People who study mollusks are malacologists. If you spend your life studying moss (and, yes, there are people who do), you’re a bryologist. Gelotologists study laughter, while condorologists study, ...

The College of Science’s Discover Science Lecture Series will bring “Ologies” podcast host Alie Ward to campus on Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. to share how curiosity can lead to incredible things. Besides her ...

Ever wonder what an anthropodermic biocodicologist does? The answer may surprise you: it’s a scientist who studies books that have been bound with leather made from human skin. Alie Ward delves into ...

An invitation from a friend of a friend set off a domino effect for a woman at low point in her life, which eventually prompted her to quit her job and start a successful science podcast. Time now for ...

In each episode of Ologies, host Alie Ward interviews an expert on a different “ology”—think: Teuthology (squids), Egyptology (ancient Egypt), mixology (cocktails), biogerontology (aging), or even ...

Ologies is a titan of the podcast world. In production since 2017, there are a multitude of episodes to choose from, each featuring a new, intriguing guest and full to the brim with stories that keep ...