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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 [https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239] ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav] Follow this episode’s guest Lauren Chenarides: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenchenarides/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenchenarides/] Website: https://laurenchenarides.com/ [https://laurenchenarides.com/] Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=07RAgEQAAAAJ&hl=en [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 [https://www.chicagobooth.edu/research/kilts/research-data/nielseniq]  USDA Economic Research Service. USDA ERS. https://www.ers.usda.gov/ [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 [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 [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/ [https://4thstreetfoodcoop.org/about-4th-street/]  Vindeket Food Rescue. Vindeket Food Rescue. https://www.vindeketfoods.org/ [https://www.vindeketfoods.org/]  Dollar stores and food deserts. Chenarides et al. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102497 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com] The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ [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

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 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239] ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav] Aaron Greenberg: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-greenberg-a5489010/ [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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 [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/ [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 [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 [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 [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/ [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 [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 [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 [https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691245508/a-fabulous-failure?srsltid=AfmBOoqvHxi18_kWRXR3gT2H_R0RebZuYf_39xlPChufE66752Y0V6Bm] "Politics." Aristotle. https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.html [https://classics.mit.edu/Aristotle/politics.html] "Leviathan" (Chapter XI). Thomas Hobbes. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3207/3207-h/3207-h.htm [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 [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 [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/ [https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/0664266355-moral-man-and-immoral-society/] theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com [theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com] The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ [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

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 [https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239] ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav] Follow Micah Voraritskul: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahvoraritskul/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahvoraritskul/] Website/book: https://micahvoraritskul.com [https://micahvoraritskul.com] VerifiedHuman: https://verifiedhuman.info [https://verifiedhuman.info] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahvoraritskul/ [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 [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 [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 [https://jeremycowart.com]   The Bakers / Dragon Dictate — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_NaturallySpeaking [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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELVIS_Act]   C2PA — Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity. https://c2pa.org [https://c2pa.org]   Paul Bessie Trio — https://paul-biese-trioxq.bandcamp.com/album/in-sweet-september-sweet-sugar-babe [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 [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 [https://micahvoraritskul.com]   VerifiedHuman — https://verifiedhuman.info [https://verifiedhuman.info] Blinkist - https://www.blinkist.com/ [https://www.blinkist.com/] Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com [theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com] The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ [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

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

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 [https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239] ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav] Follow this episode’s guest Anne Mook: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mook-phd-74829012/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-mook-phd-74829012/]  https://www.pbl.nl/en/about-pbl/employees/anne-mook [https://www.pbl.nl/en/about-pbl/employees/anne-mook] https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RjFHtk8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao [https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RjFHtk8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao] People, places, and/or citations mentioned in this episode with links to learn more: Nitrogen policy in the Netherlands (in Dutch): https://www.pbl.nl/publicaties/sociaaleconomische-effecten-van-stikstofbronmaatregelen-en-natuurmaatregelen-0 [https://www.pbl.nl/publicaties/sociaaleconomische-effecten-van-stikstofbronmaatregelen-en-natuurmaatregelen-0] and https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/d60dd0f5-6177-41a8-8eec-12d22eb3347c/file [https://open.overheid.nl/documenten/d60dd0f5-6177-41a8-8eec-12d22eb3347c/file]   Social Network Analysis: https://www.insna.org/what-is-sna [https://www.insna.org/what-is-sna]  Importance of social research and catalysts projects in the US Example: https://emerge-bii.github.io/ [https://emerge-bii.github.io/]  “Slowing down: Research takes time and perspective.” The Ignorance Institute. 2026. https://theignoranceinstitute.substack.com/p/slowing-down-research-takes-time [https://theignoranceinstitute.substack.com/p/slowing-down-research-takes-time]  Science of team science: https://inscits.org/ [https://inscits.org/] Christine Overdevest: https://soccrim.clas.ufl.edu/overdevestdraft/ National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center: https://www.sesync.org/ [https://www.sesync.org/] Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com [theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com] The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ [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

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

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/ [https://theignoranceinstitute.substack.com/]  Substack article: https://theignoranceinstitute.substack.com/p/slowing-down-research-takes-time Follow Mayla Boguslav: Bluesky: @drmaylab.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/drmaylab.bsky.social]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayla-boguslav-phd-30402239] ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mayla-Boguslav [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 [http://theignoranceinstitute.org] James Wilson: Do we really need all this energy? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/NTgwMWM0M2ItZTYxMS00NTU4LTllODUtNTNlYzk1OGFmYjMy%29 [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/NTgwMWM0M2ItZTYxMS00NTU4LTllODUtNTNlYzk1OGFmYjMy%29] (first episode) Rethink: Think Again. Adam Grant. 2021. https://adamgrant.net/book/think-again/ [https://adamgrant.net/book/think-again/]  2025 Wrap up episode: https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/NzlhYWJkMzUtYWZkMS00YTFjLWE2MmItMTM3NGU2Y2YyMTRm [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/NzlhYWJkMzUtYWZkMS00YTFjLWE2MmItMTM3NGU2Y2YyMTRm] Julie Horvath: How do genes and microbes influence health and behavior? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/YTBkYjg2MDktMmYwMy00ZjNmLTlhMGYtZmQxNDFiN2QzOThk%29 [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/YTBkYjg2MDktMmYwMy00ZjNmLTlhMGYtZmQxNDFiN2QzOThk%29]  Paul Lerner: How and what can we learn from the past and present? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/ZDg1YzliMTItYmJjMi00Nzg5LTgyMzItNWFlY2YxODQ0ZGEw [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/ZDg1YzliMTItYmJjMi00Nzg5LTgyMzItNWFlY2YxODQ0ZGEw]  Mayla Boguslav: How can we help people achieve their goals? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/ZWEyMTBiNzYtOGMzYy00ZTFhLTk0MzEtYmNkNGQwNjIzNDIx [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/ZWEyMTBiNzYtOGMzYy00ZTFhLTk0MzEtYmNkNGQwNjIzNDIx]  David Brandman: How does the brain work to help people with paralysis? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/NGEwNGVhYzQtNTQxYi00NTVmLThlNWItZTZhOGFmOTc4YTdh [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/NGEwNGVhYzQtNTQxYi00NTVmLThlNWItZTZhOGFmOTc4YTdh]  Teri Hernandez: What should pregnant people eat? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/YjlhZTJhYmUtNGI0MC00MDc1LWFlYTQtNzA1MDYwOGY2YmZj [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/YjlhZTJhYmUtNGI0MC00MDc1LWFlYTQtNzA1MDYwOGY2YmZj] Kayla de la Haye: How do we transform complex food systems for good? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/MzhhMjY1MDEtMzk0My00NWJjLWI4MzQtN2Y5MGI2NGM3MGIx [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/MzhhMjY1MDEtMzk0My00NWJjLWI4MzQtN2Y5MGI2NGM3MGIx] Adam Russell: How to get the best of everyone as a team and individuals? https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/ZmI1ZTI0NjEtOWFiYS00ZTJlLWFjMmMtZTAyODQ1NDVjMTY4%29 [https://pod.link/1799118727/episode/ZmI1ZTI0NjEtOWFiYS00ZTJlLWFjMmMtZTAyODQ1NDVjMTY4%29] Producer & editor: Joshua Mendel Bluesky: @jbmendel.bsky.social Questions, comments, want to get in touch? Email theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com [theignoranceinstitute@gmail.com] The Ignorance Podcast is VerifiedHuman™ Learn more: https://www.iamverifiedhuman.com/ [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