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.
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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 as she interviews this episode’s guest Teri Hernandez who is asking what pregnant people should eat?
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Follow this episode’s guest Teri Hernandez:https://www.linkedin.com/in/teri-hernandez-265047276/
Citations mentioned in this episode:
Low carb vs. high carb in gestational diabetes:
Hernandez TL, Mande A, Barbour LA. Nutrition therapy within and beyond gestational diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2018 Nov;145:39-50. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 Apr 19. PMID: 29679625; PMCID: PMC6195478.
Barbour LA, Hernandez TL. Maternal Lipids and Fetal Overgrowth: Making Fat from Fat. Clin Ther. 2018 Oct;40(10):1638-1647. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2018.08.007. Epub 2018 Sep 18. PMID: 30236792; PMCID: PMC6195465.
Longitudinal studies:
Barbour LA, Farabi SS, Friedman JE, Hirsch NM, Reece MS, Van Pelt RE, Hernandez TL. Postprandial Triglycerides Predict Newborn Fat More Strongly than Glucose in Women with Obesity in Early Pregnancy. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018 Aug;26(8):1347-1356. doi: 10.1002/oby.22246. Epub 2018 Jun 22. PMID: 29931812; PMCID: PMC6107410.
Banteen and Bess – insulin discovery 1923:
Bliss, Michael. The Discovery of Insulin: University of Chicago Press, 2021. University of Chicago Press
CHOICE study:
Hernandez TL, Farabi SS, Fosdick BK, Hirsch N, Dunn EZ, Rolloff K, Corbett JP, Haugen E, Marden T, Higgins J, Friedman JE, Barbour LA. Randomization to a Provided Higher-Complex-Carbohydrate Versus Conventional Diet in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Results in Similar Newborn Adiposity. Diabetes Care. 2023 Nov 1;46(11):1931-1940. doi: 10.2337/dc23-0617. PMID: 37643311; PMCID: PMC10620537.
Free fatty acid finding (replication): first study:
Hernandez TL, Van Pelt RE, Anderson MA, Daniels LJ, West NA, Donahoo WT, Friedman JE, Barbour LA. A higher-complex carbohydrate diet in gestational diabetes mellitus achieves glucose targets and lowers postprandial lipids: a randomized crossover study. Diabetes Care. 2014;37(5):1254-62. doi: 10.2337/dc13-2411. Epub 2014 Mar 4. PMID: 24595632; PMCID: PMC3994935.
Hernandez TL, Farabi SS, Fosdick BK, Hirsch N, Dunn EZ, Rolloff K, Corbett JP, Haugen E, Marden T, Higgins J, Friedman JE, Barbour LA. Randomization to a Provided Higher-Complex-Carbohydrate Versus Conventional Diet in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Results in Similar Newborn Adiposity. Diabetes Care. 2023 Nov 1;46(11):1931-1940. doi: 10.2337/dc23-0617. PMID: 37643311; PMCID: PMC10620537.
Low carb saga:
Hernandez TL. Carbohydrate Content in the GDM Diet: Two Views: View 1: Nutrition Therapy in Gestational Diabetes: The Case for Complex Carbohydrates. Diabetes Spectr. 2016 May;29(2):82-8. doi: 10.2337/diaspect.29.2.82. PMID: 27182176; PMCID: PMC4865387.
Largest cohort study of pregnancy (early 2000s) – 25,000 people:
HAPO Study Cooperative Research Group; Metzger BE, Lowe LP, Dyer AR, Trimble ER, Chaovarindr U, Coustan DR, Hadden DR, McCance DR, Hod M, McIntyre HD, Oats JJ, Persson B, Rogers MS, Sacks DA. Hyperglycemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2008 May 8;358(19):1991-2002. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0707943. PMID: 18463375.
People:
Dr. Robert Eckel: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/endocrinology/about-us/endo-bios/Eckel-Robert-UCD12770
Dr. Linda Barbour: https://som.cuanschutz.edu/Profiles/Faculty/Profile/12537
Dr. Richard Feynman: https://calteches.library.caltech.edu/51/2/CargoCult.pdf
Producer & editor:
Joshua Mendel
Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social
Questions, comments, want to get in touch?
Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com
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