Ologies with Alie Ward

Ologies with Alie Ward

Teuthological Ludology (ACTUAL SQUID GAMES, NOT THE TV SHOW) with Sarah McAnulty

November 3, 202157 min

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This is NOT about the Netflix show, Squid Game. It's about shapeshifting, flirtatious trickery, living fishing lures, siphon squirts, weird things found in shark stomachs, and cephalopods who are downright dicks to fish: real games played in nature by real squid. Because we weren't the only ones watching Squid Game and thinking, "Why aren't there more squid in this?" Hence we combined the study of squids (teuthology) and games (ludology) to make Teuthological Ludology with everyone's favorite sq

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Ologies with Alie Ward

Volcanoes. Trees. Drunk butterflies. Mars missions. Humorist and science correspondent Alie Ward asks smart people stupid questions and the answers might change your life.

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