The Ignorance Podcast
The Ignorance Podcast
Podcast Description
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.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes around scientific inquiry, personal reflections, and the broader implications of research. Episodes focus on the guests' curiosity-driven questions, as seen in the debut episode featuring James Wilson discussing energy costs in computation and the importance of small victories in academia.
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.
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 [email protected] with your suggestions.
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2025 Podcast Guests:
Find all episodes on your preferred platform: https://pod.link/1799118727
1: James Wilson “Do we really need to use all this energy?”
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-wilson-9909b4134/
2: Larry Hunter “Where do our desires come from?”
Bluesky: @ProfLHunter.bsky.social
3: Teri Hernandez “What should pregnant people eat?”
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teri-hernandez-265047276/
4: Paul Lerner “How and what can we learn from the past and present?”
Bluesky: @plerner.bsky.social
5: Bradley Shavit Artson “How can religion help us thrive?”
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RabbiArtson
6: David Brandman “How does the brain work to help people with paralysis?”
X/Twitter: @drdavidbrandman, https://neuroprosthetics.science/
7: Julie Horvath “How do genes and microbes influence health and behavior?”
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julie-horvath-8267608
8: Kayla de la Haye “How do we transform complex health and food systems for good?”
9: Wade Troxell “How do things connect beyond just the physical phenomena?”
https://www.engr.colostate.edu/me/faculty/dr-wade-o-troxell/
10: Mayla Boguslav “How can we help people achieve their goals?”
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239
Producer & editor:
Joshua Mendel
Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social
Questions, comments, want to get in touch?
Email [email protected]
Music:
Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2
Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com
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