Hey, kiddo, it's what's INSIDE that matters -- like your guts and bones and squishy brain and intestines and stuff. Meet Dr. Varshana Gurusamy: diagnostic radiology resident, Texan and amazing person with great stories. You'll learn the difference between an MRI and an ultrasound, between a CT scan and a CAT scan and why you should not put big things in orifices that you might not be able to retrieve them unaided. You'll want to hug a radiologist ... as soon as they take their lead gonad shield off.<a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/radiology" target="_blank">More episode sources & links</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/ologies" target="_blank">Support Ologies on Patreon</a> for as little as a buck a month<a href="https://www.ologiesmerch.com" target="_blank">OlogiesMerch.com</a> has hats, shirts, pins, totes!Follow @Ologies on <a href="https://twitter.com/ologies" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ologies" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Follow @AlieWard on <a href="https://www.twitter.com/alieward" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alieward" target="_blank">Instagram</a>Sound editing by Steven Ray MorrisMusic by Nick Thorburn

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Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Slug sex. Death. Beauty standards. Anxiety busters. Beer science. Bee drama. Take away a pocket full of science knowledge and charming, bizarre stories about what fuels these professional -ologists' obsessions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.