Trust me!! You won't regret it!!
Everything you wanted to know (and more!!) about these awesome creatures!!!
Do me a solid and listen to it on your favourite podcast player!! Trust me!! You won't regret it!!
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 PM
My favourite podcast made an episode on the science of DONKEYS!?!?
Everything you wanted to know (and more!!) about these awesome creatures!!!
Do me a solid and listen to it on your favourite podcast player!! Trust me!! You won't regret it!!
Everything you wanted to know (and more!!) about these awesome creatures!!!
Do me a solid and listen to it on your favourite podcast player!! Trust me!! You won't regret it!!
🐴 WE GOT YOU SOME DONKEYS. A nice chill convo.
The teeth.
Those ears.
The Celine Dion braying.
Plus: milk baths, donkey kicks that will floor you, mule genetics, load bearing, and what to expect if you want to add a donkey to your family.
www.alieward.com/ologies/asin...
The teeth.
Those ears.
The Celine Dion braying.
Plus: milk baths, donkey kicks that will floor you, mule genetics, load bearing, and what to expect if you want to add a donkey to your family.
www.alieward.com/ologies/asin...
Asinology (DONKEYS) with Dr. Faith Burden — alie ward
Tall ears. Huge teeth. Underestimated wit. And vocalizations that would make a songbird envious. Let’s talk donkeys with researcher and Director at The Donkey Sanctuary, Asinologist Dr. Faith Burden. ...
www.alieward.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:34 PM
🐴 WE GOT YOU SOME DONKEYS. A nice chill convo.
The teeth.
Those ears.
The Celine Dion braying.
Plus: milk baths, donkey kicks that will floor you, mule genetics, load bearing, and what to expect if you want to add a donkey to your family.
www.alieward.com/ologies/asin...
The teeth.
Those ears.
The Celine Dion braying.
Plus: milk baths, donkey kicks that will floor you, mule genetics, load bearing, and what to expect if you want to add a donkey to your family.
www.alieward.com/ologies/asin...
ran into a friend at a cafe who mentioned his wife is having an emotional affair with chatgpt, missed that the "chat model was much hornier last spring," and that they're getting divorced but her chat & his chat negotiated the terms of the divorce over several weeks. They were together for 18 yrs.
most cafe conversations blend into the background for me, but as soon as a man starts the “do you use ChatGPT? I’ve started using it for…” conversation within a 10 table radius, I feel my brain short circuiting
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
ran into a friend at a cafe who mentioned his wife is having an emotional affair with chatgpt, missed that the "chat model was much hornier last spring," and that they're getting divorced but her chat & his chat negotiated the terms of the divorce over several weeks. They were together for 18 yrs.
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JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
January 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM
JD Vance Places Candle Outside Hooters Where ICE Agents Were Heckled
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I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
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A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
January 27, 2026 at 2:12 AM
A lot of Dems are going to take Bovino and Noem being fired as the finish line, and it's very important to make it clear to them that it is a starting line
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This is the GM firing an assistant coach and hoping that will be the end of the questions, except with fascism.
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
This is the GM firing an assistant coach and hoping that will be the end of the questions, except with fascism.
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De-escalation in Minnesota will be a very good thing if it happens and I hope it means less aggressive and violent surges in other places. But I want to stress that it is still critical to engage in ICE watch work wherever you live. The regime may change tactics, but they will still be out in force.
January 27, 2026 at 1:02 AM
De-escalation in Minnesota will be a very good thing if it happens and I hope it means less aggressive and violent surges in other places. But I want to stress that it is still critical to engage in ICE watch work wherever you live. The regime may change tactics, but they will still be out in force.
“One day w/ a million people in the streets, that's a holiday, that's not a campaign. What you need is to have people in the streets every weekend for months on end. Despite rain, despite snow. That's how they showed their resolve to stand against the government.”
www.alieward.com/ologies/revo...
www.alieward.com/ologies/revo...
Revolutionology (REBELLIONS & SOCIAL CHANGE) with Dr. Jack Goldstone — alie ward
Storming the Bastille. Facing off with tanks. Canceling a streaming subscription. We’re talking protests, boycotts, insurrections, and demonstrations. Scholar, professor, and actual real life R...
www.alieward.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 AM
“One day w/ a million people in the streets, that's a holiday, that's not a campaign. What you need is to have people in the streets every weekend for months on end. Despite rain, despite snow. That's how they showed their resolve to stand against the government.”
www.alieward.com/ologies/revo...
www.alieward.com/ologies/revo...
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If you like this, you should be listening to @ologies.bsky.social where listeners ask such questions as "why are buffaloes' butts so small" and they interview people whose wives make them species-accurate owl sweaters.
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 26, 2026 at 3:40 AM
If you like this, you should be listening to @ologies.bsky.social where listeners ask such questions as "why are buffaloes' butts so small" and they interview people whose wives make them species-accurate owl sweaters.
I'm in Boston for two seconds and it's really nice here. I love LA, but it's weird to be in a city that feels like it wants you there.
January 21, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I'm in Boston for two seconds and it's really nice here. I love LA, but it's weird to be in a city that feels like it wants you there.
TEETH: WHY?
The dazzling & brilliant Dr. Yara Haridy talks about the origins of teeth, why they are (or are not) all over your body, the half a billion year old fossils shaking up paleo, particle accelerators + so much more. We love her.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pale...
The dazzling & brilliant Dr. Yara Haridy talks about the origins of teeth, why they are (or are not) all over your body, the half a billion year old fossils shaking up paleo, particle accelerators + so much more. We love her.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pale...
Paleohistology (WHY TEETH EXIST) with Dr. Yara Haridy — alie ward
Excuse me, why do you have teeth? How did they get in your mouth and where did they come from? Let’s ask researcher, tooth enthusiast, and Paleohistologist Dr. Yara Haridy. She opened up the arc...
www.alieward.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
TEETH: WHY?
The dazzling & brilliant Dr. Yara Haridy talks about the origins of teeth, why they are (or are not) all over your body, the half a billion year old fossils shaking up paleo, particle accelerators + so much more. We love her.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pale...
The dazzling & brilliant Dr. Yara Haridy talks about the origins of teeth, why they are (or are not) all over your body, the half a billion year old fossils shaking up paleo, particle accelerators + so much more. We love her.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pale...
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"Cut bangs, text your crush, we're all gonna die."
- my next tattoo, via a 2019 @ologies.bsky.social ep on biogerontology
(OK not really getting a tattoo, but a kid can dream)
- my next tattoo, via a 2019 @ologies.bsky.social ep on biogerontology
(OK not really getting a tattoo, but a kid can dream)
January 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"Cut bangs, text your crush, we're all gonna die."
- my next tattoo, via a 2019 @ologies.bsky.social ep on biogerontology
(OK not really getting a tattoo, but a kid can dream)
- my next tattoo, via a 2019 @ologies.bsky.social ep on biogerontology
(OK not really getting a tattoo, but a kid can dream)
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Fun facts about me! I’m a wildlife ecologist, my birthday is on the most sacred of mammal holidays, Groundhog Day, when I caught a habituated marmot & worked w/ @nwtrek.bsky.social to make him an ambassador animal rather than euthanizing, they named him Chestnut ❤️🦫🌰 🎂 www.nwtrek.org/marmot-finds...
January 18, 2026 at 5:10 AM
Fun facts about me! I’m a wildlife ecologist, my birthday is on the most sacred of mammal holidays, Groundhog Day, when I caught a habituated marmot & worked w/ @nwtrek.bsky.social to make him an ambassador animal rather than euthanizing, they named him Chestnut ❤️🦫🌰 🎂 www.nwtrek.org/marmot-finds...
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Had a blast at @sarahmackattack.bsky.social’s Bad Art for Good event with @ologies.bsky.social!!! Great convos, great peoples. If you ever get a chance to attend a Sarah event, take it
January 16, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Had a blast at @sarahmackattack.bsky.social’s Bad Art for Good event with @ologies.bsky.social!!! Great convos, great peoples. If you ever get a chance to attend a Sarah event, take it
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Getting ready for tonight's West Coast edition of Bad Art for Good with @ologies.bsky.social tonight!
We got art supplies, beer, snacks and COMMUNITY.
Getting together is so much better than being isolated.
We still have some spots left if anybody wants to come luma.com/fp919u5x
We got art supplies, beer, snacks and COMMUNITY.
Getting together is so much better than being isolated.
We still have some spots left if anybody wants to come luma.com/fp919u5x
Bad Art for Good · Luma
Join Ologies Host Alie Ward and squid biologist Sarah McAnulty to make some art to make things better.
How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel…
luma.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Getting ready for tonight's West Coast edition of Bad Art for Good with @ologies.bsky.social tonight!
We got art supplies, beer, snacks and COMMUNITY.
Getting together is so much better than being isolated.
We still have some spots left if anybody wants to come luma.com/fp919u5x
We got art supplies, beer, snacks and COMMUNITY.
Getting together is so much better than being isolated.
We still have some spots left if anybody wants to come luma.com/fp919u5x
a few spots left to hang tonight, LA!
Getting ready for tonight's West Coast edition of Bad Art for Good with @ologies.bsky.social tonight!
We got art supplies, beer, snacks and COMMUNITY.
Getting together is so much better than being isolated.
We still have some spots left if anybody wants to come luma.com/fp919u5x
We got art supplies, beer, snacks and COMMUNITY.
Getting together is so much better than being isolated.
We still have some spots left if anybody wants to come luma.com/fp919u5x
Bad Art for Good · Luma
Join Ologies Host Alie Ward and squid biologist Sarah McAnulty to make some art to make things better.
How can art make things better? Creating makes us feel…
luma.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
a few spots left to hang tonight, LA!
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Balancing the horror news cycle with a recommendation: @ologies.bsky.social podcast is a brief spot of joy.
Listening to the Marmots podcast today.
Listening to the Marmots podcast today.
two ground squirrels are standing in a grassy field .
Alt: two ground squirrels are standing in a grassy field .
media.tenor.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Balancing the horror news cycle with a recommendation: @ologies.bsky.social podcast is a brief spot of joy.
Listening to the Marmots podcast today.
Listening to the Marmots podcast today.
WHAT IS A GROUNDHOG?
What's their deal?
Why do they have their own holiday?
Beloved UCLA marmot expert Dr. Dan Blumstein chats large rodents, dens, scandals, butts, parenthood, romantic advice you should *not* take, why their blood boggles science, and aliases.
www.alieward.com/ologies/marm...
What's their deal?
Why do they have their own holiday?
Beloved UCLA marmot expert Dr. Dan Blumstein chats large rodents, dens, scandals, butts, parenthood, romantic advice you should *not* take, why their blood boggles science, and aliases.
www.alieward.com/ologies/marm...
Marmotology (GROUNDHOGS) with Dr. Daniel Blumstein — alie ward
Tongue twisters. Frosty holidays. Scandals. Big ol’ rodent butts. Let’s talk groundhogs with UCLA conservationist, field biologist, professor and Marmotologist, Dr. Daniel Blumstein. We cover what bro...
www.alieward.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
WHAT IS A GROUNDHOG?
What's their deal?
Why do they have their own holiday?
Beloved UCLA marmot expert Dr. Dan Blumstein chats large rodents, dens, scandals, butts, parenthood, romantic advice you should *not* take, why their blood boggles science, and aliases.
www.alieward.com/ologies/marm...
What's their deal?
Why do they have their own holiday?
Beloved UCLA marmot expert Dr. Dan Blumstein chats large rodents, dens, scandals, butts, parenthood, romantic advice you should *not* take, why their blood boggles science, and aliases.
www.alieward.com/ologies/marm...
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The Department of Labor has just posted its second Nazi slogan (in the original, "Germany for Germans") in the last two days.
No one believes this is a coincidence.
They are telling America exactly who they are and what they intend.
No one believes this is a coincidence.
They are telling America exactly who they are and what they intend.
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 AM
The Department of Labor has just posted its second Nazi slogan (in the original, "Germany for Germans") in the last two days.
No one believes this is a coincidence.
They are telling America exactly who they are and what they intend.
No one believes this is a coincidence.
They are telling America exactly who they are and what they intend.
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So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:35 PM
So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
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“Hillbilly values, at least from where I’m from in Appalachia, are that the government ought not to have absolute immunity for shooting people in the face.”
On JD Vance: “Maybe we came from a different Appalachia.”
On JD Vance: “Maybe we came from a different Appalachia.”
If you watch one thing today make it @corbintrent.bsky.social and pass it on.
January 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
“Hillbilly values, at least from where I’m from in Appalachia, are that the government ought not to have absolute immunity for shooting people in the face.”
On JD Vance: “Maybe we came from a different Appalachia.”
On JD Vance: “Maybe we came from a different Appalachia.”
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Thanks to @ologies.bsky.social podcast today I learned that the day on Venus is 243 earth days which is LONGER than its year which is 224.7 earth days.
January 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Thanks to @ologies.bsky.social podcast today I learned that the day on Venus is 243 earth days which is LONGER than its year which is 224.7 earth days.
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No money for healthcare
nor for housing
nor for food insecurity
nor for social safety nets
nor for student loan forgiveness
nor for education
nor for disability accommodations
nor for environmental conservation
nor for climate change mitigation
nor for housing
nor for food insecurity
nor for social safety nets
nor for student loan forgiveness
nor for education
nor for disability accommodations
nor for environmental conservation
nor for climate change mitigation
January 8, 2026 at 2:37 PM
No money for healthcare
nor for housing
nor for food insecurity
nor for social safety nets
nor for student loan forgiveness
nor for education
nor for disability accommodations
nor for environmental conservation
nor for climate change mitigation
nor for housing
nor for food insecurity
nor for social safety nets
nor for student loan forgiveness
nor for education
nor for disability accommodations
nor for environmental conservation
nor for climate change mitigation