TIL that Natalie Portman has had papers published in two scientific journals. While at Harvard, she co-authored a study called “Frontal Lobe Activation during Object Permanence: Data from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy.”
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Posted in r/todayilearned by u/the_one_below • 23,999 points and 395 comments

When we have a critical mass of people, we can get random experts chiming in about interesting topics in an organic way.

  • OpenStars@piefed.social
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    3 days ago

    But please remember that in order to enjoy such diversity of opinions as you mentioned… we must become intolerant.

    To the intolerant. There is no faster way to shut down conversations than to allow bullies to dominate everything within their reach.

    So long as conversations can be kept “fun”, there will naturally be many more to follow, but when they cross the line, then fun-time is over and the people go home. Unfortunately, modding efforts are in short supply here - not as limiting as content creation, but still a constraining factor.