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 • 24,072 points and 393 comments

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

  • Mjpasta710@midwest.socialEnglish
    32·
    9 days ago

    If you’re asking in good faith… Most of lemmy.ml is a tankie echo chamber that silences or outright bans any dissenting discussion.

    Try bringing up the facts surrounding Russia, China, Cuba, or North Korea…

    Only lies and good vibes for tankies are permitted.

    • cowpattycrusader@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      10·
      9 days ago

      I did not know this and posted a serious question on a thread dismissing starvation under Stalin as fake news. Ban was swift and responses were brutal. I thought it was just isolated trolling at the time.

    • 4shtonButcher@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      6·
      9 days ago

      Thanks, I honestly didn’t know! I’ve only really adopted Lemmy for almost daily use a few weeks back and mostly read tech related stuff and it’s been blissfully apolitical for the most part. Some of it is on .ml - I now understand the issue and will look out for it/support communities on other instances where possible.