Broomology (BROOMS) with Cate O’Connell-Richards
Whisks and witches. Bristles and Shakers. Potions and prisons. From making brooms to jumping them, teacher, author, broomsquire, and Broomologist Cate O'Connell Richards gives us the overlooked histor...
21 Okt 1h 21min
Orcinology (KILLER WHALES) with Jorge Vélez-Juarbe
Punted seals. Sunken yachts. Beach ambushes. And salmon hats? What’s even happening with killer whales? Are they sadists, or just hungry hungry hippos turned marine mammals? The Natural History Museum...
14 Okt 1h 35min
Horror Neurobiology (WATCHING SCARY STUFF) with Austin Lim
Thrills. Chills. Hiding behind your hands. It’s officially SPOOKTOBER month with a huge, fascinating (and I promise, mellow) episode on why humans watch horror, and what’s happening in your brain. Not...
9 Okt 2h 17min
Relational Psychology (BONDING VIA LAUGHING) with Sara Algoe and Laura Kurtz
Basement card games. Fireside reminiscing. Being forced to learn a dance. Does acting like a cornball matter? Will bits save your life? Yes. I got myself to the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
3 Okt 52min
Silicification Geology (OPALS) with Patrice Rey
Gems of lightning and shadows. Rainbow fossils. Underground tunnel homes. Mysterious sedimentary origins. Aboriginal dreamtime stories. Armored snails. Questionable song lyrics. It’s opals, folks. And...
30 Sep 1h 12min
Salixology (WILLOWS & SCULPTURE) with Patrick Dougherty
It’s the Ologies 9th Anniversary episode – and the customary gift is willow. So I reached out to an artist whose work means a lot to me, and convinced world-renowned environmental sculptor Patrick Dou...
24 Sep 1h 13min
Extreme Meteorology (EL NIÑO) with Marshall Shepherd
El Niño. La Niña. United Nations Environment Programme doomerism? It’s been a helluva week for Meteorologists and the humans who live on planet Earth, so we made you a fresh episode recorded just day...
16 Sep 1h 3min
Meteorology (WEATHER & CLIMATE) Encore with Marshall Shepherd
Bomb cyclones! Polar vortices! Atmospheric rivers! And rained out barbecues. One of the world’s leading Meteorologists, Dr. Marshall Shepherd – a former NASA scientist and current Professor of Geograp...
9 Sep 1h 16min
