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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Father Frost brought me this as a New Year's present. I'm so happy I can finally rep ologies in the wild 😎 @ologies.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Father Frost brought me this as a New Year's present. I'm so happy I can finally rep ologies in the wild 😎 @ologies.bsky.social
Reminder: I'm doing a live art meet-up with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social in LOS ANGELES on JAN 15, so get your $15 tickets now before we fill up!
Who's going?
luma.com/fp919u5x
Who's going?
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…
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December 31, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reminder: I'm doing a live art meet-up with @sarahmackattack.bsky.social in LOS ANGELES on JAN 15, so get your $15 tickets now before we fill up!
Who's going?
luma.com/fp919u5x
Who's going?
luma.com/fp919u5x
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I want to print YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT onto little cards and just hand them out in conversation sometimes
D1) again, this is difficult to pull off at longer lengths. But you don't get good at a thing by not doing it.
E) YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT done is better than perfect. Don't worry so much about "practicing right" just practice. You can adjust as you need as you go on.
E) YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT done is better than perfect. Don't worry so much about "practicing right" just practice. You can adjust as you need as you go on.
December 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I want to print YOU DON'T GET GOOD AT A THING BY NOT DOING IT onto little cards and just hand them out in conversation sometimes
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163. A few years ago I talked to the amazing Alie Ward on the Ologies podcast!
🧪 🔭 #TabClosed2026 #SpaceArchaeology @ologies.bsky.social
🧪 🔭 #TabClosed2026 #SpaceArchaeology @ologies.bsky.social
SPACE JUNK with Dr. Alice Gorman — alie ward
Gaze into the cosmos and wonder at broken satellites, retired rockets and shattered contraptions. Archaeologist Dr. Alice Gorman is a leading expert on orbital debris and chats about what’s up there, ...
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December 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
163. A few years ago I talked to the amazing Alie Ward on the Ologies podcast!
🧪 🔭 #TabClosed2026 #SpaceArchaeology @ologies.bsky.social
🧪 🔭 #TabClosed2026 #SpaceArchaeology @ologies.bsky.social
This means so much to me, truly. Big goopy teary thank you, Dr. @napaaqtuk.bsky.social
I learned so much about platypuses w/this episode. I look for ways to be optimistic about the future & seeing @ologies.bsky.social at the top of science podcasts helps. Thoughtful & fun interviews w/scientists from all backgrounds, often mentions Indigenous ppl, dispels misinformation, I 💜 Ologies.
Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Dr. Tahneal Hawke — alie ward
Duck bills. Beaver tails. Underground lairs. Eggs. Milk. Venom? A platypus has it all. Scholar, conservationist, and Ornithorhynchologist Dr. Tahneal Hawke is here to run through the baffling anatomy ...
www.alieward.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:20 AM
This means so much to me, truly. Big goopy teary thank you, Dr. @napaaqtuk.bsky.social
LA! Come draw with me and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social on Jan 15!
We just released tickets and I think they’ll go fast, so jump on it:
We just released tickets and I think they’ll go fast, so jump on it:
ATTN: Los Angeles!
@ologies.bsky.social & I are hosting an evening of ART & ACTIVISM. We're going to be creating art that communicates important messages & learning about work happening in your city.
RSVP here: luma.com/fp919u5x
Poster by the amazing @nicolegoux.bsky.social!
Please repost, LA!
@ologies.bsky.social & I are hosting an evening of ART & ACTIVISM. We're going to be creating art that communicates important messages & learning about work happening in your city.
RSVP here: luma.com/fp919u5x
Poster by the amazing @nicolegoux.bsky.social!
Please repost, LA!
December 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
LA! Come draw with me and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social on Jan 15!
We just released tickets and I think they’ll go fast, so jump on it:
We just released tickets and I think they’ll go fast, so jump on it:
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Y'all, #Christmas came early.
#TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social.
I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky
#TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social.
I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky
The 5 best science books of 2025
It’s been an uneasy year for science.
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Y'all, #Christmas came early.
#TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social.
I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky
#TheDoubleTax, my author debut, was named one of the TOP FIVE BEST SCIENCE BOOKS of 2025 by the @latimes.com @ologies.bsky.social.
I NEVER in a million years expected this and I am exceedingly grateful and overwhelmed by this honor. WOW. 😭 #GodsPlan #blacksky #booksky
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We’re matching all first-time donations for @give-directly.bsky.social through the end of the year, doubling how much cash you send directly to families in need.
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Join us: givedirectly.org/pods
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AI? Because wtf is this
December 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
AI? Because wtf is this
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"How are there any platypuses on the planet?"
You have to listen for the context. Another great episode of @ologies.bsky.social that was perfect fory walk.
www.alieward.com/ologies/orni...
You have to listen for the context. Another great episode of @ologies.bsky.social that was perfect fory walk.
www.alieward.com/ologies/orni...
Ornithorhynchology (PLATYPUSES) with Dr. Tahneal Hawke — alie ward
Duck bills. Beaver tails. Underground lairs. Eggs. Milk. Venom? A platypus has it all. Scholar, conservationist, and Ornithorhynchologist Dr. Tahneal Hawke is here to run through the baffling anatomy ...
www.alieward.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"How are there any platypuses on the planet?"
You have to listen for the context. Another great episode of @ologies.bsky.social that was perfect fory walk.
www.alieward.com/ologies/orni...
You have to listen for the context. Another great episode of @ologies.bsky.social that was perfect fory walk.
www.alieward.com/ologies/orni...
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Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
December 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Looking for an *L.A. based* artist who (against all odds) has time for a poster gig before the end of the year.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
It's for a science + art event.
We can offer $500 for the gig.
Dreadfully sorry about the timeline. Link a portfolio if you're interested, I'll delete this post when we found someone.
Dehydrated casserole! Floating tortillas! Smuggled sandwiches!
The lovely Maggie Coblentz talks tastes, smells, nutritional values, menu options of SPACE FOOD, and why she has some on her desk.
Astrobromatology:
www.alieward.com/ologies/astr...
The lovely Maggie Coblentz talks tastes, smells, nutritional values, menu options of SPACE FOOD, and why she has some on her desk.
Astrobromatology:
www.alieward.com/ologies/astr...
Astrobromatology (SPACE FOOD) with Maggie Coblentz — alie ward
Dehydrated eggs. Airborne tortillas. Pouches of chicken. Tang. Work up an appetite for space food with artist, designer and Astrobromatologist, Maggie Coblentz. She shares how the intersection of desi...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Dehydrated casserole! Floating tortillas! Smuggled sandwiches!
The lovely Maggie Coblentz talks tastes, smells, nutritional values, menu options of SPACE FOOD, and why she has some on her desk.
Astrobromatology:
www.alieward.com/ologies/astr...
The lovely Maggie Coblentz talks tastes, smells, nutritional values, menu options of SPACE FOOD, and why she has some on her desk.
Astrobromatology:
www.alieward.com/ologies/astr...
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listening to the pteridology episode of @ologies.bsky.social from my Seattle home:
Dr. Li: North America is not a great place to find ferns. The most exciting place to find ferns in North America is....
me, smugly confident: the Pacific Northwest!
Dr. Li: Arizona.
me:
Dr. Li: North America is not a great place to find ferns. The most exciting place to find ferns in North America is....
me, smugly confident: the Pacific Northwest!
Dr. Li: Arizona.
me:
a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man and asking him what .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man and asking him what .
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December 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
listening to the pteridology episode of @ologies.bsky.social from my Seattle home:
Dr. Li: North America is not a great place to find ferns. The most exciting place to find ferns in North America is....
me, smugly confident: the Pacific Northwest!
Dr. Li: Arizona.
me:
Dr. Li: North America is not a great place to find ferns. The most exciting place to find ferns in North America is....
me, smugly confident: the Pacific Northwest!
Dr. Li: Arizona.
me:
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here's how influential @ologies.bsky.social is: I actually, in real life, just told someone that life is short, cut bangs because they weren't sure about bangs with their curly hair. 💇♂️
(I also recommend the pod every chance I get, but yanno ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
(I also recommend the pod every chance I get, but yanno ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
December 11, 2025 at 2:43 AM
here's how influential @ologies.bsky.social is: I actually, in real life, just told someone that life is short, cut bangs because they weren't sure about bangs with their curly hair. 💇♂️
(I also recommend the pod every chance I get, but yanno ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
(I also recommend the pod every chance I get, but yanno ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
Any science books folks are excited about being released in 2026?
December 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Any science books folks are excited about being released in 2026?
Anyone have ideas on a good place to host an interactive event in LA?
(Also save the date: Jan 15)
(Also save the date: Jan 15)
I'm trying to plan this event in LA for January. In Philly, on the high end, I these events cost me $500. I currently can't find a venue that isn't going to end up costing us less than $4000 lmao. LA, get it together.
December 11, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Anyone have ideas on a good place to host an interactive event in LA?
(Also save the date: Jan 15)
(Also save the date: Jan 15)
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Anyway my forever recommendation is Ologies with Alie Ward (@ologies.bsky.social)
Ask smart people silly questions and learn cool stuff!!
Ask smart people silly questions and learn cool stuff!!
December 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Anyway my forever recommendation is Ologies with Alie Ward (@ologies.bsky.social)
Ask smart people silly questions and learn cool stuff!!
Ask smart people silly questions and learn cool stuff!!
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One of the reasons I love @alieward.bsky.social and the @ologies.bsky.social podcast is the warnings she gives at the beginning of episodes as well as her voiceovers & interruptions - her heads up “the siren is on our recording, don’t panic” - is so kind and thoughtful.
December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
One of the reasons I love @alieward.bsky.social and the @ologies.bsky.social podcast is the warnings she gives at the beginning of episodes as well as her voiceovers & interruptions - her heads up “the siren is on our recording, don’t panic” - is so kind and thoughtful.
And for more of this ferntastic guest, follow Dr. @fernway.bsky.social 🌿💚
WE GOT FERNS, folks.
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
Pteridology (FERNS) with Dr. Fay-Wei Li — alie ward
Fronds. Forest dwellers. Spores. Houseplants. Queer icons. We’ve got ferns. The charming and hilarious professor and author of “Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth’s Most Adaptable Plants,” Dr. Fay-...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
And for more of this ferntastic guest, follow Dr. @fernway.bsky.social 🌿💚
WE GOT FERNS, folks.
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
Pteridology (FERNS) with Dr. Fay-Wei Li — alie ward
Fronds. Forest dwellers. Spores. Houseplants. Queer icons. We’ve got ferns. The charming and hilarious professor and author of “Ferns: Lessons in Survival from Earth’s Most Adaptable Plants,” Dr. Fay-...
www.alieward.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
WE GOT FERNS, folks.
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
I hope you like ferns. If you don’t, just listen and you will like ferns. 🌿🌿🌿
Dr. Li is hilarious and charming and you will love him. And ferns.
In conclusion: ferns.
www.alieward.com/ologies/pter...
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Don’t forget about the #FindThatLizard Scholarship!! Please share
#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Don’t forget about the #FindThatLizard Scholarship!! Please share
#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
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
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
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
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
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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...
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
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...
The first instalment was amazing, and this follow up episode just as incredible.
#Science #Knowledge #Scholarship #Humanity
open.spotify.com/episode/7JNj...
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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.
completely outside of politics, this is so charming
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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.
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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.
November 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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.