#6 Alie Ward (Ologies): Diversity in science, shy comedians, the gayness of paint
Follow Friday
English - March 05, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 92.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsSociety & Culture Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On Alie Ward's comedy/science podcast Ologies, she interviews real experts in topics like trees (dendrology), decluttering (oikology), and crow funerals (corvid thanatology). She's also a host of the Netflix show 100 Humans and a correspondent on the long-running CBS show Innovation Nation with Mo Rocca.
On this episode of Follow Friday, Ward talks with Eric Johnson about unfortunate bird names, the comedian she's afraid to befriend, the time she angered her now-fiancé by calling him a "green banana," and why the corner is the gayest part of the house. Plus: How Ward, as a professional science communicator, tries to promote scientists from under-represented backgrounds.
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Theme song written by Eric Johnson, and performed by Yona Marie. Show art by Dodi Hermawan. Additional music by Purple Planet Music, starfrosch, and Katherine Chang.