YouTube's Sh*tty Robots machine-maker, very funny human being, professional tinkerer and potential astronaut Simone Giertz hops in Alie's car to hang out in a sketchy Hollywood alley and chat. Topics covered: the definition of a robot, artificial intelligence, the gateway to her thirst for engineering power, plastic animals, and topless grandmas.Watch Simone's videos on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMDMAc8msVk" target="_blank">YouTube</a>Follow Simone on <a href="https://Twitter.com/simonegiertz" target="_blank">Twitter</a><a href="https://www.alieward.com/ologies/gizmology" target="_blank">More episode sources and 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

Museology (MUSEUMS) with Ronnie Cline

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.