Come for the seaweed, stay for the Constitution. In Ologies, podcaster Alie Ward interviews experts in everything from volcanology to vexillology (that's the study of flags). The best episodes reach ...

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, ...

Time now for "My Unsung Hero," our series from the team at Hidden Brain. "My Unsung Hero" tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. And today's story comes ...

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 ...

Host of the famous "Ologies" podcast Alie Ward gets a turn on the other side of the microphone in this Discover Science podcast episode. Seven years into her podcasting journey, Ward reflects on why ...

A biologist who investigates meat-eating plants, a slug expert, a scientist whose speciality is "dark matter." These titles may sound like they're straight out of a fantasy series, but they're real ...

A recent graduate of Laurentian University and Science North's science communication program has landed her dream job as lead editor on a popular science podcast. Mercedes Maitland has joined the team ...

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 ...

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... How a friendly museum tour invite shifted 'Ologies' ...