Ologies with Alie Ward

Bushy tails! Stinky butts! Faces so cute you weep! Let’s talk foxes – specifically the little gray ones you never knew you loved. Fox behavioral expert, researcher, conservationist, author of “The Road to Fox Hollow” and Urocyonologist Bill Leikam chats about fuzzy foxes, baby names, parental strategies, where they live, what they eat, advice for potential pet owners, how to observe foxes, how tiny foxes wound up on islands, which foxes need conservation, Silicon Valley foxes, and why a fox on the couch is worth 1000 in the bush. Also: what do they smell like? And what do they say?  Buy Bill’s book: The Road to Fox Hollow [https://www.diangelopublications.com/shop/p/the-road-to-fox-hollow] A donation went to the Urban Wildlife Research Project [https://urbanwildliferesearchproject.org/].  Watch the documentary: The Foxes, my Professors: Bill Leikam and the Gray Foxes of Silicon Valley [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9uSMppb5jY&ab_channel=SylerP.R.] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/urocynology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Ethnocynology (HUMANS & DOGS THROUGH TIME) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnocynology], Lupinology (WOLVES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/lupinology], Felinology (CATS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/felinology], Procyonology (RACCOONS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/procyonology], Lutrinology (OTTERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/lutrinology], Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sciuridology], Castorology (BEAVERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/castorology], Chickenology (HENS & ROOSTERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/chickenology], Indigenous Fire Ecology (GOOD FIRE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/goodfire], Nassology (TAXIDERMY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/nassology], Cynology (DOGS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cynology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

Shipwrecks. Treasure. Sunken planes. Scuttled submarines. New life forming around old machinery. There’s an -ology for that -- just ask Maritime Archaeologist and wreck nerd Chanelle Zaphiropoulos. This absolutely charming and passionate scuba diver, history buff and antiquities scholar dishes about pirates, warships, admirals worth admiring, and ships ranging in size from water taxis to the Costa Concordia and Titanic. Also world record diving stats, war graves, how owning a fountain pen can be egregious and why a Midwestern coal barge from the 1970ss is worthy of weeping over. Ahoy! Follow Chanelle on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/sharksandwrecks] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/sharksandwrecks.bsky.social] A donation went to Diving with a Purpose [https://divingwithapurpose.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/maritimearchaeologyencore] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Oceanology (OCEANS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oceanology], Forensic Ecology (NATURE DETECTIVE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/forensicecology], Cnidariology (CORAL) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cnidariology], Classical Archeology (ANCIENT ROME) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/classical-archeology], Disasterology (DISASTERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disasterology], Cryoseismology (ICEQUAKES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cryoseismology], Domicology (ABANDONED BUILDINGS, RECYCLED HOUSES & GHOST TOWNS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/domicology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper [http://jarrettsleeper.com/] of MindJam Media and Steven Ray Morris [http://www.stevenraymorris.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

Why would a spider have a frog best friend? Why do they love your shower? Does lemon repel them? Should you rehome them outside? Why so hairy? How do you identify the harmless ones? Which ones get kinky? Hey. This will be fun. If you’re afraid of spiders, this is the best first step to conquering that fear forever. If you love spiders, you’re in good company with Dr. Marshal Hedin, a San Diego State University professor who has dedicated his life to the diverse array of araneids. Also: why they need and deserve your love.  Visit the Hedin Lab at SDSU [https://marshalhedinlab.com/] and follow Dr. Hedin on Bluesky [https://web-cdn.bsky.app/profile/mhedin.bsky.social], iNaturalist [https://www.inaturalist.org/people/mhedin], and Google Scholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_AVkxzIAAAAJ&hl=en] A donation went to the San Diego State University Biodiversity Museum [https://securelb.imodules.com/s/997/20/giving/form.aspx?sid=997&gid=1&pgid=3034&dids=1443&bledit=1&appealcode=CSCIC04673] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/araneology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Kinetic Salticidology (DANCING SPIDERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dancingspiders], Spidroinology (SPIDERWEBS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/spidroinology], Fearology (FEAR) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/fearology-pt-1], Herpetology (REPTILES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/herpetology], Culicidology (MOSQUITOES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/culicidology], Speleology (CAVES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/speleology], Aperiology (MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/aperiology], Scorpiology (SCORPIONS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/scorpiology], Entomology (INSECTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/entomology], Forest Entomology (CREEPY CRAWLIES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/forestentomology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

Who’s babysitting AI? Will it steal your job? What happens when you’re rude to a chatbot? Cognitive scientist, Trinity College professor and Artificial Intelligence Ethicologist  Dr. Abeba Birhane lets me ask her not-smart questions about legislation around AI, auditing datasets, environmental impacts, booby traps, doorbell narcs, commonly used fallacies, how the “godfathers’ of AI feel about their creation, robots doing your homework, and and whether or not AI is actually the root of all evil. Also: bacon ice cream and why Siri is a girl.  Visit Dr. Birhane’s website [https://abebabirhane.com/] and follow her on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/abeba.bsky.social] and Google Scholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JUsooa0AAAAJ&hl=en] A donation went to The Municipality of Gaza and UNRWA [https://www.unrwausa.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/artificialintelligenceethicology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Neurotechnology (AI + BRAIN TECH) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neurotechnology], Architectural Technology (COMPUTER PROGRAMMING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/architecturaltechnology], FIELD TRIP: A Hollywood Visit to the Writers Guild Strike Line [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/wgastrike], Futurology (THE FUTURE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/futurology], Gizmology (ROBOTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gizmology], Genocidology (CRIMES OF ATROCITY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/genocidology] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn

It’s Part 2 of how to fix your life with hobbies! Pretty much. Journalist/author of “The Connection Cure” Julia Hotz explains the science behind forest bathing, how privilege affects accessibility to hobbies and what to do about it, how to figure out what lights you up, how to schedule time for hobbies if you have no time to do hobbies, why I used to call my old job at newspaper Club Karoshi, what if social interaction gives you the willies, what if depression keeps you from doing the things that lift depression, being social without having to spend money or get wasted, why volunteering is such an antidepressant, why rehabs use social prescribing, if protesting is a good hobby, and why you should go take a walk. Also: did I go to the ukulele meeting or chicken out? Listen to Part 1 here [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/salugenology] Visit Julia’s website [https://www.hotzthoughts.com/] and follow her on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hotzthoughts/], TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hotzthoughts], YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGe2M2_CedbeQzciUCx1BKw], and Substack [https://hotzthoughts.substack.com/] Buy her book The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Connection-Cure/Julia-Hotz/9781668030332] A donation went to GrowNYC [https://www.grownyc.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/salugenology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Dolorology (PAIN) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dolorology], Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology], Critical Ecology (SOCIAL SYSTEMS + ENVIRONMENT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/criticalecology], Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/postviralepidemiology], Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology], Ergopathology (BURNOUT) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ergopathology], Biogerontology (AGING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biogerontology], Canistrumology (BASKET WEAVING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/canistrumology], Domestic Phytology (HOUSEPLANTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/domesticphytology], Ethnoecology (ETHNOBOTANY/NATIVE PLANTS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ethnoecology], Dendrology (TREES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2018/5/7/wdppyiv1wrcs8gchoslvhhuuboanau] Sponsors of Ologies [https://alieward.com/ologies-sponsors] Transcripts and bleeped episodes [https://alieward.com/ologies-extras] Become a patron of Ologies [https://www.patreon.com/ologies] for as little as a buck a month OlogiesMerch.com [https://www.ologiesmerch.com/] has hats, shirts, hoodies, totes! Follow Ologies on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ologies] and Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/ologies.bsky.social] Follow Alie Ward on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/alieward] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@alie_ologies] Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions [http://maitlandaudio.com/] and Jake Chaffee [https://www.jecmusic.com/] Managing Director: Susan Hale Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth Transcripts by Aveline Malek  Website by Kelly R. Dwyer [https://www.kellyrdwyer.com/photo] Theme song by Nick Thorburn