Audiobook Mixtape: Gift Ideas from the Ologists’ Brains

Need holiday gift ideas? GET BOOKS. This episode is like an audiobook… but also a mixtape? It’s got a little bit of everything, from cozy cabin tales to dark caves to our own reflections, how your atoms will be recycled, New Year’s resolutions, cat training, dog rescues, battling past demons, aging, the apocalypse, crime TV and even Egyptian boobytraps. Alie has wanted to deliver excerpts from ologists’ books for over a year but she let them pile up for an even bigger compilation. Consider this like a refresher of some episodes you’ve loved, a teaser for ones you haven’t yet heard, and a sneak preview of books written by the pod’s beloved guests.

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Hygge

Cabinology: Dale Mulfinger 

“Cabinology: A Handbook to Your Private Hideaway,” Taunton Press,  2008

Somnology: Dr. Chris Winter 

“The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep is Broken and How to Fix It” 

Mixology: Matthew Biancianello 

“Eat Your Drink: Culinary Cocktails,” Dey Street Books, 2016

Pre-order his new book “Omakocktail” now! 

Cucurbitology: Anne Copeland

“Pumpkin, Pumpkin: Folklore, History, Planting Hints and Good Eating,” 3rd Edition 2019

Critters

Entomology: Lila Higgins

“Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Los Angeles,” Timber Press, 2019

Herpetology: Dr. Davis Steen

“Secrets of Snakes: The Science beyond the Myths,” Texas A&M University Press; 2019

Chiropterology: Dr. Merlin Tuttle 

“The Secret Lives of Bats: My Adventures with the World's Most Misunderstood Mammals,” Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018

Cynology: Brandon McMillion

“Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days” Harper One, 2018

Felinology: Dr. Mikel Delgado 

“Total Cat Mojo: The Ultimate Guide to Life with Your Cat,” TarcherPerigree, 2017

Our brains & bodies

Matrimoniology: Dr. Ben Karney 

“Love Me Slender: How Smart Couples Team Up to Lose Weight, Exercise More, and Stay Healthy Together,” Atria Books; Reprint edition, 2014, Co-written by Dr. Thomas Bradbury 

Victimology: Dr. Callie Rennison

“Introduction to Criminal Justice: Systems, Diversity, and Change,” Sage Publications, 2019 

“Women Leading Change in Academia: Breaking the Glass Ceiling, Cliff, and Slipper,” Cognella Academic Publishing, 2019

Biogerontology: Dr. Caleb Finch 

“The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans,” Academic Press, 2010

Sports Psychology: Dr. Sari Shepphird

“100 Questions and Answers about Anorexia Nervosa,” Jones & Bartlett Learning; 2009 

Kalology: Dr. Renee Engeln

“Beauty Sick: How the Cultural Obsession with Appearance Hurts Girls and Women,” 2018 Harper Paperbacks, 2018

History

Mythology: Dr. John Bucher

“Storytelling for Virtual Reality,” Routledge, 2017

Egyptology: Dr. Kara Cooney 

“When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt,” National Geographic, 2018

Physics/Existential Crisis

Quantum Ontology: Dr. Adam Becker

“What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics,” Basic, 2018

Cosmology: Dr. Katie Mack

“The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking),” Scribner, June 2020

Eschatology: Phil Torres 

“Morality, Foresight, and Human Flourishing: An Introduction to Existential Risks,” Pitchstone Publishing, 2017