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 • 17,546 points and 342 comments

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

  • rglullis@communick.newsEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    The idea is not to have to talk with everyone in the circle, but to have enough people to create a long tail of niche interests.