Boy howdy hot dang, Ologies has hit its 300th new episode! In celebration of this milestone, we’ve turned the tables and lead editor Mercedes Maitland hosts this episode with special guest… Alie Ward! We talk about Alie’s twists and turns finding her way into a career in science communication, selling art to child actors in LA, how she built Ologies from a small indie podcast into a chart-topping favorite, why it’s important to give adults a fun space in SciComm, putting yourself out there, how fear can kill curiosity, what it takes to be a science communicator and so much more. Buckle in for Mercedes’ debut as a host and find out whether she can be trusted to carry this beloved Fabergé egg we know as Ologies.

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Links to things we discussed:

Frank Netter, MD: The Michelangelo of Medicine - The Atlantic

Netter Images

Plastic and Permanent: The Artificial Heart’s Debut

Evolution of Artificial Hearts: An Overview and History - PMC

The First Artificial Heart, 30 Years Later | University of Utah Health

THE MODERN PRACTICE OF ADULT EDUCATION From Pedagogy to Andragogy