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The Ignorance Podcast presents a new way to communicate science and research that emphasizes questions and curiosity. It immerses listeners in a researcher's way of thinking: how they grew to become who they are, why they think what they think, how their research shapes them, and their vision for the world. theignoranceinstitute.org

  1. 5d ago

    What is the Place of Jargon in Science Communication?

    Join Mayla Boguslav as she discusses the place of Jargon in science communication with James Wilson! 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 James Wilson: Website: https://www.math.colostate.edu/~jwilson/wilson.html   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-wilson-9909b4134/  People, places, and/or citations mentioned in this episode with links to learn more: PEMDAS, Math order of operations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_operations#Mnemonics Leonhard Euler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard_Euler SCUBA etymology: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scuba  Cardiac Arrest: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvss/handbook/2023-physicians-mcod-handbook.pdf  Paul Dirac: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Dirac Euclidian Geometry: https://farside.ph.utexas.edu/Books/Euclid/Elements.pdf  Hilbert Controversy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brouwer%E2%80%93Hilbert_controversy Turtles all the way down: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtles_all_the_way_down  BICEP study: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BICEP_and_Keck_Array Bear etymology: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear#Etymology Different names for God in Judaism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_God_in_Judaism    Natural language processing: https://www.nnlm.gov/resources/data/data-glossary/natural-language-processing  A brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5n_UsmeEdI (opening) Planet Word Museum, Washington DC, https://planetwordmuseum.org/  Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com\ The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ Music: Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com #NewWayToCommunicateScience #IgnoranceIsBliss #RebuildingTrustInResearch

  2. Oct 2

    How Do We Know What Problems to Solve? | The Ignorance Podcast episode 19 with April Bell

    Join Mayla Boguslav and April Bell who asks, “How do we know what problems to solve?”  Mayla Boguslav: https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav April Bell: https://www.madewithempathy.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprilbell/ https://www.youtube.com/@madewithempathy https://medium.com/@aprilbell2 Citations: The Artist's Way. Cameron. 1992.  The Subconscious Mind of the Consumer (And How To Reach It). Zaltman. 2003. https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/the-subconscious-mind-of-the-consumer-and-how-to-reach-it The Fire Starter. Bell. 2021.  An Anthropologist Walks into a Bar. Madsbjerg & Rasmussen. 2014. https://hbr.org/2014/03/an-anthropologist-walks-into-a-bar An Emotional Connection Matters More than Customer Satisfaction. Zorfas & Leemon. 2016. https://hbr.org/2016/08/an-emotional-connection-matters-more-than-customer-satisfaction How to prevent corporate corruption with Eric Ries. Adam Grant. 2026. https://adamgrant.net/podcasts/rethinking/ (episode 23).  The Ignorance Podcast 17: KAI with Curtis Friedel Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. Neff. 2011.  Alchemy. Sutherland (Ogilvy). 2019.  Dr. Bernardo Huberman: How to Use Curiosity & Focus to Create a Joyful & Meaningful Life. Huberman. 2024. https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-bernardo-huberman-how-to-use-curiosity-focus-to-create-a-joyful-meaningful-life From Emotion Resonance to Empathic Understanding: A Social Developmental Neuroscience Account. Decety & Meyer. 2008. 10.1017/S0954579408000503  Speaker–Listener Neural Coupling Underlies Successful Communication. Stephens, Silbert & Hasson. 2010. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1008662107 What Is Empathy? Greater Good Science Center. 2021. https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/empathy/definition The Art of Empathy: A Complete Guide to Life's Most Essential Skill. McLaren. 2013. Working Together Is Easier If You Can Distinguish Perspective-Taking from Empathy. University of Texas at Austin. 2019. https://news.mccombs.utexas.edu/research/working-together-is-easier-if-you-can-distinguish-perspective-taking-from-empathy/  Visioning in the Brain: An fMRI Study of Inspirational Coaching and Mentoring. Jack et al. 2013. 10.1080/17470919.2013.808259  Attunement and Involvement: Therapeutic Responses to Relational Needs. Erskine. 1998. https://counselling-vancouver.com/attunement/ Brené on Day 2 (Unlocking Us podcast). Brown. 2020. https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-on-day-2/ Empathetic Reflection: Reflecting with Emotion. Marathe & Sen. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/14623943.2021.1927693 Empathetic Listening. Salem. 2021. http://cultureofempathy.com/Projects/Empathy-Movement/References/Reflective-Listening.htm Conserved Features of Anterior Cingulate Networks Support Observational Learning Across Species. Burgos-Robles et al. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2019.09.009 People Are Less Lonely When They Embrace Uncertainty and Feel Empathy, a Study Finds. Michelson. 2020. https://www.insider.com/people-less-lonely-if-they-have-empathy-compassion-wisdom-study-2020-9 Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ Music: Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com #NewWayToCommunicateScience #IgnoranceIsBliss #RebuildingTrustInResearch

  3. Aug 30

    What Makes Us Love Physical Places? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 18 with Brian Schermer

    Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Brian Schermer who is asking, “What makes us love physical places?” 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 Brian Schermer: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-schermer-057509a/  ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brian-Schermer  University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. https://uwm.edu/architecture/directory/schermer-brian/  Workshop Architects. https://www.workshoparchitects.com  People, places, and/or citations mentioned in this episode with links to learn more: “Office Buildings and Organisational Change”. Francis Duffy. 1980. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203480755-18/office-buildings-organisational-change-francis-duffy  “Green Acres”. CBS television series. 1965–1971. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058808/  “The Sorting Task: Its Versatility and Adaptability in Research, Teaching, and Practice”. Linda Groat, Matthew Niermann & Brian Schermer. 2019. https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Games-in-Architecture-and-Urban-Planning-Tools-for-Design-Teaching-and-Research/BrkovicDodig-Groat/p/book/9781138339026  “Maptionnaire”. Online participatory mapping tool. https://www.maptionnaire.com/  “Georgia Tech Campus Center: Reset, Restore, and Refuel”. Workshop Architects. https://www.workshoparchitects.com/project/georgia-institute-of-technology  “The Architecture of Belonging: Informing Planning Through Social Research”. Christopher Gluesing, Loren Rullman, Brian Schermer & Lora Strigens. 2024. https://www.scup.org/resource/the-architecture-of-belonging-informing-planning-through-social-research/  “Life Space Over the Life Span”. Leon Pastalan & Valerie Polakow. 1987. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J081V04N01_07   “Michigan Union Renovation: Honoring the Past to Make the Future”. Workshop Architects. https://www.workshoparchitects.com/project/university-of-michigan-ann-arbor  Newton Senior Center. Cooper Center for Active Living. https://www.facebook.com/NewtonSeniorCenter/  “How Buildings Learn: What Happens After They’re Built”. Stewart Brand. 1994. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/320919/how-buildings-learn-by-stewart-brand/   “Inside the Box”. David Epstein. 2026. https://davidepstein.com/inside-the-box/  “Placemaking: The Art and Practice of Building Communities”. Lynda Schneekloth & Robert Shibley. 1995. https://www.wiley.com/en-us/shop/general-introductory-architecture/placemaking-the-art-and-practice-of-building-communities-p-9780471110262  “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.” Matthew Desmond. 2016. https://evictedbook.com  Reba Place Fellowship. Evanston, Illinois. https://rebaplacefellowship.org/   Ibasho. Emi Kiyota. https://ibasho.org  Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ Music: Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com #NewWayToCommunicateScience #IgnoranceIsBliss #RebuildingTrustInResearch

  4. Jul 27

    How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable? The Ignorance Podcast Episode 17 with Curtis Friedel

    Join Mayla Boguslav as she interviews this episode’s guest Curtis Friedel who is asking How to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable? 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 Curtis Friedel: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtfriedel/  People, places, and/or citations mentioned in this episode: KAI Foundation. (2022). KAI Manual (C. Friedel, M. Seibel, P. Wolfe, Eds., 5th ed.). KAI Foundation. https://kai.foundation/ Dr. Michael Kirton: https://kai.foundation/michael-kirton-kai/ Kirton, M. J. (2011). Adaption and innovation in the context of diversity and change. Routledge (Original work published 2003) Dr. Priscilla Wolfe: https://kai.foundation/dr-priscilla-wolfe/ Dr. Megan Seibel: https://www.alce.vt.edu/about/faculty-staff/m-seibel/seibel-bio.html Dr. James Anderson: https://alec.caes.uga.edu/people/faculty/james-anderson.html Abby Cheng: https://www.alce.vt.edu/about/students/abby-cheng.html Issa, J-P, J., (2015). Distinguishing Originality from Creativity in ADHD: An Assessment of Creative Personality, Self-Perception, and Cognitive Style among Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Adults. [Master’s Thesis, Buffalo State College]. Digital Commons at Buffalo State.  https://digitalcommons.buffalostate.edu/creativetheses/25/   Cheng, A. H. (2025). Examining Relationships Between Problem-Solving Style and the Autism-Spectrum Quotient (AQ): Leveraging Adaption-Innovation Theory to Support Autistic Adults in the Workplace. [Master’s Thesis, Virginia Tech]. VTechWorks. https://hdl.handle.net/10919/140772 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech: https://www.cals.vt.edu/ Disagreement about methane production of cows vs. grass:  “Do cows produce more methane than rotting grass?” CBC Radio. 2019. https://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/mar-2-2019-the-goodness-paradox-secrets-in-poop-converting-carbon-to-coal-and-more-1.5037008/do-cows-produce-more-methane-than-rotting-grass-1.5037019   José I. Gere, Ricardo A. Bualó, Ariel L. Perini, Ricardo D. Arias, Facundo M. Ortega, Adan E. Wulff & Guillermo Berra (2021) Methane emission factors for beef cows in Argentina: effect of diet quality, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 64:2, 260-268, DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2019.1621355 Ulukardesler, A.H. Anaerobic co-digestion of grass and cow manure: kinetic and GHG calculations. Sci Rep 13, 6320 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33169-0 2012 meeting of the Southeast Climate Consortium, held in Tifton Georgia. (see https://secasc.ncsu.edu/home/partners/consortium-partners/ Diamond, J. (2011). Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed: revised edition. Penguin. “The Vikings, Greenland, and, Climate Change.”Dr. Curtis Friedel. https://kai.foundation/the-vikings-greenland-and-climate-change/ "Toward an understanding of collective intellectual humility." Krumrei-Mancuso, Elizabeth J., et al. 2025. https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613(24)00228-6 Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ Music: Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com #NewWayToCommunicateScience #IgnoranceIsBliss #RebuildingTrustInResearch

  5. Jul 14 ·  Bonus

    How Do You Ask A Question? What Question To Ask? Mayla’s Ignorance Thoughts Episode 2

    Join Mayla Boguslav as she discusses her working theories on research based on the Ignorance Podcast so far. https://theignoranceinstitute.substack.com/p/how-do-you-ask-a-question-what-question  Subscribe to The Ignorance Institute Substack for more content like this: @theignoranceinstitute, https://theignoranceinstitute.substack.com/  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 mentioned in this episode with links to learn more: The Ignorance Podcast: theignoranceinstitute.org Micah Voraritskul: How can humans thrive and survive in the AI revolution? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/NGMxZjViM2YtNWQ3Yi00ZDllLWFiNTUtYmVhZDYzYmFjNGE2  Anne Mook: How do environmental change and society affect each other? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/NTdmNmFmMWQtZmE3Yy00ZjBjLTlmMmMtNTE3NWYyODRjYTE5  Aaron Greenberg: What is justice and how do we realize it in the world? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/YjQ1NWZiN2YtZWFjMC00OTE2LWFiYTEtMDM2ZDc0OWJkYTFj  Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ Music: Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com #NewWayToCommunicateScience #IgnoranceIsBliss #RebuildingTrustInResearch

  6. Jun 29

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

    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 guest Lauren Chenarides: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenchenarides/ Website: https://laurenchenarides.com/ Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=07RAgEQAAAAJ&hl=en People, places, and/or citations mentioned in this episode with links to learn more: Diabetes and Nutrition: Behavioral Substitution Effects of Insulin Copayment Caps. Ikeme & Chenarides. Working paper.  Kilts Center NielsenIQ Consumer Panel Dataset. Kilts Center for Marketing. https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/kilts/research-data/nielseniq  USDA Economic Research Service. USDA ERS. https://www.ers.usda.gov/  Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 / Farm Bill. U.S. Congress. 2018. https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. USDA Food and Nutrition Service. https://www.fna.usda.gov/snap/supplemental-nutrition-assistance-program  4th Street Food Co-op. 4th Street Food Co-op. https://4thstreetfoodcoop.org/about-4th-street/  Vindeket Food Rescue. Vindeket Food Rescue. https://www.vindeketfoods.org/  Dollar stores and food deserts. Chenarides et al. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102497   Dynamic model of entry: Dollar stores. Chenarides et al. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajae.12404  Dollar store impact on local labor markets and retail activity. Chenarides et al. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102827  Dollar stores and food access for rural households in the United States, 2008–2020. Feng et al. 2023. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2022.307193  Dollar stores as food retailers in the United States: A scoping review. Feng et al. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2025.108295  Food Security in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service. 2026. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-security-in-the-united-states  Current Population Survey Food Security Supplement documentation. USDA Economic Research Service. 2026. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-security-in-the-united-states/documentation  USDA Terminates Redundant Food Insecurity Survey. USDA. 2025. https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/09/20/usda-terminates-redundant-food-insecurity-survey Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ Music: Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com #NewWayToCommunicateScience #IgnoranceIsBliss #RebuildingTrustInResearch

  7. May 27

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

    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.nytimes.com/2006/08/20/sports/playmagazine/20federer.html  "The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness: A Vindication of Democracy and a Critique of Its Traditional Defense." Reinhold Niebuhr. 1944. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo12091283.html  "Democracy for Realists: Why Elections Do Not Produce Responsive Government." Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels. 2016. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691169446/democracy-for-realists?srsltid=AfmBOopAK2Co40seN-2kKh6ulefG0yLbQDNhRY2j9U8tOkeJ8ghWqcFs "The Dispersion of Power: A Critical Realist Theory of Democracy." Samuel Ely Bagg. 2024. https://academic.oup.com/book/55806  "Politics Is for Power How to Move Beyond Political Hobbyism, Take Action, and Make Real Change." Eitan Hirsch. 2020. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Politics-Is-for-Power/Eitan-Hersh/9781982116798 "The principles of representative government." Bernard Manin. 1995. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/principles-of-representative-government/B5F086D557F0A0995D6FEB2730C29EC9#fndtn-information  "Politics without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule." Hélène Landemore. 2026. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730879/politics-without-politicians-by-helene-landemore/ "Why Parties? A Second Look." John Aldrich. 2011. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo11315021.html  “Full- and Part-Time Legislatures.” National Conference of State Legislatures. 2021. https://www.ncsl.org/about-state-legislatures/full-and-part-time-legislatures “How Have Term Limits Affected the California Legislature?” Public Policy Institute of California. 2004. https://www.ppic.org/wp-content/uploads/content/pubs/rb/RB_1104BCRB.pdf “Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney will not run for reelection.” Mark Pazniokas. CT Mirror. 2026. https://ctmirror.org/2026/05/02/senate-president-pro-tem-martin-looney-will-not-run-for-reelection/ "A Collective Bargain Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy." Jane MacAlevey. 2020. https://www.harpercollins.com/products/a-collective-bargain-jane-mcalevey?variant=32138473734178  Dwight D. Eisenhower: "The Rise and Fall of the New Deal Order, 1930-1980." Steve Fraser and Gary Gerstle. 1990. https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691006079/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-new-deal-order-1930-1980?srsltid=AfmBOopO4fm_p4svMS9Y446osINdAqk21alGxQ5nWwrx6x8M438cRpTa  Bill Clinton: "A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism." Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein. 2023. https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691245508/a-fabulous-failure?srsltid=AfmBOoqvHxi18_kWRXR3gT2H_R0RebZuYf_39xlPChufE66752Y0V6Bm "Politics." Aristotle. https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.html "Leviathan" (Chapter XI). Thomas Hobbes. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3207/3207-h/3207-h.htm "Heuristics and Biases in Political Decision Making." Céline Colombo and Marco R Steenbergen. 2020. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/62239/chapter-abstract/550820700?redirectedFrom=fulltext "A Theory of Justice." John Rawls. 1971. https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674000780 "Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics." Reinhold Niebuhr. 1932. https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/0664266355-moral-man-and-immoral-society/ theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ Music: Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2 https://www.free-stock-music.com #NewWayToCommunicateScience #IgnoranceIsBliss #RebuildingTrustInResearch

  8. Apr 26

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

    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 Voraritskul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahvoraritskul/ Website/book: https://micahvoraritskul.com VerifiedHuman: https://verifiedhuman.info LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahvoraritskul/ People, places, and/or citations mentioned in this episode with links to learn more:   God - Genesis 1-2 https://www.sefaria.org/Genesis.1?lang=bi&aliyot=0   Klaus Luehning — Klaus is a friend and a recurring presence throughout “Human Is the New Vinyl”. Some of his writing is featured on the VerifiedHuman site: https://verifiedhuman.info   Lang Lang & Yuja Wang — world-class pianists    Vic Damone & Frank Sinatra - world class artists   LLM models: Midjourney, DALL·E, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini    Jeremy Cowart — photographer. https://jeremycowart.com   The Bakers / Dragon Dictate — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_NaturallySpeaking   The ELVIS Act — Tennessee law. "Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act." 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELVIS_Act   C2PA — Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity. https://c2pa.org   Paul Bessie Trio — https://paul-biese-trioxq.bandcamp.com/album/in-sweet-september-sweet-sugar-babe   John Stobart — Boston maritime artist https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stobart   “Human Is the New Vinyl: Why Human Creativity Still Wins in the AI Revolution.” Micah Voraritskul. 2025. https://micahvoraritskul.com   VerifiedHuman — https://verifiedhuman.info Blinkist - https://www.blinkist.com/ Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ Music: Curious by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats | https://open.spotify.com/artist/03JYfsI9Ke7JFuxHD239m2 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com #NewWayToCommunicateScience #IgnoranceIsBliss #RebuildingTrustInResearch

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