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NOMINATE A TOPIC! (Patreon)

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2024-10-13 23:06:10
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What topics would you like Ologies to cover in future episodes? Leave your suggestions in the comments. Ologist recommendations are very welcome too.All topics we've already covered are listed here:https://www.alieward.com/ologies-by-topic 

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Valerie

Craft ology! Knitting, crochet, and other fiber arts! Or any better ology term for that haha

Annabelle

Obsessive compulsive disorder!

Wynter

Bacteriophages maybe as a virology/bacteriology video? I absolutely adore those little predators

Timmy H.

American Pedagogy (The Study of the K-12 System: How we have failed our children)

Dani D

The internet/ wifi!

Nova Q

Omg I’d love!!!! If you had another paleontologist episode with updates on what’s happened the past few years!!

Levin Dotimas

Ethnochoreology! The study of cultural dances! I’m part of a group that performs different dances from many countries and our artistic director would be a wealth of knowledge for this :)

Levin Dotimas

Oh we’re called World Dance Company!

Chrysalis Ashton

Pulmonology! Respiratory therapist here- I would love to see a 2 guest episode with a Pulmonologist and a Respiratory Therapist!

Lauren Cooper

It's in the intro and we've never done it: cryptozoology! Especially for spooky season, this would be so fun

Geo

Kidology or Pogonology

Yogo Mel

Cartology! We need to talk about maps!

Aubrey Nelson

Theology of any kind! I have a BA in religious studies and would love to hear from some experts about pretty much any religion/religious topic!

Samantha Freeman

Neuro-Ophthalmology! I work in a neuro-ophthalmology clinic and it is fascinating. (I extra recommend Dr. Stuart Sinoff)

Turner Pierce

Gross Pathology or Autopsy Pathology!! I’m a pathologist assistant and have worked in both and would love love love to hear an episode about it!

Edgar Barrera

Parapsychology Great for the spookiest month of the year

Alfred

I'd love to here about ancient Greece. We've done classical Archeology of Rome, Egypt, but not Greece or other archeologically significant countries like Syria, & Turkey

John Worster

How about the topic of Kites? Not the birds, but the kind that you build and fly.

Sugarpuffdaddykins

Alternative Medicine! So acupuncture, massage therapy, energy work, herbalism, Ayurvedic medicine. Boyfriend says Kitchen Gadgets, maybe like the study of? Idk I’m not sure he understands the assignment 🥰

Mike Robertson

Citrus-ology. UC Riverside has a whole citrus research center. Cuties were 'invented' there!

Matt Rippon

Particle physics / asto physics with Prof. Daniel Whiteson of UC Berkeley!

Beverley Sylvester

ASMR! I know you covered it a little in the misophonology episode at the end but I'd love an ASMR episode, maybe it would be in the category of neurology?

Adam Weaver

Appalachian Salamanders with Dr. Thomas Pauley of West Virginia! You keep saying you'd love to visit WV!

Eli “the Fish Guy”

Aquaria science! This would be the science behind keeping aquatic animals as pets and the ethical standards/issues associated with the practice. I work at an aquatic pet store, I would love to suggest a couple store owners I know or even share my own experiences for the pod! Aquatic animals can make incredible pets, but many families purchase them without any prior knowledge. It would be incredible to use Ologies as a platform to help end the abuse of aquatic pets.

Tyler Bates

Medical Technology (aka Medical Laboratory Sciences)

Nicolette

Domestic/international pedagogy (specifically in international development). Perhaps not only about the act of teaching, but also the economic and social factors connected to teachers. Why are teacher so underpaid in some contexts vs others? How we go about choosing curriculum content etc

Eating Spaghetti in Bed

Earthquakes! Dr. Lucy Jones was on John Mulaney's "Everybody's in LA" earthquakes episode and I thought she was hilarious and amazing. :D

Madison Armand

Animal welfare science! University of Pennsylvania has a bunch of experts and they’re wonderful.

Brendan Dean

Flowers (vs plants generally) Ethnomusicology (I know an ologist for this) Domesticated animals

Rebecca Morrison

I second octopuses! Also, I’m so curious about seed banks and seed harvesting. my husband votes for something like forging/blacksmithing (David Baker would be an amazing ologist on this one!) And I think many common drinks have been covered with the exception of tea..is that possible?

Michelle Lee

(I know delphinology was covered last year with Dr. Justin Gregg, but would love a broader or whale focused cetology ep!)

Hunter Roberts

Environmental scientists that studies Antarctica. It's so remote and isolated but has so much to tell us on the impact we are making to our world.

Tari Lee Johnson

African Painted Dogs. Endangered. Beautiful. Keystone species. Very fast runners and extremely successful hunters. You will fall in love with them.

Tara Jay

Weaving, or perhaps textiles more generally

Annalise De Young

Pachidermatology! Elephants, hippos, rhinos! (All deserving their own episodes) Developmental psychology Also since the Auroras are supposed to be putting on good shows the next couple years, maybe we could do that? Some sort of atmospheric/light/physics ology

Scott Pilkington

Campanology (bellringing). If you'd let me, I'd happily be the ologist for that! Otherwise I can recommend some other ologists :)

Emily McBride

SLOTH-OLOGY with Dr. Rebecca Cliffe! My first baby, Oliver, was stillborn in 2022 and we have come to associate sloths with him. They’re so special to us now and as long time listeners and lovers of Ologies, a sloth episode would be a dream come true! 🦥

Rebecca Osborne

Prions!! They are weird and interesting and scary and deadly. Also my daughter would love to request an episode on frogs.

Anna Stassen

Criminology, and I can’t find an “ology” for it but foxes would be interesting! And maybe hot peppers/scoville situation?

Alie Ward

We've been looking for a prominent OCD expert if you know any!

Jakin Yang

I would really like to suggest the topic of tree planting. Specifically tree planting in Canada. It’s a really fascinating industry and topic that often gets mired in lenses of environmentalism, resource industries and a very specific culture to the tree planters themselves in Canada.

Elizabeth Mena

Yes! Turkey has these 12,000 year old sites that are rewriting the history of civilization—Gobekli Tepe and Karahan Tepe.

The Awkward Cactus

Obsessive compulsive disorder!!! SOOOO MUCH misinformation about this out there!

Elizabeth Mena

Yes, please. Can you ask the Ologist about ocular migraines?

Scott Sheldon

What about tea? Huge history, tons of cultural practices, it’s also yummy!

Kevin Tiemeyer

Following up on my promised request from Alie's post earlier this year when she encountered a deggelbam at her family reunion. Potoludology, or drinking games 🍺🎯

Adam T. Berns

Lobsters (both clawed and unclawed) and crayfish 🦞

Mark Calonico

Musicology: Classical, jazz, blues, country, rock.

Alie Ward

We considered naming the Teratology (MONSTERS) episode this, but they could each have their own episode...

Elizabeth Mena

Yes! I’ve been an elementary school teacher for 31 years, and I feel that the system in Europe makes so much more sense.

Sue MyShak

Breathing! Maybe a pulmonologist, author James Nestor with the Breath book, respiratory therapist something like that. Also maybe a cactus expert especially with the ever changing weather patterns or lack there of. I think someone said that but this community is so cool just love all the suggestions really! Always excited to see what comes next! I also loved the Aurora suggestion with the Sun being at the peak of its cycle right now.

The Awkward Cactus

Dr Patrick McGrath! He’s the clinical officer at NOCD which is where I received my treatment. An absolutely amazing company that has brought OCD treatment to the masses via teletherapy. I went through exposure response therapy during the COVID days. I would love to answer any questions if you have any ☺️ I’m extremely passionate about this topic https://www.treatmyocd.com/clinical-leadership/patrick-mcgrath

Ang&Steve

Moths, whales, cows, cheese (we’re in Wisconsin)

Scott Sheldon

How about zoology, like specifically the management of zoos and conservation etc

E.G. Gidner

Tourette’s Syndrome. Know lots of ologists who can talk about it.

riss h

herbalism!!

Sami

AURORA BOREALIS (northern lights) !!! Im not sure about other countries but I feel like I’ve heard SO MUCH more about aurora borealis lately and have so many questions. Are there southern lights? Why are they different colors? Why only at night? Why do they dance? Reveal the secrets to us please!

Alli B

The science of food safety! Edited to add: food microbiology—the study of microorganisms that affect the quality and safety of food. We are all affected by this daily! If you’re eating safe food, you are benefitting from the plans for eliminating risks in the food chain, and if you’ve gotten sick from food… you may have eaten poo.

Adam Foote

Is there a "waterfall" ology? That could be fun!

Elizabeth Mena

Hot spices—why do some people love them, and why do I start coughing uncontrollably at the slightest hint of it.

Ang&Steve

Menopause, the nervous system

.

Pikas! There was some major, persistent film flam about them. They are the cutest (sorry, quokkas). Meep!

Loren R.

Eschatology and epistemology

yondertallguy

Ethnocynology (study of humans and their dogs) - David Ian Howe has an Instagram with the name @ethnocynology and does great sci-com about the history of canine domestication

Derek Eidem

Concrete and cement! I work in the de-carbonized cement field and never knew how complex it was. Plus it’s the second most used substance in the world and only beaten out by water

Debs Gardner

Pika-ology!! The study of pikas, world’s cutest wildlife. Interview Dr Johanna Varner, aka Dr Pika Jo. She’s amazing.

Kevin Tiemeyer

Adding a 2nd suggestion as it's one the world needs to give way more attention to, PCOS

Audrey Hudak

Speak with Andy Leach, the Senior Director of Library & Archives at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.

Cherish Gray

Please please PLEASE!! FOR THE LOVE OF BIG OL SEA PUPPIES!! I NEED... Manta Rays/Sting Rays. Did you know there's a pink manta named Inspector Clouseau? I think there have only been 2 found so far.

Jennifer Froh

CHEETAHS (big cats in gwneral also) and so many other animal episodes!!!

Audra

Hummingbirds!!

ZZ

Earthships! Mermaids! Nervous systems! Shoe-ology (origins, evolution, how to pick good ones)

Rachel Cannon

Cryptology! The study of codes or of hiding secrets. The director of the National Cryptologic Museum, Dr. Vince Houghton, is an excellent human, has a few good books out, and does great on podcasts. Just saying. I used to work with him at the Spy Museum, which you should also check out.

6-1-49er-Joe

How about comedy/laughter? What makes people laugh, and how does culture influence that? Also, is there an innate need to laugh and actual physiological benefits to laughter?

Jennifer Froh

Maybe something about practical effects? Would cover chemestry, pyrotechnics, phospheresence, mechanical engenieering, etc.

Melissa Berger

Seconding mermaids- there are mermaid museums in Washington state and Maryland, I’m sure there’s an ologist at one of them!

Elizabeth Mena

And also the difference of the educational system in the US vs other countries, specifically where in the US, high school is the same for everyone, with an emphasis on getting everyone into college (and increasing the dropout rate), whereas in other countries, kids are separated into college track and vocational track, hopefully allowing the non-college bound kids to find employment opportunities right after high school.

Cherish Gray

I don't know the Ology, but Andrea Marshall "Queen of Mantas" might be a good person to reach out to.

Dr. Micro

Bioluminescence and bacterial cell signaling with Bonnie Bassler.

Melissa Berger

I know a couple ologists for this one!

Sarah Jo

Long COVID - Dr. Wes Ely is an expert (as far as current expertise can go, that is)

Lauren Cooper

Squatch-ology?! Or maybe mothmanology

Beth Wann

How about Beavers!

Tal Ariel

- Pedagogy - Learning - Audiology / Soundology / Musicology

Cooper Mayo

Corvid (crows, raven, etc.) Culture! I'm pretty sure John Marzluff at UW in Seattle WA would be a good oligist for the occasion!

Rachel Court

Kelp and or seaweed (I don't even know if they're part of the same thing or two different things!)

Princess Pukeachu

Sawfish with Dr. Dean Grubbs! (They're critically endangered and recently a bunch have died from a mysterious affliction causing them to swim in circles uncontrollably)

Brie

weed 👀

Bee LaRue

Elephants please please please

Rachel Court

Glaciers? Seahorses? Antarctic ecology (is that Cryoecology??)

Leanna Shuster

Oh man, there are so many amazing ones out there! Something in the realm of audiology would be really interesting on the science of sound and hearing. As an organic chemist, I would be so thrilled to see some additional episodes that delve into chemistry, but I know it's hard to find the right subject in the field that will literally have the "-ology" suffix. Ooh, it's a bit more on the physics side, but how about photology, the study of light and energy?

Rachel Court

Seconding Shoe-ology! Ubiquitous, important and underappreciated :-)

Leanna Shuster

oooh yes, cacti and succulents would be really interesting! Maybe desert ecology? Or omg I just Googled "study of cacti" and this sounds fascinating: Acanthochronology The study of cactus spines in a series to learn about the past climate and plant physiology. Spines can be dated using carbon isotopes, and their order can indicate when they grew.

Princess Pukeachu

Celestial Navigation with Naiinoa Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. They set out to prove that ancient Polynesians were skilled navigators in response to the widely accepted eurocentric narrative that they'd discovered the islands accidentally. They built a replica of an ancient double hulled voyaging canoe and sailed from Hawaii to Tahiti with no modern instruments. Decades later, Nainoa was brought in as a consultant for Moana! Editing to add: Though Nainoa Thompson would be an incredible guest, if you can't get him I'd suggest reaching out to The Bishop Museum in Honolulu for other experts

Chandler Witherington

If you want to do something fisheries related or mangroves or marrying Indigenous knowledge with scientific knowledge I know some people!!

Laura Howlett

Lagomorphology. Rabbits are everywhere. Why are they so darned robust, violent and adorable?

Faith Stemmler

I have a few future episode suggestions! 1) Plankton, specifically Copepods 😎 2) the physics behind Auroras 3) Gelogical Oceanography 4) Glaciology

Amanda Nugent

1. Paleoanthropology- study of Human origins! 2. Pachidermatology- could be all of them or individual elephants, rhinos and hippos.

Faith Stemmler

I also second concrete, but what about hempcrete and other building materials as well? When did we decide to prefer certain materials over others?

Princess Pukeachu

The study of Thru Hiking! Thru hiking long trails like the Appalachian Trail (2,200 miles) and the Pacific Crest Trail (3,000 miles) has become increasingly popular and there are more than a few people studying it! Could call it Pododromology! Podo(foot) + Dromos(journey)

Alice In NewZealand

KIWI BIRDS!! Apterygidology? They are incredibly cool. Dr. Susan Cunningham would be my ologist of choice, though she currently studies other birds- she is a Kiwi though (in the sense of being a New Zealander) and who better to talk about kiwis?

Princess Pukeachu

Phonometadology: Phono (sound) + metadosis (broadcast)= The study of sound broadcasting - PODCASTS!

Howard Yermish

Musicology or Ethnomusicology (World Music) would be great topics.

Caro Young

Yes I had that on my list too!!

ZZ

I live in Maryland! I had no idea! Gotta plan a daytrip

Valerie Bertha

All about Red pandas. They are adorable!

LemLem

Maple Syrup! The people who make it are called sugarmakers. IDK if there's an ology for it, but some of the people in this list of bios would be good candidates. https://vermontmaple.org/bios/

Melanie Brioux

Glaciology, traditional navigation methods, anything space, and anything neuroscience!

Caro Young

Yes, definitely horses!

LittleC PsyD

Neuro-oncology! Can recommend some interviewees

Caro Young

Earthquakes!! And their cousins Tsunamis

Melissa Berger

- Solar/alternate energy - Mermaids - Whales - Human migration - Linguistics - Agricultural entomology and/or agricultural plant pathology (busting myths about pesticides, organics, etc) - Tattoos (science and cultural) - Abortion - Migraines

Deanna

creative technology! design-ology? oologists who research human-computer interaction, craft and technology, music + technology + neurology

Caro Young

Death if the universe with Katie Mack! Could be cosmological thanatology?

Jessica Tinty

I desperately want a phasmids episode with Dr. Shakara Maggit. Have you seen their eggs!? My favorite insect family

JENN 'Benthopelagic squirrel' ALVAREZ

Earthworms. I love them so much! I know we have a Planariology ep. He's my 'brother' now 😍 anyway earthworms everything about them. Why are they so cute? Do you ever feel bad about taking a birds snack by picking them up off of the sidewalk and putting them back in the grass? Just me?

Melissa Berger

Maybe check out Greenwave in Connecticut, which focuses on kelp as a sustainable food source? The founder has written a book (Eat like a Fish) and seems open to educating others! https://www.greenwave.org/

Lucy McGuffie

Please tell me how to banish them from my orange tree 😫

Caroline Fox

Nominating Professor Alyse Knorr (she/ they) for “007 Golden Eye-ology” or “History of Mario” ology. She’s written books/ academic papers on it and she’s just an awesome, super engaging human!

Caroline Fox

They have a crow episode! It’s greay

Chris Moore

- Edaphilogy (soils are SO interesting!) - Synecology (species interactions like mutualism, competition, predator-prey, etc., and you can interview me if you’d like: I study mutualism ;)) - There are a lot of social sciences and geosciences that would be rad!

Caroline Fox

I’m an IP attorney so I am going to also propose “IP-ology”— intellectual property, eg trademarks copyrights and patents.

Handrea

Mushrooms and they're ability to prevent/treat dementia/Alzheimer's disease

Handrea

Slime molds

Lucy McGuffie

LIVERS please!! HEPATOLOGY!! Topics of discussion could include all of the myriad of functions the liver performs, viral hepatitis, alcoholic cirrhosis, NASH, why liver failure makes you yellow, liver transplants, politics of organ allocation, LIVING liver donation (where they take a portion of the donor's liver and each half regenerates itself and returns to normal function in less than a month!!), why there's no liver replacement therapy (like dialysis for kidney failure) and why the ONLY treatment for liver failure is transplant.

LeenaBeans

Phytotoxicology please, please,pleasee! I love poisonous plants!

Dave Brewer

Don’t forget the onions.

Sue MyShak

Love this suggestion!

Dave Brewer

Perhaps in combination with Zymurgy: beer. Fermentology?

Lucy McGuffie

I always love to see women ologists featured. I have known and worked with many female liver transplant surgeons, but there's one in particular who I don't know personally but has a social media presence. She might be easy to contact that way and amenable to speaking with you. Her Instagram moniker is: https://www.instagram.com/ladylivertransplantdoc

Danielle Sucher

Shrews! (Soricidology?) Their babies caravan by biting each others tails in a chain, they keep live prey poisoned by their gross spit in their burrows as backup snacks, they’re awesome!

Anna Thompson

Pulmonology, especially Cystic Fibrosis! It's such an interesting field with advances being made all the time. Also my spouse has CF so it's an issue close to home. I know a lot of the social/life aspects but I'm not great about the science behind all of it

Ettegoom

* More types of thanatology - death rituals in history? * Aesthetic psychology (Tattoos): https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/advances-in-psychiatric-treatment/article/tattoos-what-is-their-significance/D2C57CCCA55C75378A8804FAF55147E2 * Navigational archaeology: The settling of the pacific by the original inhabitants *Circusology: https://circushistory.org/ * Also, is there a type of disinformation/propaganda-ology? https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/critical-disinformation-studies-history-power-and-politics/ * Painology: https://painology.com/ (See it's a real ology - even if the website might be unscience)!!! *Philology (history of language)

Madelyn Dunkle

Psychopharmacology the study of drugs interacting with the brain

Anthony P

Gut biome-ology! We’re made up of so many smaller things and that’s fascinating

NJ Baker

Sadly, one of my literary heroes, Sir Terry Pratchett, has left the Discworld. But I would love to hear more about Granny Weatherwax’s “headology.” ❤️😉

Dave Brewer

Salmon: What they do out in the ocean and how they navigate back to their home streams. Impacts of climate change and man-made obstacles (dams, pollution, culverts). Is safe farming possible? Their importance to native tribes. Finally, delicious recipes.

Dave Brewer

if audiology is chosen, please include tinnitus. But please make sure the ologist speaks loudly enough so I can hear them over this damn ringing in my ears.

NJ Baker

Check out the “This podcast Will Kill You” episode on prions. 😳

Lucy McGuffie

@Dave. Yes! When they're cauterizing the liver during surgery, it smells not unlike cooked/seared liver. When it gets real smoky, it's common to joke "anyone got some onions?" 😂

Dave Brewer

The science behind how rumors and conspiracy theories are believed and spread.

Erin White

Mass extinctions with Peter Brannen!!

Ettegoom

Flightless birds in general would be pretty cool tbh!

Ettegoom

oh cryobiology/ecology is SUPER interesting!!! I love all the stuff about antifreeze blood and counter-current heat exchangers! Antarctic ecology in general would be cool too!!

Ettegoom

They're even in the closing music! I can't believe you've not done them yet!!!

Ettegoom

Oh like visual effects for shows?

Lynette Dávila

Dude I immediately looked it up when I heard the song.

Lisa Gorman

Naked mole rats! Seriously, they are nuts and deserve their own episode

Ettegoom

This would be SO COOL!

Ettegoom

I'm so keen for cryptozoology!!!

Tristin Berg

- Hyenas! -Agrobiology or Agrology (aka give me garden tips pls) -Coniology (the study of dust in the atmosphere and its effects on living organisms) - Something Spooky! Ghosts or goblins or something

Steven Shelley

I keep hearing rotifers get brought up in recent episodes and it just feels like a sign, so maybe rotifer-ology or just invertebrate zoology?

Palytoxin Princess

1) Medical Toxicology (human toxicology) and especially 2) Veterinary toxicology!

James Nance

Film musicology (study of film scores) with Caryl Flinn!

Carl Ellis

deathology - what happens after the body dies? When does the brain stop functioning? When do hair and nails stop growing? Why do they grow?

Ellen Durnal

I would love if you could interview someone like Joe Rohde for themed environmentology?

Dominic Abbate

Aztec history. What's going on in Antarctica? The Ice Age. Dung beetles.

Natalie Lanzatella

From Jeff Harrom, my husband: Phobology—the study of phobias.

Princess Pukeachu

When I saw Moana in theaters, knowing the story of the Hokulaeia and the death of Eddie Aikau had me in tears when they started singing "We Are Navigators". People really don't realize what a huge deal it is that that song exists in a major film! Eddie Would Go ❤️

Princess Pukeachu

There's a book called Cultish that I haven't read yet but I think that it touches on this

Princess Pukeachu

And Sea cucumbers and urchins and biscuits! 😍

Davis Born

Ethics. Personal fulfillment. Body image / eating disorders with Dr. Jaclyn Siegel.

Princess Pukeachu

Kelp is algae, but Seaweed can refer to various algaes or Seagrass and Seagrasses aren't algae.

Lillian Rolfe

I’d love a GI specialist! (I have a kid with severe crohn’s but I also want to hear about gut microbiome, all of the flimflam about gut health and why so many of us have a gut that hates us when we reach adults)

June Bramley

(regular) Cell biology and how life forms actually grow

Lillian Rolfe

Early hominids/biological anthropology with Erika Gutsick Gibbon .

elfmangirl

Cats Kawaii Psychology of advertising Risk-taking/thrill-seeking/adrenaline Friendship Dementia Aging brains Grammar Collecting (like reusable bags, funny socks, coffee mugs, shot glasses, books, art, souvenirs, etc.) Freak shows Fairy Tales Utopias Dystopias Literary crushes Crushes on characters in performance (dance, film, theater) Puppets Cosmetics Masks Costumes and/or cosplay Fandoms (choose your pick) Schizophrenia Dissociative states Biography/autobiography Legos Games Phobias Manias Built environments (architecture/interior design) Creativity Circulation (or, why are my feet always cold?) Love (What's going on with chemicals and my brain? Why don't I choose who I love? etc)

Connor they them

Snakes. I'm pretty sure it was on the possible topics for spooktober last year, but I'd prefer it to just be a regular episode. As a snake owner and lover I think it's important to not participate in furthering the fear and stigma people have of these wonderful animals. That being said, you always do a fantastic job helping your audience learn to love the topic so I'm sure even a spooktober episode would paint them in a great light. Thank you.

Jennifer Froh

Yeah like 2000s movies before cgi was good, it was cheaper to do amazing practical effects and they don't do them anymore. But idk exactly what the ology would be

daniel schmaniel

selfishly: neuro surgery curiously: cryptozoology (hard to believe you haven't taken a cue from your own theme song)

Brandi Harbaugh

Concrete-ology! The study of the most widely used construction material. Tyler Ley is a professor at Oklahoma State, who also has their own YouTube channel. They would be a wonderful ologist to invite on the show! (From my husband who doesn’t believe he is a prominent individual in the field, but that I think is!)

Natasha Stroebl

Speaking of extremely cute animals: Quokkas would be pretty cool

Lee Horton

Cheese Technology 🧀

Bethany Schulze

More chiropterology! There are so many options for specializations not covered in the episodes with Merlin Tuttle.

Alex

Peacock Spiders with Joseph Schubert (and Jurgen Otto!) they’re too cute not to share!

Travis Weber

ethnocynology - check out David Ian Howe on YouTube

Steven Hansen

I know you did some hot stalking of Nero Scientists in an airport, and a great addition would be John Madena, who is technically a Molecular biologist. An architecture firm I used to work for would have him come in to lecture about how the brain is affected by our built world and he brings a tone of energy and an abundance of knowledge.

Jude Sullivan

I know gender was covered before and you recently re-released the gender episode, however it definitely did not cover gender as a sociological concept! Would LOVE to hear such an episode. I’m thinking Jules Gill-Peterson or Susan Stryker. We are truly living in a golden age of gender theory and given the current political climate, it could be so meaningful to hear one of these truly genius oligists talk about gender theory/trans history/etc.

Jude Sullivan

Would love an episode on research ethics as well!

Kari Auretta

Beavers, pretty please! I have been hoping for a beaver episode for years now! I need to know everything about these little lumberjacks!!!

Alyssa Erika

*Musicology !Herbology $Something on collecting and hoarding, I couldn’t find a specific ologies

Alyssa Erika

Love you all that make this show by the way 🙏🏻

Heather Dykes

I would love it if you covered assistive technology (aka communication devices/tools to support people with disabilities)- such a rich topic, and lots of great experts in the field! Janice Light is one that comes to mind, but there are many others that would be great!!

TresBurras

DONKEYS!! Over 1 million people worldwide rely on working equids (donkeys, mules and horses) for survival. Donkeys are intelligent, adaptable, friendly creatures. I highly recommend contacting these two world-renowned experts on all things about donkeys: Dr. Eric Davis and Ben Hart. Dr. Davis is associated with the University of CA Davis and Ben Hart with The Donkey Sanctuary in the UK. They have collaborated and are both extremely knowledgeable, well-spoken and fun to talk with. The Equitarian Iniative is another excellent resource. https://equitarianinitiative.org/mission/

Sarah with an h

There was a podcast, Death in the Afternoon that was great! I bet you can still find it. @Allie, find that host-- they r ocked!

Emily Krieger

with a side of fava beans and a nice chianti

Emily Krieger

yes!! this book is awesome. and fun fact: i fact-checked it :)

Emily Krieger

proud bunny mom here, yes please

Alice Rubin

1) salmon 2) Crohns Disease 3) beavers 4) music 5) menopause 6) elephants 7) cartography (maps, lol! I helped!)

Emily Krieger

yessss please, that story is literally epic! they were like "WATCH US DO IT"

Alice Rubin

recommend reading Stiff by Mary Roach.

Holly Cole

Alcoholism. Alcohology ( ?) Optimism & happiness Menopause

Spaceboys

speculative zoology, cryptozoology, epistemology, & punology

Neries virens

Prosthetics? Not sure if this is an “ology”!

Stephanie Coombes

Grasses vs sedges! Dermatology, lichenology, arctic botany, Electrophysiology Traumatology: The study of wounds and injuries Epidemiology Limnology - fresh water systems

Mini Minnie

Horses History of Paris pre-Romans Domesticating animals; for milk, labor, etc Eyes

winn

diatoms! I work at the academy of natural sciences in philly and i don’t know the people personally but there are some really cool diatoms scientists there and the person who founded the academy’s research science center was one of the first people to use diatoms to study water quality)

Mini Minnie

Also - what have we done right? Lots of teachers in my family and we’re all public school educated, so there is obviously a lot of good stuff about our education system as well

Mini Minnie

Wired recently had an article about an underwater waterfall near Greenland (Iceland?) love to learn more about that; is the only one?

thulahn

I'd like to see you cover Cults

Euan Munro

How about audiology?

Naomi Jane

Odentolody - TEETH! I've been wanting this one for so long!

Naomi Jane

Beer is already an episode 😄🍻

Naomi Jane

I could have sworn there was already one on laughter, but maybe it was only a call for questions 🤔 I wanna know why I can't make my cat laugh 😂 it's such a human thing!

Naomi Jane

There's an soil episode already called indigenous pedology, in case you missed that one 😄

Callie

Immunology, pangolins, elephants

Naomi Jane

Migraine would be an interesting one, saw a few others have asked too but I've lost their comments to up vote!

Naomi Jane

I've found it! There's one called Gelotology from Feb 2018 on laughter 🤗

Naomi Jane

An episode on "dys-" comprehension based learning difficulties. Not sure if that's the right term for them but it's what's offered by google... Including dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia. There might be others, I'm not sure if I'm unfairly grouping them!

Naomi Jane

Habits / routine / productivity (and the social impacts they've had historically). It seems like such a big industry, are they just preying on people's insecurities in the busy modern lives we lead? Or does it genuinel make us happier? How do we stick to habits/etc.

Sara Rocero

- Lichenology - Ecological restoration - Bogs - Prairies

DeWaine Tollefsrud

Dr. Jingmai OConner Associate Curator of Fossil Reptiles The Field Museum of Natural History Fascinating and oh-so-interesting expert on early dino birds and evolution of flight. A fantastic Scicommer!

Chaz Webb

Headaches/migraines Parkinsons Bioluminescence Hygge (cultural approaches to happiness/cosiness?) Anything theatre related as the propology episode was incredible but only scratched the surface!!

Andrea Marie Squirrel Tree Roggero

Groundhogs! Hamsters! Rainbows! Cults! Cheese! Astrology! Honestly you’ve covered literally everything I could ask for. Squirrels, misophonia, lgbt/gender, lighting, adhd, trees, raccoons, rocks and so many more 😭

Saira (‘Sarah’) Manns

KOALAS! (Marsupial ecology?) with Dr Amber Gillett, an amazing koala vet here in Australia 🐨

Katie Sharp

Epigenetics! My dad is a recently retired professor of the topic from Imperial College in London. If I ask him nicely I'm sure he'd be up for a chat - he's always banging on about how important good science communication is.

Cyntia B

Extremophiles (microorganism which live in extreme conditions)

Pam Newitt

Native Plant/Insect/Bird connection Dr. Doug Tallamy at University of Delaware has written several books on the topic. He's amazing.

Kyra Thurow

Bird song, mindful birding, hummingbirds, bird colors

Rebecca Osborne

Yes! I love the Erin’s and TPWKY, and Their prion episode is one of my favorites. It would be awesome to hear prions done the Alie Ward way too though!

Silent H

Limnology! Lakes! Freshwater is something we all rely on, yet it's treated like a disposal system. How about someone from IISD Experimental Lakes Area?

Jeff Larche

Pangolins and / or meerkats

Jocelyn Alcantara-Garcia

Science in cultural heritage - we study it directly and we also design experiments to emulate its behavior over time. Shamelessly suggesting my area!

Princess Pukeachu

Alie! There are so many suggestions here! How do you narrow it down or decide what to pursue? (I'm addicted to behind the scenes special features for my favorite movies and shows and I'm dying to hear about how Ologies is made!)

Ashlyn

Dearest Dad Ward: Please please PLEASE do an episode on graphic design. I am a graphic designer and there is SO MUCH that goes into the psychology, ethics, skill, etc that people don't realize! Debbie Millman, host of the podcast Design Matters, would be an AMAZING Ologist to bring, if able and willing (: Thank you SO MUCH for everything you do.

Han the Bee

Research Ethics! I have worked in Research Ethics for over 6 years and its fascinating. Folks don't realize how many regulations are required to "Human Subjects Research" and the history of unethical practices that have led to this regulation. Everyone loves to hate on their local compliance office (who wants to navigate hurdles?) but research ethicists and compliance folks (in my case, IRB staff) work hard to help researchers navigate regulation and create safe and ethical research! It is such a joy to be able to learn more and assist folks towards incredible research.

Han the Bee

I nominate Paul White from the University of Utah to be a guest! He is the nicest man and focuses on diversity of representation in comic books/ nerd media. We used to work together and he would give me wonderful suggestions for comics to read that represented folks like me. I would love to hear him on Ologies sharing all his amazing knowledge

Han the Bee

Is there a study of pilgrimages? I would love to hear more about how people have traveled for spiritual puproses.

Han the Bee

I would love to hear from an Ologist who worked on the International Dialects of English Archive or a similar dialect recordings repository. Hearing how dialects change based of region/ individual/ timeframe is incredible

Lainie McKeating

spicy food ovaries/peri and menopause and the science of what happens to trash, diseases that come from rubbish (Dr Desiree LaBeaud)

Neries virens

Electricity Computers I still think it’s magic how electricity turns into my report and my mom’s voice!

Jessica Borg

Alie, I would love to hear anything and everything about ORCAS! The Center for Whale Research in Puget Sound could be a great resource and starting point. They are doing a lot of hard work for these amazing, majestic (and also little stinkers and boat sinkers) creatures!

Lindsay Bowman

Limnology Migration ecology Filmology Platypus-ology (lol)

Lichenized

Female hormones/birth control/perimenopause/menopause/

Natalie Murphy

Please do something on textiles! I have been drawn to uzbekistani embroidery, specifically suzani embroidery lately. As an artist I think a lot about where our inspiration comes from and I think we tend to forget that all the beautiful motifs and artistic themes we see everywhere now all have an origin and meaning. Aziza Kadyri is an amazing diverse artist and I have fallen down many internet rabbit holes after learning little tidbit bits from her.

Vincent Beck-Jones

Spongebobology. What made Spongebob such an instant and encompassing obsession for kids?

Cassie Kenton

Alie! I work with so many ologists and would LOVE it if you interviewed one of them. I'm in HR at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, supporting the school of integrative biology, the school of earth, society and environment, the dept of astronomy and the dept of actuarial science. Come visit us! I could arrange a tour of so many labs. (Don't tell him I told you, but Tom Hanks's brother, Larry, is an Entomologist here).

Beverly Sobelman

Whale sharks! I know you've covered sharks in general but whale sharks are the biggest fish in the ocean and yet we know remarkably little about them, and they are endangered! The folks at the Marine Megafauna Foundation (https://marinemegafauna.org/) have been studying them for years and working to protect them. Simon Pierce is a super charismatic Kiwi and would make an awesome ologist.

Kristin 🦦

Cormorants, please! I’ve seen multiple in certain areas, and I’ve always wondered why they dry their wings the way they do. They are an extremely interesting species, and I hope to see an episode on them in the future.

Kristin 🦦

I completely agree when you say cheese. Me and my friends love cheese so much! (This is my 11yo’s comment. 😄)

Connie Brooks

Knitting! Please, please, please. There's so much to talk about. Brain science, cultural traditions, social implications.

Kristin 🦦

Falcons! You could contact the Cal Falcons team, specifically Carla Cicero. They’ve had several successful hatchings at UC Berkeley. Http://calfalcons.berkeley.edu My daughter loves watching the webcams.

Colby Evans

As I sit in the backyard getting buzzed by those territorial bastards…. Hummingbirds please

Elisabeth

A study into why and how in the whole world of human beings women are as in an unwritten, then later written law, treated , regarded, accepted as being inferior to, and therefore ruled over by men? As far back as I have been able to learn it has been this way. Females and Males are different but how did it come to be that females, the feminine were made out to be dangerous, inferior, had to be taken care of, ruled over by, owned by, weaker to, kept in their place, ( well you know the story) by the masculine. It is now so ingrained in the human race that most people, men & women do not see it. It is so subtly pervasive in every society. Starting from birth depending upon what the baby, then child sees and learns from the world, it is there still. Pure feminine and pure masculine are very different kinds of power, and the feminine has been for thousands of years made out to be a form of evil, unruly, possibly dangerous if left to themselves, weak, bad and needed to be controlled by men. Even women today in so called " Free" countries feel they have to prove themselves, be like a man, can do this or that, it's like they still have to be afraid of being themselves. Somehow the masculine became afraid of the feminine. What is that fear that drove them to conquer, and subjugate the feminine?

Ashlyn

and crochet! Maybe the differences and relations to one another! LOVE this idea, Connie!

Bearcolonial

Onychology…I’m curious about nails. How does our body grow them? Why do we have them? Why is there a length at which they drive me bonkers? How has nail fashion changed over the years? How were they managed pre-clippers? What secrets are they keeping? Why do I have so many questions about nails?

Andy Pepper

I’m definitely spamming you about this at this point, but I’d love to nominate my friend Holly Salmon to talk about art conservation. She’s the director of conservation at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, which is sort of a crazy place to have to do that kind of thing. 🤣

Heather Woodford

OMG yes!! I've long wanted an episode on fiberology, yarn, knitting, weaving, etc!

Natalie Murphy

Yes! Cormorants! They talk about why they dry their wings that way in the feather episode I believe.

Princess Pukeachu

Isn't that the museum that had the crazy robbery that turned out to be mob related?

Princess Pukeachu

Read The Alphabet v The Goddess, super interesting!

Andy Pepper

Which, actually, isn’t even why it’s a crazy place to be a conservator. Gardner’s will dictates that nothing should be changed, and working with that is challenging!

Amelia Frank

Textiles! (Embroidery, knitting, crocheting, dyeing, weaving, yes yes) Dr Juan Masello and burrowing parrots! -- I heard an episode of Atlas Oscura recently with him, which was great and I wanted like an hour more! Haunted hydrology for next Spooktober with Geo Rutherford! The science of writing (don't know what it is called, but surely it exists :)) or storytelling Prairies!! Middle America really needs some love here -- there is a lot of beauty and wonder even far away from the coasts :) Shameless plug that for the Barnhart Prairie Nature Preserve (restored native tall grass prairie): https://www.barnhartprairie.com/

Lee Wang

Lexicography, i.e. the art of making dictionaries. Kory Stamper's book on the Secret Life of Dictionaries was surprisingly entertaining, although as a word nerd maybe I shouldn't be too surprised. (This may or may not be too close to the Etymology episode.) I don't know the exact topic would be (Science and Technology Studies?), but I'd love if you could do an episode with Fatima Abdurrahman, aka Dr Fatima on Youtube. She's a former astrophysicist, and her channel covers topics on systemic inequalities in STEM. Her video on colonialism and telescopes is one of the most heart-wrenching videos I've seen in a while.

Michele Victoria Helen Kraft

"Scentology" smells, scents. How scents affect us. How they can affect our moods.. How some scents are associated with relaxation. Frankly, the scent of lavender makes me feel all ragey.. truly cannot stand that scent, fresh or fake. Why isn't there a perfume that smells like toast and coffee? Much more appealing in my book. How scents can bring us back to an event. There are smells that make me think of my mom and how much I miss her cooking. How did patchouli become such a trigger for people? How do scents become trendy? What happens in our brains when we smell certain smells? I looked for an episode about noses, I found it, but it did not cover smells.

Michele Victoria Helen Kraft

YES! Please! I identify with the last one on that list. It is as bad as "they" say. With little help out there.

Annabelle

Light pollution!!!

Daniele Lugli

Tattoo-ology? (Too many Os!) - I’m a tattoo artist and completed my PhD on the topic, would love to talk about it!

Mandee Young

Horses - their history and our history with them. (do it for all the horse girls (and guys) out there!)

6-1-49er-Joe

Ahh, thanks! Couldn’t find it and I was wondering if it had been covered. I still would like to have the comedy side of that explored more (I’ve recently dove headlong into Improv Comedy, but I know there’s so much more to comedy than that.)

Eliza

Sheep- merino - wool - bioharvesting wool - shine a light on wool and the creatures that make it (they’re smarter than people give them credit!!)

Saira (‘Sarah’) Manns

On behalf of my cousin Jek: “Chemical pathology! I wanna hear a hospital biochem scientist so I can go woooooo I understand lol”

Marxe Orbach

Octopusology (i know you've done cuttlefish, but octopuses are cool too). Something about study of domestication (idk if there's an ology word for it). education. Yeast (so many awesome genetic experiments)!! Amphibians! FUNGAL PATHOGENS!!

Kristin 🦦

Whiteson’s at Irvine, but yes!!!

Matt Rippon

Hell yeah. Wouldn't be here without the sheeps

Ann Over

I would like to see an episode about Neutrinos. They are mass-less particles that travel through the Earth.and.oir bodies. Some think they could be used for communications.

Mike Sawyer

All of the above are good...another suggestion would be about grief and mourning. Dr Wolfelt at the Center for Loss and Life Transition in Ft Collins, CO, would be a possible candidate for this.

Eli Smith

Dyslexia would be a great topic to accompany the ADHD episodes.

Gabe Knuth

Aphantasia - lack of having a “mind’s eye” or being able to actually picture things when you close your eyes.

Gabe Knuth

Oh, also, Neuro-Opthamology. What the heck is happening with those squiggly line visual migraines? Or those random bright spots that zoom out of the way as fast as they appear?

Kristin 🦦

Any chance of an episode on skin? My daughter and I listened to the episode on melanin, but perhaps one on skin care and related health concerns? (Tell my tween to put on her sunscreen, Alie!) Also, odontology! Why are mouths so crazy?! Extra teeth, crooked teeth, narrow palates, and the seeming inevitability of braces, yikes!

Miren Carredano

hippos! Giraffes! I would love an episode about art therapy <3

Daniele Lugli

- HYRAXES! - Velvet worms - Cockatoos or parrots more generally - Tree Kangaroos - I tattooed Megan Richardson from Melbourne Zoo and had my own private Ologies episode about them :D - Cacti - Tea - Cheese

Margaret Aisenbrey

Ravens Red pandas Completely agree on textiles....Quilts! More topics that talk about deep time (not sure what these would be)

Carl Ellis

I didn't find that one, but plenty of others about death, including Human Leather Books. Yikes!

Carl Ellis

I keep forgetting about that book; thanks!

Lisa Gorman

I know the shipwrecks episode was a type of archaeology, but it was awesome and I'd love to hear about other types of archaeology!

Madeline DLC

Oh boy got a lot for this. How about: oral history, folklore, bogus and legit historical medicine, animation, illuminated manuscripts, trying out recipes from old cookbooks, ghost stories, pirates, Antarctica exploration, poison plants, flowers, psychological gaslighting, religious iconography, musical instruments, early photography, fireworks, sleep walking, smell pollution and that’s all I can think of for right now

Alli B

Seismology! There’s got to be some fantastic seismologists kicking it down in LA or up here in the Bay Area!

Jim Mowat

The science of polling. and I suggest that you talk to the folks at Electoral-vote.com. Check out their site that they run for the love of politics.

Laura Howlett

this would be fascinating. Lots of good docs in clinical genetics who might be able to speak about this . U Penn I think? My daughter has a histone mutation with an epigenetic effect

Laura Howlett

headaches would be interesting to just about everyone

Alie Ward

*SWOON* Dr. Jones is my dream guest!

Alli B

Gastroenterology!

Alli B

Pollen! Palynology

Alli B

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Alli B

Please do an episode on the interstitium.

Ettegoom

Oooh! or Fascia

Ettegoom

Space archaeology: There was a really interesting episode of You're Dead to Me that had a space archaeologist on it - they do archaeology via satellites

Ettegoom

Also Sunfish!

Ettegoom

Oh, this would be SO interesting! We looked at this a bit when I was teaching intro to research at a polytech that I was working at, and things like the Tuskeegee syphilis trial, the 'unfortunate experiment' and the Nazi medical trials were wild, and really interesting - as well as horrifying

Ettegoom

Such an interesting topic!

Ettegoom

That'll be Order of the Good Death - or Caitlin Doughty (Ask a Mortician)

Connor Hendrich

Maybe Plant cell biology/photosynthesis Beronda Montgomery from Grinnell College (https://www.berondamontgomery.com/, https://www.grinnell.edu/user/montgomb, Twitter: @BerondaM) Or plant pathology Jon Jacobs OSU (https://u.osu.edu/doctorjj/, https://www.plantopiapodcast.org/52, Twitter: @jmjacobs2) Brian Hudelson UW Madison (https://pddc.wisc.edu/clinic-staff-2/, https://pbswisconsin.org/site-results/?q=brian%20hudelson) Tiffany Lowe-Power UC Davis (https://lowepowerlab.ucdavis.edu/, Twitter: @tlowepower, https://gdb.ucdavis.edu/news/professor-spotlight-tiffany-lowe-power)

Amy Zucker Morgenstern

The first word we hear in the theme song is "pachydermotology." Let's make it happen! Elephants FTW! They are such amazing animals.

Svet Libre

This is kind of a hodge podged wish list of sorts: Agrobiology: the study of plant nutrition and growth related to soil Archaeozoology: The study of relationships between humans and animals over time Helioseismology: The study of vibrations and oscillations in the sun Nanotribology: The study of friction on the molecular and atomic scale Orology: The study of mountains and their mapping Paleophytology: The study of ancient multicellular plants Paleozoology: The study of prehistoric metazoans Phonology: The study of vocal sounds Psychopharmacology: The study of psychotropic or psychiatric drugs Psychophysiology: The study of the physiological bases of psychological processes Rheology: The study of flow Seismology: The study of earthquakes Selenology: The study of the moon Serology: The study of blood serum Toxicology: The study of poisons Traumatology: The study of wounds and injuries Typology: The study of classification Xenobiology: The study of non-terrestrial life Xylology: The study of wood Zooarchaeology: The study of animal remains from archaeological sites to reconstruct relationships between people, animals, and their environment Zymology: The study of fermentation

Azra

Archaeozoology seconded!

Azra

Auxology! The study of (human) growth and development. It affects so much, super fascinating to learn about our early EARLY life and how that puts the rest of our biological lives in motion.

Katherine

Seismology! Carbon dating-ology?? Whatever you would call the study of dating things (some offshoot of archaeology maybe?) Might get hate, but astrology with Chani Nicholas would be so fun.

Jen Clinton

Environmental economics! <3 (There are many researchers in this incredible field but I work for Trust for Public Land as their parks and conservation economist, and I would be happy to talk about valuing nature's benefits for people and using it as an advocacy tool to promote equitable access to the outdoors)

Anthony P

Must have missed that one, thank you for sharing the link!

Lyn Jackson

Myxomycology (slime molds)!

Ramona McKenzie

Explore meat substitutes? And do they pose the risk in the same way as other processed foods?

Stabby French Fry

Musicology! I submit Wynton Marsalis would LOVE to be long-form-interviewed by Alie. When things are new and engaging he lights on fire <3

The Project Project

As always: Metrology Measuring things accurately is FOUNDATIONAL to science. If you don't have accuracy, if you don't have precision, if you don't have repeatability in your measurements-- you don't have "science." you have "guessing." Microscope lenses? metrology. Sensitive scales? Metrology Accurate temperature control? Metrology. Call your pal Adam Savage! Not only will he be thrilled to hear from you, he knows people who know people and, hell, he can even talk for hours about it himself. Also? Consider an episode on sewing machines. Those things are responsible for more lf our modern world than you'd expect.

Han the Bee

I agree! And thank you so much for teaching this is your course. In looking at these cases you can see how distorted some of the research intentions were/ they were actively causing harm intentionally. Some other really unfortunate experiments/ examples that lead to harm of social groups are the "Tea Trade" experiment, and the Havasupai genetic Study. If you enjoy the topic and are not already familiar I highly recommend looking into them

mark d

Pigs of all sorts, their evolution, similarity to humans, treatment and intelligence.

Katie Hultman

I second tea!! The history is beautiful and fascinating.

Dave Langlinais

My vote is for 'electrology' - ie, the study of the properties of electricity. It's literally one of the fundamental forces of nature, and increasingly governs more and more aspects of human civilizations. Also I would LOVE to have someone explain to me how Clark's field equations work, and how to manipulate them. Also how transformers work when they convert ampheres to volts, and vice versa.

John Wallace

Bipolarology? With Dr. Kay Jamison

Dylan Grise

Glaciers. There’s a great (but very depressing) documentary called Chasing Ice that should be required viewing in the age of man made climate change.

Lee T.

Oenology!

Lee T.

We’ve had a sighting in the mountains of WNC!

Alie Ward

Had to google velvet worms and whoa!

Alie Ward

Got one in the can, look for it later this year

Chris Moore

Thank you! I was worried that one of these might have been done! I’ve listened for so many years, but rarely repeat listen! One major exception, is, of course, the best interview ever, with Anne Copeland! I listen to that every fall ❤️

Melissa Berger

Ooh I’ve been wanting to visit that museum! My 6 year old niece is named Isabella and loves that there is an Isabella museum.

Melissa Berger

It’s small but so so fun, it felt like stepping inside an ology- quirky, artsy, and informational. In Berlin!

Thomas Payne

HIV research successes, per se and spinoffs

Thomas Payne

Plant pathology: how plant biology can inform human infectious disease pathology

Thomas Payne

Deciphering ancient languages and codes

Andy Pepper

Isabellas get free admission! Although so does anyone 17 and under.

Stratford Abbott

Cetology ( The study of cetaceans or whales and dolphins ). 🐋

Deb K

1. What about making glass? 2. You had a wonderful foraging for food episode. What about foraging for art? (I’m trying to learn more about making ink from natural materials. Reading a great book by Jason Logan, who seems to know tons.)

Annabelle

PHOTOS! How the hell do they work????

Deb K

Oh, and yes to fibers! Would love to hear more about weaving and natural dyeing of fibers!

Chelsea and her dog Charlie

Oh! Could you talk about tech ethics with Casey Fiesler? That would be such a fantastic episode!

Chelsea and her dog Charlie

Urban planning and how we can adjust roads/spaces to make it more likely for people to adhere to things like speed limits - the impact of our environment on our actions is absolutely fascinating!

Chelsea and her dog Charlie

Oh, Linda Daniel teaches The Googlization of Knowledge: Information, Ethics, and Technology at Duke - that could be interesting!

Chelsea and her dog Charlie

Now I’m just stalking the Duke course catalog: Language & Identity: How We Construct Identities and Reproduce Social Hierarchies Through Language with Luciana Fellin

Izalina Bittencourt

Would loooove an immunology episode. Different parts of the immune system, different factors that influence it (genetics, environment, nutrition, stress, etc), how autoimmune diseases work, cancer, all the things! I understand that that’s a lot to cover but there’s just so much I want to know!!!

Amy Brodland Jones

Anger/Social Psychology/Moral Psychology. Dr. Kurt Gray

Thomas Payne

Vaccines: which are on the horizon for common use, and why are some ailments immune to control by them?

joesyourmom

Salmon and steel head!! With Elaine Harvie from the Yakima Nation. Lmk if you want contact info

Fiona Dolphin

Phytoplankton and/or Harmful Algal Blooms!

Staci Pinkowitz

i had a super good idea in the shower and now it is gone forever

Tyler Williams

Very interested in more on science education. I know you did an episode with Bill Nye but what about maybe from the public school POV. I’m a science teacher myself and have a few ologists I would recommend.

Tyler Williams

You could also do one on glowing glass!! I’ve recently gotten into uranium glass hunting and it’s so interesting!!

Leanna Shuster

Just realized you've never had a pharmacology episode! There are also related fields that could be really interesting, like ethno pharmacology.

John Wallace

Canines again, but with science. Woles, coyotes, coydogs , and dogs. Please!

Alyssa Berg

Redhead-ology! Lots of interesting stuff to explore around pain tolerance/perception, anesthetic resistance, genetics (did you know redheads exist in every race and ethnicity on earth??), vitamin d production, relationship to other diseases like melanoma and Parkinson’s, etc! (As a redhead, yes this is a self serving ask but I do genuinely think there’s a lot of cool science there!!)

Minty Mcgee

The Anasazi, the Santa Fe Trail history

CurtisDawg

Julie Rorrer is a Shifting-away-from-fossil-fuel-consumption-and-mitigating-the-detrimental-environmental-effects-of-waste-plastics-ologist (Chemical Engineer at the University of Washington). She can be found at https://www.rorrerlab.com/

Paul Alcantra

El Niño and La Niña because weather patterns a becoming increasingly weird.

Anna Tyler

Wow, so many great topics! I'd love to put in a plug for Immunology (Philipp Dettmer would be a good guest for that), or Prions (maybe for spooktober next year!)

Gene Phillips

academiology -- stuff about universities, such as the how and why of tenure, organization, etc. I suggest this mostly because related issues come up from time to time on the podcast and are treated somewhat as mysterious.

Gene Phillips

Japanese monsterology for next Spooktober. I am going to shamelessly put myself forward as a guest. I am retired from the Art History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and have written on such topics under my full name, Quitman E. Phillips. (qephilli@wisc.edu). If you wanted to do Godzillaology in particular, I would recommend William Tsutsui, who wrote the book Godzilla on my Mind.

Amanda Eileen

I NEED a Smologies for axolotls! My future mother in law keeps a class axolotl in the elementary school library. My entire hometown elementary school ABSOLUTELY ADORES axolotls. I would love for her to have this to share with the teachers. <3 ps. I love this show so dearly

Laura Kinney

I don’t know exactly what the -ology would be but Erin Ranney (@e.ranney on IG) is a fantastic wildlife cinematographer who is doing a lot to increase access for women in the field

Joanna Polk

Would love an episode on criptozoology (criptids not criptocurrency- lol). Study of mythological creatures. VERY big PLEASE and much gratitude for all you do!

Tyler Kessler

cryptids, owls, tea, samurai, ninja, lighthouses, fire lookouts, cowboys, wine, sailing, scent (colognes, perfumes, candles, incense), film photography, National Parks, Ghibli, sandwiches, poetry, gluten sensitivity, whales, utopia/dystopia, tattoos, hard drugs, skincare, journaling (commonplace books), acting, luck, Edgar Allan Poe

6-1-49er-Joe

How about Geoducks? I mean, it’s weird AF, very phallic, and not pronounced GEE-oh-duck (how did that happen?) I’d take clams as an overall topic but Geoducks are especially fascinating to me

Katherine Vela

transfusiology, the study of the safe and effective use of blood and blood components to treat or prevent disease. Especially outline the blood bank laboratory role!

Bella R

limnology please!! (study of lakes)

Bella R

cyanobacteriaology ?? “harmful algal blooms” not actually algae!!!

Bella R

zooplanktonology :))

Chelsea and her dog Charlie

Anything about indigenous culture/heritage or the nuances associated with black history/lived experiences, every time I learn something new I realize how little I actually know

Chelsea and her dog Charlie

Star Wars ology - its impact on culture, how the way it is being told has changed over time (ex: role of feminism in 1970s vs 2000s vs today)

Bel Jensen-Hill

Maya Archaeology with Dr. Meaghan Peuramaki-Brown from SCRAP (Stann Creek Regional Archaeology Project) and professor at Athabasca University in Alberta, Canada! SCRAP has an Instagram and a website. Tell her Isabelle sent you! They have a special focus on community-based research.

Annie

medicinal leeches and maggots (biologic wound care? live animals for medicinal purposes!

Kristin 🦦

Shameless plug for the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center and the Berkeley Seismology Lab at UC Berkeley. The faculty and researchers are amazing!

Yadira Guzman

Veterinary Neurologist Dr Rebecca Windsor is amazing and does extra special work for pugs!

Caroline Lee

I would love an episode on grackles for next spooky season! These small black & iridescent birds are so interesting and erratic. I was so shocked when I first moved to Texas to see them flocking in thousands in trees by grocery stores, and have been both scared and fascinated since. Dr. Kelsey McCune at ASU is one grackle-ologist (?) that I know of!

Keerat Singh

Pottery or ceramics would be so interesting, i feel like it intersects so much with history and also science!

Keerat Singh

I think there is one on axolotls!

Potato Puffer

Octopuses - Ologist Maybe Warren K. Carlyle Founder of Octonation

Alexandra R Thompson

Please please do perimenopause, it might be perimenopausal endocrinology? Or a specialty of Gynecology. But it's like a big stupid mystery and I wish I knew more about it because I think I'm in it.

Alexandra R Thompson

Or Virology with Vincent Racaniello - he hosts This Week in Virology (TWiV) and is a great podcaster and very funny.

Luci

I don’t know what ology this would fall under but the most interesting thing in the world to me is the countless sightings of big cats outside of their natural range, they’re called alien big cats (ABCs) and they’re actually everywhere!! We have countless famous ones in Australia where no kind of cats live except for domestic ones (rip wildlife) and I would love to know more especially after reading George Monboit’s ‘Feral’ which is a great read :)

B Miller

autoimmune diseases, menopause, James Webb Space Telescope

B Miller

Greek Mythology

Michelle Fullner

Beavers 🦫 (Emily Fairfax is outstanding), keystone plants, or other keystone species!

Storm

A tea ologist!

Stabby French Fry

If you watch the show "Workin' Moms" she calls it "sexy menopause" LOL

Amanda Eileen

Thank you! I’m looking for a smologie version :/

Keely Chavez

Santa Fe native here, it is all good stuff!

Keely Chavez

In honor of my nursing mentor, Experimental archaeology (his first career).

Alexandra Scarr

PCOS!!! This is such a huge topic of conversation with woman’s health right now.

B Miller

capitalism, health care systems, paleontology

DrWogg

Mycobacteriology (Tuberculosis and leprosy)! 1/4 to 1/3 of the world is latently infected with TB, and the basic biology is weird and fascinating.

Melissa DeWoskin

Elephants, tidepooling, porcupines, skunks, salmon.

SJ Rantzen

I’d love an episode on Australian native fauna, at least so everyone outside of Aus can know it’s really not as scary as everyone thinks 😉

Darren Bush

Ice Cream-ology. Dr. Scott Rankin, Professor of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison. He's basically Doctor Ice Cream.

Darren Bush

I agree! The physics of the transformation of clay from stuff in the ground to firing to pottery, the glazes (the way they're never the same color after they're fired), etc. etc. Such a good suggestion!

Darren Bush

Yes! UW Madison - first limnology department in the US, run by a great approachable guy, Dr. Jake Vander Zanden.

Dylan Manthei

Metrology (measurement), "knife-ology" (knives/blades), Biologist (yeah it's been done, but try to get David Baker - look him up...amazing person I've followed for decades who just won Nobel!). Also, can't find ologist name, but a "material scientist"...the fact that we still invent materials and alloys today blows my mind. Patrick Doyle (Doyle & Associates) in Michigan specializes in steel alloys and highly specialized applications in the automotive industry, but he's so fun to talk to. Alternatively, Atif Odeh who's a metallurgist in Illinois.

Dylan Manthei

Excellent suggestion! If she does it she has to get some Babcock Hall ice cream.

Darren Bush

Scott works at Babcock. He’d set her up for sure. 🙂

Kimberly Butts

I don't know what ology he would shoot for but I WANT TYLER THRASHER PUHLEEEEASE!!

Pallison

Equine please madam

San Juan Josie

Birds of prey, botanical illustration

Charlotte

-Agroecology, sustainable ranching, i.e. Ranching Sustainability Analysis Systems (RSAs): like, how to raise and eat cows and eggs without being a dick to the planet and to the cows and chickens. -Back yard native gardening/landscaping....ology: how to make a small space into a wildlife refuge in your back yard where the HOA can't hassle you about it.

Caseycat

Makeup History with Erin Parsons would be so cool!!!

Chrysalis Ashton

I felt the need to come back and (humbly) volunteer, lol. I also know a lot of Pulmonologists!

Val Vanderlip

Lactation please, across all mammals and discussing the variations in milk composition and WHY American dairy is so disturbingly powerful. Also Dementia and alternative therapies

ChristyA

Coyotes! Why do coyotes in my Seattle neighborhood live solo, but at my mountain cabin, in packs? Also, orca whales. They have language dialects for gods sake.

Tanner

Here's my pitch: autoimmune diseases with a rheumatologist. Why do our bodies turn on themselves? How many autoimmune diseases are there? What's the rarest? Most common? What research is being done? Why do so many people have an autoimmune disease (🙋‍♀️ myself included)! Would love to hear an expert's take on all things autoimmune, but also spread awareness!

Jake Miller

As a critical care nurse I would love to hear nursing as a topic. Every day as nurses we fight broadly held misconceptions and distrust from patients and their loved ones. It’s frequently difficult to convey our scope and limitations at bedside, and even more difficult to relay all that we do for our patients. Even as a nursing student I couldn’t conceptualize what being a nurse truly entailed, but with this format and audience some massively important and desperately needed community education could be accomplished.

Krystan Andreason

I'm super behind on episodes. Have we covered immunology and/or rheumatology?

Krystan Andreason

Cultural anthropology and it's effects on evolution across the globe?

Meg Chadsey

Carbon Dioxide Removal! Ideally MARINE carbon dioxide removal (aka 'mCDR'). And Pacific Northwest National Lab earth scientist Jessica Cross (www.pnnl.gov/people/jessica-cross) is THE gal you want to talk with about it. No instance of 'mCDR-ology' in the literature yet? No problem! I'll coin the term in the title of my American Geophysical Union conference poster this December, just for you!

Rosa

I would be really interested in an episode on prison abolition! (Or the abolition of carceral systems more generally). Not sure what “ology” it uses though! I got interested in this topic a few years ago and there are some really interesting philosophers and activists in this space.

Rosa

I would also be interested in one or more theology episodes, either concentrating on the whole field or certain religions. I would especially be interested to learn more about Islam. And another topic I’d be interested in is endometriosis!

Gene Phillips

Comparative Thanatology. I recently heard an interview with Dr. Susan Monso on the topic on Science Friday, but it was too short and, frankly, the interview could have been conducted a bit better. I think Alie would be great for this.

Evan Wilkoff

Ornithology (BIRDS) - I know you did an episode in Nov 2017 w/James Maley, but I suggest a different tack: Migration, feeding, how large storms (esp hurricanes) impact migration & behaviors Perhaps utilizing a researcher from Cornell Lab (https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/) who do some amazing work in this space - including engaging thousands of Citizen Scientists each year

Grace Angelone

DINGOES - specifically Mr Kevin Newman zoologist from the Dingo Discovery Sancuary in Victoria Australia. He is so so passionate ans his tours and passion for conservation of these fascinating native creatures is unmatched!!!! Please please dingoes 🇦🇺🪃

Gene Phillips

Microbiology focused on bacteria phages: I just saw that an Ologite, T'Yanna Singleton, is a phage researcher.

honeybear

Ohhh yes! Colorology? Glowology? Badassology?

Kari Auretta

BEAVERS!!!! “Castorology”

Heather Wallace

Scream-ology? Metal-ology? Elizabeth Zharoff is an opera singer who started a reaction channel on YouTube analyzing vocal techniques used by popular singers. She became obsessed with figuring out how metal singers scream without harming their vocal structures and her obsession has turned into academic study. She’s published several articles on the subject. She’s incredibly smart and engaging. Here’s a link to a video where she describes how her new passion has evolved from interest, to obsession to research: https://youtu.be/pIqSo60D8Yk?si=LMQCaPF-yayXJ8lj

Kelly Shaver

Tea! There is this tea blender/expert in Seattle named Friday Elliot (shop name is Friday Afternoon Tea) and she uses her synesthesia to blend tea and it is super cool. I've taken a few of her classes tea brewing and culture and ethics and they were all amazing.

Kelly Shaver

Disability accessibility and the ADA. AKA please interview Alice Wong. She'd be the best interview ever.

Kelly Shaver

Drug/treatment development and trials. How does it work??

Kelly Shaver

Mountains. Climate, ecology, geological formation?

Kelly Shaver

Agriculture. Where it began, how it got so commercialized, how can we fix it, how to grow food at home?

Kelly Shaver

There is one! I've taken a few of her classes. Friday Elliot in Seattle.

Kelly Shaver

Keeping animals in captivity. Ancient rulers keeping large cats as pets to captive animal entertainment (circuses, Seaworld-esque places), modern research zoos and aquariums

Kelly Shaver

I'd love one on English education (I guess that would be English pedagogology??). Dr. Jamila Lyiscott might be a great expert for this.

Kelly Shaver

I'd love to hear from Steven Thrasher (the guy who wrote The Viral Underclass) on journalism.

Kayla Whyte

Has there been an episode about cartoons/comics? I’m a big Peanuts fan and I’m wondering if there’s an ology related to that kind of art or even animation

Elisabeth

Thank you for the book advice! I started listening to it, interesting but feels and is written by a man. It is difficult to find a Herstory truth written by females long ago. Ancient stories, myths spoke of the Feminine Divine powers, while the masculine had their own. You can still find these now that everything has only to be searched for online. I hope Ali will get this topic started because I feel so much going on in the world is dominated by male testosterone, lacking the care of the feminine for all of the earth. And why women are treated by the very children they gave life too as some thing to be repressed, violated, beneath the male, lesser than, controlled by the male dominating. And with such violence in some cases. Far more than is done towards another male in situations from home life to war. It is pervasive in our and all other cultures. See little children, girls, boys, watch how it comes even with no thing said to them. It is something they feel, know without it being spelled out to them. This subject feels very important to me as a female growing up in the world, raised many children, studied human behavior, and now watching what feels like a backwards decline in feminine growth, freedom. A female should not have to act like a male ( or what is imposed upon males to act like) to be strong or powerful. She has her own strength, as does every person no matter their gender. And without needing to repress another. I feel it is so deep, so ingrained and pervasive that though it is as big as an Elephant in a room, no one talks about it, examines it, sees its devastating effect. Such as the laws trying to be passed telling a women what she can or cannot do with her body. We have as a society gone backwards in the treatment of humans, females, different races, and our own country's healthy growth. It's all about male power. If feminine had been equal partners in the growth of countries, I feel there would be a healthier world. I was fortunate to be born into a family that for one reason or another was mainly a females only, the men died early, the women ran the families, worked, and some chose never to marry. Lived, and traveled the world very early on, 1800's. Educated and pretty good humans too. No racisim was there, all peoples were respected. The females liked men, no one spoke against them, but were not considered crucial for survival, all the females were very capable on their own. I thought men and women were equals, the same, till I grew older and saw what was going on out in the world. I do not agree with women taking up arms against men. I feel the balance needs to be restored and the change made from childhood. But I also feel it is impossible now. If all the females in the world were to leave, it would perhaps bring a lesson to all the males. How long would it take for them to really change, see what is needed for them to see. Even my male friends who seem and feel quite liberated from that kind of superiority, had to admit after deep looking and sensing that yes, they do feel superior and see women and think of sex, and try to hide it.

Felix Lasselle

Urban Design and Planning, would love to hear Roman Mars on Ologies.

Felix Lasselle

Tuberculosis, might as well go 2 for 2 on Green brothers.

Felix Lasselle

Has there been an episode on cement? Or concrete, bricks, stoneworking. Any kind of building material would be cool.

Morgan

Moles, potentially with author/former mole catcher Marc Hamer.

Morgan

Lichen/Lichenology

Stuart Funk

Rodentology……on porcupines. Strongly suggest Porcupolgy.

Coreen “the climate communicator” Weilminster

Epistemology -- how we make sense of truths v beliefs (esp in light of media literacy, or lack there of) -- only with a REALLY GOOD science communicator, who can make sense of the topic in a way that a 6th grader could understand. IDK who that is, but maybe someone here in Patreon knows....

josh gibbs

Cryptozooligy!!!! It's even in the opening! Lol

Harper Atlas

One time right as we were falling asleep my sweeting turned to me and asked, “how do they make bricks?” We’d both love this 😂

Sydonie S.

An episode on vernal pools would be super cool. Ecology, geography, fairy shrimps. I'm in Michigan and know that Michigan State University and it's extension campuses have some great resources/people, but there are likely other experts across the upper Midwest and northeast.

Lina Staudt

I'd live to see one on Rock Hyraxes. I see them all over insta rn and I love their funny looks sm!!

Mel Castellon

Diving physiology! Human and Marine mammals and birds under pressure! Or just a scubalogy (all about scuba diving)

David Goyer

Antartica and Lake Vostok, specifically. Ever since I heard about this sub-ice lake I have been obsessed. Cut off from evolution for god knows how many centuries. Do weird lifeforms exist in it?!!!!

Malia McInerney

I have an Ologist recommendation- she's a Gemologist and would make a great guest! www.bwappraisals.com :-)

Colby Evans

Just coming back to this: Has there been/could there be an episode on venom? The animal thing, not the comic book one

Tania Wiest

Heeyyyyy, I am a PhD Student studying astrophytobiology and food safety in space. I am using simulated microgravity to study lettuce development, how it interacts with salmonella enterica, and how cultivar selection can impact food safety outcomes. I would love to come on and talk about it, your show changed my life and gave me the confidence to pursue my passions <3

Olivia Soukup

I'm begging for a marijuana episode. I have cannabinoid hyperemisis syndrome and I NEED someone to get the word out lol

Jordyn Robare

Hi Alie and friends. After the burnout episode and considering stress under capitalism, I’m wondering if there can be a REVOLUTIONOLOGY episode of sorts. Thanks, bye 😘

Lanie Hei

Please have Mary Beard on the show (Ancient Rome)! I love her sm

Melinda M

Hi there - I just recently had my mind blown to learn about aphantasia - the inability to create mental images - (& that I have it)! It would be a very interesting topic as it is a pretty new area of study and most people probably have no idea that we might all be different than each other as far as the ability to visualize images in our heads. The other side of this ability is hyperphantasia - very vivid abilities to visualize images - which is cool too. 😄 This is the neurologist who coined the term - Dr Adam Zeman. https://experts.exeter.ac.uk/1385-adam-zeman Sorry if this has already been suggested. Thanks for all your work! 🧠💗

Hasley

There's a department/scientist at NC State researching bigfoot and tracking it through tree bark and other scientific methods. I'd love an episode about his research! Could be a good spooktober episode

Hasley

Yes! This! Idk if it's the same thing exactly, but I have a friend who can taste words. So interesting!

Julia L

Study of restaurants or eating together

Julia L

Study of perfume and history of it

beef

i'd love to see an episode on ocd! there are so many incredible specialists out there of this very misunderstood condition! the adhd episode(s) were so helpful ❤️

beef

to add: jenna overbaugh would be a great ologist for this!

Ashley Golden

Please I searched and searched for this one. I think about the mystery of Eels at least 3 times a week.

Melissa Berger

Adding a bit late- did we all know that Isabella Rossellini is an ethologist? After her modeling career she went back to school for it, and did a tv series called Green Porno about animal mating and also runs a farm where she puts her experience into practice with bees, sheep, etc. Would be such a cool interview to really focus on her scientific side!

Paul Alcantra

I would like an episode on melasma.

Rachel Beee

Hey Alie, if you are looking for another critter for the show, may I nominate the pangolin? Such cool animals and unfortunately, one of the most trafficked wild animals in the world. Conservation efforts are tricky because they tend to be solitary animals. There are groups of pangolins that have guards with them at all times to protect them from poachers. Of course finding a Pholidotaologist might be evan trickier. It would probably be easier to start with the similar but not related Armadillo...it might be easier to find an expert!

Steve Bennett

Have you done Astr-ology yet? hmm? Steven Forrest? Mark Jones?

Julia Reichelt

Hi Alie! As someone with celiac disease I’ve been hoping for a celiac-ology episode! You’ve already covered some related topics like microbiology and diabetology (since it’s also an auto-immune disease), and I think it could even be interesting to dive into auto-immune diseases more generally (auto-immunology?) as well as specific auto-immune diseases including celiac disease. Plus, my sister has hashimoto, and you don’t have an episode on the thyroid yet afaik, so thyroidology could be another awesome topic! Sending lots of love from Germany, this is my no 1 favourite podcast! Julia

Luci

Frogs please !!!

I was made in Canada

I know people who have experienced various spine-related issues including a spinal fistula and spina bifida. I would love to hear an episode about the spine, how it really works, and all the things that can go wrong.

Dr Kasey

Okay I won't chicken out and delete my comment this time. I am a hepatitis delta researcher. It's a satellite virus that can only infect the liver along with hepatitis b. My supervisor and I also so happen to have similar names, Dr Kasey (first name) and Dr Casey (last name). He's fun and been researching delta for decades so I'm sure he would be into it.

Cassidy Sharp

I would love to hear all about archaeology and paleontology in construction. Sometimes called commercial or salvage archaeology/paleontology. With the Olympics approaching in Los Angeles, infrastructure has changed and this is one of the most employable industries for archaeologists and paleontologists. As a former NHMLA/Tar Pits person, I know there are interesting stories to be told about Metro’s Purple Line Extension and LACMA development projects. Tribal consultation and architectural history for construction are other interesting adjacent topics. Navigating development and preservation (not to mention NAGPRA) through cultural and paleontological resource management (CRM) might be worth looking into!

Julia Reichelt

Migraines! Why do they happen? What exactly happens in the body ? Why do they have so many weird symptoms like the aura or the absolute worst headaches? Can anyone theoretically get them, and can you do anything to avoid them? Lots to cover, I’m sure!

Joy Kidd

I love the episodes about the human body. It would be great to learn more about the lymphatic system. I know it's there, and there's lymph... and nodes... but not sure what's going on with it.

Eli Loves Vultures

My PI at the University of Connecticut, Dr. Margaret Rubega, is the coolest bird person ever. She's a functional ecologist/morphological ornithologist who mostly studies seabirds! Some of her most famous research is on feeding mechanisms in Red Phalaropes. She's also a mega-genius and just incredibly awesome. Phalarope research: https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/auk/v110n02/p0169-p0178.pdf Some publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=-OIEJlkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate Her husband who also researches at UConn is also a megagenius. He's a conservation biologist/all-around-ornithologist and his current focus is on the endangered Seaside Sparrow and Salt Marsh Sparrow! Both awesome people. https://circa.uconn.edu/person/chris-elphick/

Cassy Plicka

Hi Alie! This might be a repeat request (I am kind of new here); but what about the science behind movie scores? I am always amazed at the power scores have to influence emotion etc. for the viewer.

Maddy

Solanaceae/plants in the nightshade family/solanology/solanacology????? Some are poisonous, some are edible, some are fruits (tomato), some are root vegetables (potato), how are they all in the same genus yet so diverse

Sevilla McKee

PLEASE do Forensic Entomology! BUGS. DEATH. CRIME. TIMING. TRACKING.❤️❤️❤️🪰

Mark Condon

Hi Alie: A while back, I did a one-day blacksmithing workshop and found it fascinating and fun (and I have the lopsided letter opener that I made to prove it!). I know that you have a lot of irons in the fire, but I'd love to hear you hammer out an episode on blacksmithing ("forgeology"? Is that a word?). Thanks for considering!

merdhif

Fascism and effective anti-fascist methods of organizing!

Capybara Gall

Art authentication and art forgery detection would be a fascinating, multidisciplinary episode. There’s so much science that goes into determining if a painting is real (for example, identifying the paints used with mass spectrometry and if they’re of the right time period). I also remember seeing various news articles about famous paintings being X-rayed to see if there’s a previously hidden painting behind the main painting - and sometimes there is! There’s also historical detective work involved to figure out how and when a painting was made and its subjects.

Magda Kossowska

Pseudosciences like phrenology and astrology and the “scientific” arguments that antivaxxers and climate deniers use, but could even get into common myths that don’t actually have scientific evidence. Would get into questions of how the scientific method is used to promote certain ideologies, including racism, how can the general public tell the difference between real science and fake science, where do you draw the line between the two, or is it something we only label in retrospect.

CurtisDawg

I just started reading a book by Scott McCloud "Understanding Comics". I'm not a big comic fan, but 10 pages in so far... seems super interesting.

TheBugKid

Please please please a springtail expert!!! I mean they just spring around and eat decaying stuff. They are such vital little creatures and there are a surprising number of people studying these little dudes and not enough people know about them, they also tie in pretty tightly with ecotoxicology

Leah O'Shaughnessy

Oenology! You've covered cider, beer, and mixology... you gotta complete the set!

Maddy

Musicology!!!

Oliver O’Donnell

Please do one on orcas (orcology) it would be such a cool episode

Chris Attewell-Hughes

URBAN ECOLOGY! So many of us live in apartments or homes without access to nature and it would be amazing to hear from an expert on how to support wildlife in towns and cities without causing harm eg not cleaning bird feeders

Magda Kossowska

Endangered languages, perhaps with Ross Perlin, a linguist who wrote a book on endangered languages in NYC. What does it mean to preserve a language when languages are inherently always changing? Can settler institutions support preservation of indigenous languages that they helped to destroy? Why is linguistic diversity so important?

Etienne

Nudibranch. These are super weird and wonderful gastropods of the ocean - beautiful sea slugs that some in all shapes, sizes, and colours. Some can take the stinging cells of cnidarians (anemones, etc) into their without triggering them and use as a defence. Some can take algae into their bodies and use them as a food source like coral. Some are a few mm, some are 30cm or more! What other cool stuff does science know about these animals?

Amity Bliss

I had to track down this post as I've been stewing on some suggestions for a while! First off, I have a guest speaker that you should interview. Dr Nicholas Tailby at UNE in Australia. He gave a lecture in a geology unit, and he was such an excellent and passionate communicator, he is the perfect candidate for an Ologies episode!! If you look him up, you will find a bunch of specialist topics you could draw an episode from.

Amity Bliss

An episode on the Eucalypt family of Australia. Plenty of drama among the taxonomists.

Oliver O’Donnell

An episode on ancient medicine would be super interesting

Ettegoom

If there was ever an option to do Hyenas, that would be cool! Especially given the seriously WEIRD and traumatising births!

Ettegoom

And I came across a quote the other day that called stripping ecdysiasis... so a history of stripping and sex work could be ecdysiology?

Cheryl

Have you ever covered the funeral support services?

Julia Reichelt

Elephants, pleeeease! The grey ghost is a magnificent beast and I want to know everything about them <3

Julia Hutton

Can you do an episode on miscarriage? I have been going through a miscarriage for months now, and every doctor and every resource I read gives very generic information and then concludes with "this is normal, and it's not your fault." I believe them, but I also feel very abnormal because no one talks about miscarriages. If you could ever do a miscarriage normalization episode, I know I would appreciate it and so many others would, too!

Ashleigh

Periods and/or menstruation?

Maya Kraft

Borderline Personality Disorder and other personality disorders. I feel these are very misunderstood and would love to know more about the research. There is currently only one treatment for BPD

Maya Kraft

Whales!! I just went on a whale watching tour which was incredible and learned so much. I was surprised I couldn’t find an ologies episode about these amazing animals

Cleo Harris

Celiac!!! There are so many misconceptions about it even among people with celiac. It is so much more common than people think and frankly the hardest part about it is people not knowing what it is. Its also one of those things that seems straightforward but actually has 200 symptoms and the more u learn the more it unravels everything u ever thought about gluten. It would be so meaningful to have an ologies episode like this that could serve as an amazing introduction for so many frustrated people to send to their confused friends! <3

Colby Evans

Possible to fill an episode with just giant squids?

tifftheturtle

Hi! I've been listening for awhile but have been playing a bit of catch up on older episodes too. I went through the list of ones that have been covered but there's so many so I hope I didn't miss any of these but a few ideas I have are: mountains (orology/orography), ghosts (parapsychology), radiology, vikings, coyotes, driving and road rage, nutrition, turkeys, cheetahs, fishing cats, sand cats, snow leopards, and mountain lions (I know ologists for this one! ) Thanks!

Halle Becker

submitting my request for a discussion on somatic psychology I LOVE Ologies, big thanks to the whole team for putting this show together!!