The Ignorance Institute

The Ignorance Podcast

Science EN ↓ 18 episodes

Each episode, Mayla will interview a researcher or scientist about what questions excite them, what questions they’re currently pondering or working on, and the broader impact of these questions. The guests’ specific job and field will not be revealed until the end of the episode, as the point is for listeners to get a picture of the guest based solely on the questions they are asking.

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How Do We Make Decisions In Complex Food Systems? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 16 With Lauren Chenarides 29.06.2026 50:51

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Lauren Chenarides who is asking, “How do we make decisions in complex food systems?” Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Follow this episode’s...

What Is Justice and How Do We Realize It In The World? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 15 with Aaron Greenberg 27.05.2026 1:03:36

Aaron Greenberg is asking “What is justice and how do we realize it in the world?” Mayla: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Aaron Greenberg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-greenberg-a5489010/ Citations: "Roger Federer as Religious Experience." David Foster Wallace. 2006. https://www.nytim...

How Can Humans Thrive and Survive in the AI Revolution? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 14 with Micah Voraritskul 26.04.2026 55:48

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Micah Voraritskul who is asking how humans can thrive and survive in the AI revolution. Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Follow Micah Vorar...

How do environmental change and society affect each other? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 13 with Anne Mook 30.03.2026 38:20

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Anne Mook who is asking How do environmental change and society affect each other? Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Follow this episode’s gu...

Slowing Down: Research takes time and perspective. Mayla’s Ignorance Thoughts Episode 1. 26.03.2026 8:10

Join Mayla Boguslav as she discusses her working theories on research based on the Ignorance Podcast so far. Subscribe to The Ignorance Institute Substack for more content like this: @theignoranceinstitute, https://theignoranceinstitute.substack.com/ Substack article: https://theignoranceinstitute.substack.com/p/slowing-down-research-takes-time Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.soci...

How Do We Meaningfully Treat Rare Disease Patients? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 12 With Melissa Haendel 27.02.2026 43:36

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews Melissa Haendel who is asking How do we meaningfully treat rare disease patients? Mayla Boguslav: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Melissa Haendel: : https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-haendel-bb97232/ Monarch Initiatives: https://monarchinitiative.org/community...

How To Get The Best Of Everyone As A Team And Individuals? The Ignorance Podcast 11 W/ Adam Russell 02.02.2026 43:06

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Adam Russell who is asking How do you put people together to get the best out of everyone individually, but also collectively? Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/pro...

How Has Your Research Impacted You? The Ignorance Podcast 2025 Year End Special with Mayla Boguslav 01.01.2026 27:56

Join Mayla Boguslav in asking most of the 2025 podcast guests how their research has impacted them over this past year! Stay tuned to The Ignorance Podcast for more exciting science and research guests next year! Have a guest in mind? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com with your suggestions. Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.ap...

How Can We Help People Achieve Their Goals? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 10 with Mayla Boguslav 28.12.2025 22:04

Join Joshua Mendel as he interviews this episode’s guest Mayla Boguslav who is asking “How do I help people achieve their goals?” Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav People, places, and/or citations me...

How do things connect beyond just the physical phenomena? The Ignorance Podcast Ep. 9: Wade Troxell 14.11.2025 33:19

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Wade Troxell asking how do things connect beyond just the physical phenomena? Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Follow this episode’s guest...

How do we transform complex food systems for good? The Ignorance Podcast Ep. 8 with Kayla de la Haye 16.10.2025 45:51

Join Mayla as she interviews Kayla de la Haye! How do we transform complex food and health systems for good? Follow Mayla: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Find Kayla at: https://www.kayladelahaye.com Citations: Seung H...

How Do Genes and Microbes Influence Health and Behavior? The Ignorance Podcast 7 with Julie Horvath 07.09.2025 36:04

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Julie Horvath who is asking How do our genetics and the microbes that live on our body impact our health and behavior? Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/M...

How does the brain work to help people with paralysis? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 6 with David Brandman 07.08.2025 38:09

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest, David Brandman, who is asking “How does the brain work to help people with paralysis?” Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Follow this episod...

How can religion help us thrive? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 5 with Bradley Shavit Artson 07.07.2025 42:15

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Bradley Shavit Artson who is asking: How do we unlock the capacity of religion to allow us to experience joy and connection? Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profi...

How and what can we learn from the past and present? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 4 with Paul Lerner 05.06.2025 50:29

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Paul Lerner who is asking what did the world look like in different historical moments and how profoundly different the past was from the present but also how similar it was? Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-3040223...

What Should Pregnant People Eat? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 3 with Teri Hernandez 02.05.2025 37:04

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Teri Hernandez who is asking what pregnant people should eat? Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav Follow this episode’s guest Teri Hernandez: https://www.linkedin.co...

Where do our desires come from? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 2 with Larry Hunter 04.04.2025 22:49

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Larry Hunter who is asking about our desires including where do they come from? What are desires? Who or what can desire? Listen to learn about the fundamental nature of these questions and the many different fields that touch on these questions. Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.s...

Do We Really Need to Use All This Energy? The Ignorance Podcast | Episode 1 with James Wilson 27.02.2025 37:25

Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest James Wilson, who is asking questions about computation and its energy cost, discussing being there for his students through dialogue, and appreciating the small wins in life. Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social LinkedIn ResearchGate Follow this episode’s guest James Wilson: Website LinkedIn People mentioned: Phillip Hall...