Ologies with Alie Ward

The time is right to revisit cabins: Log cabins, woodsy getaways, A-frame cuties, cottages, tiny homes, lake houses. WE GET INTO IT, including 2024 updates. World famous Minnesota architect, author, professional cabinologist and human delight Dale Mulfinger sits down to discuss everything from what makes a cabin a cabin, to why we bond better surrounded by wood, Scandinavian hygge-ness, where to situate windows, cabin history, horror flicks and vacation activities. Alie sits there starry-eyed and stammers a bunch because she's so excited. More on Dale Mulfinger [https://salaarc.com/people/dale-mulfinger/] SALA Architects on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/salaarchitects/] Buy Dale's books on Bookshop.org [https://bookshop.org/contributors/dale-mulfinger-6a113e9a-17a2-49cf-a706-ce046e16b6b9] and Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Books-Dale-Mulfinger/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3ADale%2BMulfinger] Donations went to: Clarence Wigington Minority Architectural Scholarship [http://www.aia-mn.org/resources/mn-architectural-foundation/programs/wigington-scholarship/] & The Slave Dwelling Project [https://slavedwellingproject.org/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/cabinologyencore] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Indigenous Cuisinology (NATIVE FOODS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/indigenouscuisinology], Domicology (ABANDONED BUILDINGS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/domicology], Bisonology (BUFFALO) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bisonology], Oneirology (DREAMS [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oneirology]), Xylology (LUMBER) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/xylology], Dendrology (TREES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/2018/5/7/wdppyiv1wrcs8gchoslvhhuuboanau], Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sciuridology], Ursinology (BEARS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/ursinology], Nassology (TAXIDERMY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/nassology], Acaropathology (TICKS & LYME DISEASE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/acaropathology] 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://instagram.com/Jarrett_Sleeper] of MindJam Media [http://www.mindjammedia.com/] & Steven Ray Morris [https://twitter.com/stevenRayMorris] Additional 2024 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

Orange teeth! Vanilla butts! Architecture with twigs! Olde-timey joke books? Field naturalist, conservationist, wildlife tracker and “beaver believer” Rob Rich works with the National Wildlife Federation’s coordination of the Montana Beaver Working Group and answers all of our Castorological questions about: baby beavers, tooth tools, lodges, dams, the sound of water, the slap of a tail, who eats beaver and why, beavers in peril, in folklore, in smut books, in your neighborhood and in your dreams forever. Also: yes we discuss slang.  Follow Rob Rich on LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-rich-50837329] A donation went to Tracker Certification North America [https://trackercertification.com/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/castorology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Hydrochoerology (CAPYBARAS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/hydrochoerology], Bisonology (BUFFALO) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/bisonology], Road Ecology (ROAD KILL) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/roadecology], Sciuridology (SQUIRRELS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sciuridology], Oreamnology (MOUNTAIN GOATS ARE NOT GOATS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/oreamnology], Lutrinology (OTTERS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/lutrinology], Procyonology (RACCOONS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/procyonology], Opossumology (O/POSSUMS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/opossumology], Mammalogy (MAMMALS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mammalogy], Scatology (POOP) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/scatology], Gynecology (NETHER HEALTH) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gynecology], Sexology (SEX) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sexology], Dasyurology (TASMANIAN DEVILS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dasyurology] 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

Remembering names! Preventing dementia! Photographic memories! Weed! Goldfish! It’s the thrilling conclusion of Mnemonology with Dr. Michael Yassa, the Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. We talk long vs. short term memories, how smells can pack a wallop of emotions, prosopagnosia (“facial blindness”), the fog of new parenthood, Alzheimer's and other causes of dementia, and tips to keep your brain in tip-top shape. Let’s make some mems.  Listen to Part 1 here [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology] Follow Dr. Yassa on Google Scholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7hRRlusAAAAJ&hl=en] and X [https://x.com/mike_yassa] Visit the Yassa Translational Neuroscience Laboratory at UCI website [https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/myassa/] A donation went to UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory’s graduate student and postdoctoral Junior Scholar Fund [https://cnlm.uci.edu/gifts/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd], Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology], Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology], Traumatology (PTSD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/traumatology], Sports & Performance Psychology (ANXIETY & CONFIDENCE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sports-performance-psychology], Phonology (LINGUISTICS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/phonology], Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuropathology], Quantum Ontology (WHAT IS REAL?) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/quantumontology], Surgical Angiology (VEINS & ARTERIES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology], Disability Sociology (DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/disabilitysociology], Dolorology (PAIN) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/dolorology] 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

How are memories made? Where are they stored? Where do they go? What was I just talking about? Neurobiologist, professor, researcher, and Director of UC Irvine’s Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, Dr. Michael Yassa, joins us for a two-parter deep diving into our memories. Get to know the cells that run your life while he also busts flim-flam, and talks about movie myths, aging and memory loss, childbirth amnesia, what happens when you cram for a test, hormones and memory, that thing where you can’t remember a word, how to let go of the past, and more. Next week, we’ll follow up with your Patreon questions about Alzheihmer’s, remembering people’s names, neurodivergence, dementia, collective misremembering, and so much more. Commit it to memory.   Follow Dr. Yassa on Google Scholar [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7hRRlusAAAAJ&hl=en] and X [https://x.com/mike_yassa] Visit the Yassa Translational Neuroscience Laboratory at UCI website [https://faculty.sites.uci.edu/myassa/] A donation went to UC Irvine Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory’s graduate student and postdoctoral fund [https://cnlm.uci.edu/gifts/] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/mnemonology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology (ADHD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/adhd], Molecular Neurobiology (BRAIN CHEMICALS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/molecularneurobiology], Eudemonology (HAPPINESS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/eudemonology], Traumatology (PTSD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/traumatology], Sports & Performance Psychology (ANXIETY & CONFIDENCE) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/sports-performance-psychology], Phonology (LINGUISTICS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/phonology], Neuropathology (CONCUSSIONS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/neuropathology] 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

Vaping and vein health! Covid and clots! Easy bruising! Movie blood! Spider veins! Free socks! The heroic vascular surgeon Dr. Sheila Blumberg of NYU Langone Health let me ask her one million questions about how blood gets from point A to B all day. She explains the difference between arteries, veins, capillaries, and vessels and we cover everything from fainting to teenage movie tropes, how to tie a tourniquet, atherosclerosis, aneurysms, stents and why your leg is asleep right now.  View Dr. Blumberg’s publications on ResearchGate [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sheila-Blumberg] A donation went to BreakingGround.org [http://breakingground.org] More episode sources and links [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgicalangiology] Smologies (short, classroom-safe) episodes [https://pod.link/1746567248] Other episodes you may enjoy: Diabetology (BLOOD SUGAR) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/diabetology], Field Trip: My Butt, Colonoscopy Ride Along [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/colonoscopy], Functional Morphology (ANATOMY) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/functional-morphology], Hematology (BLOOD) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/hematology], Surgical Oncology (BREAST CANCER) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/surgical-oncology], Biogerontology (AGING) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/biogerontology], Proptology (THEATER & FILM PROPS) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/proptology], Vampirology (VAMPIRES) [https://www.alieward.com/ologies/vampirology] 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