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 Alie Ward

Science Communicator. podcaster. elective redhead.

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WHY AM I SERVING SUCH LOOKS? I honestly do not know what this pose is but here are your weekend science shows: on a new Innovation Nation, learn about a sponge that is WAY less smelly and disgusting from a microbiological standpoint, a new Did I Mention Invention? has firefighting goop, sharks and parking and always streaming is #Brainchild on @netflix, where you can learn about brains and magnets and social media and more. Follow @cwinventiontv @cbsinnovationtv for more science TV goodness. I may or may not always look like someone playing a sassy detective. Usually not.
This week’s @ologies is with a PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGIST; aaaaaah! Introversion, extroversion, self-esteem, neuroticism, sociopathy, conscientiousness, Meyers-Briggs, and a scientific study on astrology, with the wonderful Dr. @siminevazire. Also: in the Big Five, I scored high on extraversion *and* neuroticism which is a real dynamite combo. (If you take the Big Five #personalitytest, tag it #ologies because @urbanfarmfoods loves lookin’ at them. Okay me too, yes me too.)
guhmorneeeen I made u coffee
OooOoh! ✨🤖✨On tomorrow’s @cbsinnovationtv, watch how roboticist @madeline.gannon programs utility machines to move like breathing, living animals and then on @cwinventiontv — a best of episode with this season’s favorite clips. I know you’re like, “What if I want to watch ANOTHER thing also?” Okay good thing you asked yes okay so: #Brainchild is streaming on @netflix and it was produced by @pharrell and also @sahana.j.srinivasan is great in it and I explain science & have a beehive. OKAY THANK YOU ALRIGHT.
Is this a quality photo? NOPE. But #Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) is this week’s @ologies episode and Dr. Ben Karney of the UCLA Marriage Lab (a real thing) is AMAAAZING and wonderful and brilliant and warm and talks all about being single and the mechanisms behind finding a partner, plus what behaviors foster intimacy, how parenting affects marriage, why some couples stay together vs. splitting up, some bananas proposals, wedding budgets, historical problems with matrimony and his own experiences with marriage and divorce. These behaviors are also so applicable to friendships and work partnerships, so have at it anywhere you get podcasts. Also feel free to comment with your own relationship advice OR if you’re single, mention it in a comment below so y’all can hook up and I can officiate your weddings okay burbye
This week’s been both wonderful but ✨HELLA✨ stressful helping out my folks in a snowstorm and the I-5 being closed twice YES TWICE but I arrived home to this @whoistheanonymouspotato delivery from my @ologies girls with a signature Kris Jenner quote and then I hugged the potato. Thank you @urbanfarmfoods @hannahlipow @bonidutch @erintalbert for being the warmest ever. I 🥔 U all.
Things you cannot tell from this photo: I am dancing on a dewey hillside because I had just stepped in fresh dog poop and also hugged @simonegiertz goodbye after breakfast and I just adore her so much and we never get pictures together when we hang out so here is a moment I will remember while smearing my boots clean and watching her walk down the street and hoping I get to see her again soon (📷: @jarrett_sleeper)
Hello from the woods where I am insisting that my parents and the squirrels all have a bowl of hot soup
 
 
 

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Latest Episodes
Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Dr. Simine Vazire
Personality Psychology (PERSONALITIES) with Dr. Simine Vazire
Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) with Dr. Benjamin Karney
Matrimoniology (MARRIAGE) with Dr. Benjamin Karney
Biogerontology (AGING) with Dr. Caleb Finch
Biogerontology (AGING) with Dr. Caleb Finch
Cheloniology (SEA TURTLES) with Dr. Camryn Allen
Cheloniology (SEA TURTLES) with Dr. Camryn Allen
Testudinology (TORTOISES) with Amanda Hipps
Testudinology (TORTOISES) with Amanda Hipps
Snow Hydrology (SNOW/AVALANCHES) with Dr. Ned Bair
Snow Hydrology (SNOW/AVALANCHES) with Dr. Ned Bair
Felinology (CATS) with Dr. Mikel Delgado
Felinology (CATS) with Dr. Mikel Delgado
Entomophagy Anthropology (EATING BUGS) with Dr. Julie Lesnik
Entomophagy Anthropology (EATING BUGS) with Dr. Julie Lesnik
Mixology (COCKTAILS) with Matthew Biancaniello
Mixology (COCKTAILS) with Matthew Biancaniello
Selenology (THE MOON) with Raquel Nuno
Selenology (THE MOON) with Raquel Nuno