Ologies with Alie Ward

Full, uncut, NSFW version of Thermophysiology plus research links

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Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary

Website by Kelly R. Dwyer

Theme song by Nick Thorburn

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Smologies #10: BODY HEAT with Shane Campbell-Staton Feb 01, 2022

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Bundle up for a smol, classroom-friendly episode with Princeton University evolutionary biologist and Thermophysiologist Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton. You’ll learn about everything from heat tolerance to frostbite, anti-freeze woodfrogs to icy alligators, why some people run hot, why your toes run cold, how a fever is like a honeybee, how geography influences our body composition, why mammoths are big, and why you should grab your hat before running out the door. Also: what counts as “balmy” in Alaska.

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Here is Dr. Campbell-Staton’s website and Twitter

Listen to his podcast The Biology of Super Heroes

LINK PARTY, SO MANY LINKS HERE

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Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm

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Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE COOKING) with Mariah Gladstone of Indigikitchen Jan 26, 2022

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Shoving elk into a dorm room freezer. The wildest tasting rice. Flower bulbs, acorn whoopie pies, frybread debates, mushroom foraging tips, corn magic, puffball mythology, decolonized diets, squash lasagna, bison harvests, small worlds, Instapots and – most importantly – food sovereignty with the WONDERFUL Indigikitchen cooking show host, environmental scientist Mariah Gladstone, who reminds us all that native foods aren’t a part of a past, but an essential and exciting aspect of the future.

Mariah’s website, Twitter and Instagram

A donation was made to FASTBlackfeet.org

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Website by Kelly R. Dwyer

Theme song by Nick Thorburn

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Screamology (LOUD VOCALIZATIONS) with Harold Gouzoules Jan 20, 2022

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I scream, you scream, we all scream for… a brand new, screaming hot episode of Ologies. Be warned *slaps the top of this ep* you can fit so many screams in this bad boy. (Seriously though, there’s a lot of screaming in this episode, it’s probably not the one to gently fall asleep to.) What kinds of screams you ask? We got birds, foxes, caterpillars, movie stars, children, James Bond? YES. What is a scream? Is it the same as yelling? How far can you hear a scream? Why do we scream at concerts? What’s up with primal scream therapy? Join us as we hoot and holler with internationally acclaimed Emory professor of psychology Dr. Harold Gouzoules for the answers to these and so many more of your questions as we learn about the study of that most animal of vocalizations: screaming.

Dr. Gouzoules’s Emory University Bioacoustics Lab

A donation was made to American Diabetes Association

The uncut, adult version of Ludology plus research links

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Theme song by Nick Thorburn

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Smologies #9: GAMING with Jane McGonigal Jan 11, 2022

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Games! Play! Fun! Addiction? Flim-flam? From the origins of tabletop classics to the future of VR, Dr. Jane McGonigal answers our burning questions. This video game developer, TED speaker and bestselling author is an expert on how playing -- and especially video games -- can motivate, soothe and connect us. Will video games turn your child into a future car thief? How do they make you stronger? How much is too much? What about slot machines? Everyone who loves games (and everyone who hates games) should hear this one.

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Dr. McGonigal’s website and Twitter

Dr. McGonigal’s new book “Imaginable” is due out March 22, 2022

A donation went to AbleGamers

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Smologies theme song by Harold Malcolm

Special thanks to Susan Hale, Noel Dilworth, Kelly Dwyer and Emily White

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Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS) with Mary Alexis Iaccarino Jan 05, 2022

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Hi, last week I fell down a flight of stairs. Then I went to the hospital. Then I emailed Dr. Mary Alexis Iaccarino, a Harvard Medical School professor and specialist in rehabilitation from traumatic brain injuries. I asked her all about what happens during a concussion, when to be worried, how long it takes to heal, when a person should get their ass to a hospital, what a brain scan can tell us about a head injury, what it CAN’T tell us about a head injury, if you can fall asleep after a head injury, and the differences between mTBI, TBI, SRC, CTE and even ATGATT. Plus, bike helmets, Natasha Richardson, fruit fly role models and some truly infuriating statistics on who gets mTBI treatment and who doesn’t. And stay tuned later this week for a bonus episode on what happens when bighorn sheep bash their skulls together.

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A donation was made to HomeBase.org

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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris

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Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary

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Raccoonology (PROCYONIDS) with A Gaze of Raccoonologists Dec 29, 2021

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Here we go: SIX more raccoon experts, because one episode is not enough for the wonders of these terrific trash bandits. Revel in the raccoon love and hear about presidential pets, neuronal density, why raccoonologists walk out on the job, their fabled intelligence, how Aesop factors into raccoonology, and the comfort of the male gaze? Also, treat yourself and your timeline to an upgrade by following these wildlife experts:

Hannah J. Griebling, MSc on Twitter
animalcognitionlab.org

Kelly E. Lane-deGraaf, PhD on Twitter

Jessica M. Andersen on Twitter
blueridgewildlifectr.org

Lauren A. Stanton, Ph.D. on Twitter
laurenastanton.wixsite.com/cognitive-ecology

Jessi Knudsen Castañeda on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube
animalwonders.org

Jennifer Colbourne on Twitter

Donations went to: Center for One Health, Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, and Animal Wonders

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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris

Transcripts by Emily White of The Wordary

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Procyonology (RACCOONS) with Suzanne MacDonald Dec 22, 2021

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Tiny hands! Round rumps! Chaos! Compost! Delicious garbage and sweet faces make raccoons as mysterious as they are adored. World class raccoon expert, psychologist and animal behaviorist Dr. Suzanne MacDonald of Toronto’s York University explains tree sleeping, brain worms, cartoon raccoons, queer icons, whether you should keep one as a pet and also: some of the best career and life advice from midnight gremlins eating chicken bones in your driveway. Stay tuned for next week’s part 2 with half a dozen more raccoon experts.

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Her website

A donation was made to Toronto Wildlife Centre

The uncut, adult version of Hagfishology plus research links

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Smologies #8: HAGFISH with Tim Winegard Dec 21, 2021

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Who doesn't love a floppy, slime-filled, hot dog shaped creature of the deep sea? On this Smologies (It's like if Ologies were more Smol) we return to our conversation with Tim Winegard, a professional hagfishologist (YES IT'S A WORD) at Chapman University, and he dishes on the world's slimiest treasures. You're gonna learn about things like why you don't always need a spine and how special ketchup is and, of course, lots and lots about mucus.

Also in case you didn't know, Smologies is indeed an abbreviated, de-filthed episode of Ologies for when you only have 20 minutes to learn something interesting about the thing your date said they're into in their profile you've got kids with you in the car who are definitely going to repeat the curse word they learned from their ol' GrandfatherWard all through fingerpainting class.

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A donation went to The Ocean Exploration Trust