A special encore as your dad hastily preps to wed your podmom, Jarrett. Refresh your brain about your heart, then stay tuned for a new secret at the end. Love! Romance! Intimate relationships! Marriage! Divorce! Remarriage! Clowns! This episode has it all. The wonderfully warm Dr. Benjamin Karney of the UCLA Marriage lab has been studying romance and intimate relationships for 20 years and sits down to chat about being single and the mechanisms behind finding a partner, what behaviors foster intimacy, why some couples stay together vs. splitting up, some bananas proposals, wedding budgets, how parenting affects marriage, historical problems with matrimony and his own experiences with marriage and divorce. These behaviors are also so applicable to friendships, work partnerships and as it turns out...professional clowns. Dr. Ben Karney at the UCLA Marriage Lab This week's donation was made to Care.org, which works to end gender-based violence. Juuuust in case you want to toss anything in the travel jar to ease wedding costs for others: https://www.zola.com/registry/jarrettandalie Sponsor links: alieward.com/ologies/sponsors More links at alieward.com/ologies/matrimoniology Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes! Follow @Ologies on Twitter or Instagram Follow @AlieWard on Twitter or Instagram Sound editing by Steven Ray Morris & Jarrett Sleeper Theme song by Nick ThorburnSupport the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

UFOlogy (UNEXPLAINED AERIAL PHENOMENA) features Sarah Scoles and Kate Dorsch, experts in UFO research. They discuss tic-tacs, space rocks, black triangles, fighter pilot sightings, Roswell, abduction trends, secret military missions, and their own wacky field experiences. Interesting perspectives on UFO culture and the search for truth emerge throughout the conversation.

Wasps!? Don’t even THINK of skipping this one, my beautiful chickens. You’re about to change your outlook on the most maligned winged sky babies, and we are delighted that author, bug dude, and spheksologist Eric Eaton is about to change your mind and fill your heart with respect and appreciation. Hunker down for fig critters, bejeweled zombie queens, bug corsets, underdogs, BBQ tips, gardening secrets, stinger myths and snack vaults. Just because homicidal hornets make headlines doesn’t mean you know squat about the real life of the beautifully diverse world of wasps, from the teeny tiny to the large and legendary. Wasps: they’re not dicks.Buy Eric's book wherever books are soldCheck out Eric’s websiteFollow Eric on TwitterA donation went to Xerces.orgMore episode sources and linksSponsors of OlogiesTranscripts & bleeped episodesBecome a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a monthOlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, totes and now… MASKS. Hi. Yes. Follow @Ologies on Twitter and InstagramFollow @AlieWard on Twitter and InstagramSound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray MorrisTranscripts by Emily White of The WordaryNeed a website built? Kelly Dwyer has you covered!Theme song by Nick Thorburn

Various Ologists, experts in historical quarantines and recovery periods, discuss lifted restrictions, vaccine rates, economic projections, mental state of healthcare workers, and grief following historical events. They delve into the origins of quarantine, its impact on public health, safety and uncertainty during COVID-19, vaccine distribution challenges, and understanding shadow losses during the pandemic.

Ornithologist Corina Newsome discusses the day-to-day realities of being a Wildlife Ecologist, including housing for grad students, birding apps, #BlackBirdersWeek, camera traps, and whether or not animals are laughing at her. She also dives into topics like seaside sparrows, wetlands, saltwater marshes, corvid behavior, and disability access in scientific fieldwork.

Biologist, gonad researcher, and Phallologist Dr. Emily Willingham discusses peckers big and small, pressures of masculinity, partner's pleasure, wonky willies, life beyond the binary, and sensual turtles. Stick around for friendly fellatio advice and debunking misconceptions about Adam and Eve's rib.

Luis A. Hückstädt, a Pinnipedologist, joins the podcast to discuss seals, walruses, blubber, whisker tech, and the differentiation between true seals and sea lions. They delve into the animals' unique reproductive organs, explore the history and culture surrounding pinnipeds, and highlight the diverse vocalizations of seals in Antarctica. The misconception that seals are primarily crab eaters is also debunked. Overall, a fascinating and entertaining episode on the world of pinnipedology.

Ohulloh! This is not your regular Ologies episode (which will come on Tuesday per usual.) It’s actually not an Ologies episode! This is a fun little bonus GUEST podcast we're dropping in our feed. Real Good is a show that started during the beginning of COVID to highlight different non-profits helping with the pandemic — but soon revealed that many problems that became so acute during quarantine had existed in people's lives for a long time prior. We care a lot about the issues they address (race, class, gender, mental health, affordable housing, etc.) so we were down to partner up with Real Good and share an episode of theirs with the always thoughtful, kind, and generous Ologies audience in our own feed. This is the second episode of their second season entitled "Just Admitting It Isn't Enough with Lynda Negron.” Lynda served as program director of an anti-implicit bias training organization. If you dig the show you can subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.stitcher.com/show/real-good And this Tuesday, get ready for the usual Ologies fare, as we deep dive with the most boopable aquatic beasts. Burbye. Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

Mustard gossip. Knotweed recipes. Cow parsnips. Serviceberry appreciation. Hogweed warnings. Dead man’s fingers. The incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining Alexis Nikole Nelson a.k.a. @BlackForager walks us through Foraging Ecology with a ginormous bushel of tips & tricks for finding edibles at all times of the year, from blossoms to fungus. Belly up for some invasive snacks, elusive mushrooms, magnolia cookies, mugwort potatoes, violet cocktails, foraging guides, weed trivia and tips to avoid poisonous berries. Also: finding community, history, land stewardship and why foraging is important, empowering and quite tasty. Also MAY 18th, 5pm Pacific. WARD'S DOING A VIRTUAL LIVE SHOW. Tickets available here: https://onlocationlive.com/category/ologies Follow Alexis @BlackForager on Instagram.com/blackforager, TikTok.com/blackforager, Twitter.com/blackforager A donation went to: BackyardBasecamp.org Sponsors of Ologies: alieward.com/ologies-sponsors More links and info at alieward.com/ologies/foragingecology Transcripts & bleeped episodes at: alieward.com/ologies-extras Become a patron of Ologies for as little as a buck a month: www.Patreon.com/ologies OlogiesMerch.com has hats, shirts, pins, totes and now… MASKS. Hi. Yes. Follow twitter.com/ologies or instagram.com/ologies Follow twitter.com/AlieWard or instagram.com/AlieWard Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris Theme song by Nick Thorburn Transcripts by Emily White of https://www.thewordary.com/ Support the show: http://Patreon.com/ologies

In this episode, Alie Ward interviews Robert Ulrich, a UCLA geochemist specializing in biomineralogy. They explore topics like the formation of shells, the differences between shells and exoskeletons, the noise you hear when you listen to a seashell, and the impact of shell collecting on sea life. They also discuss the fascinating field of biomineralogy and the challenges of mentoring junior students.