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c/conspiracy-debates•

phoenix_gonzalez•7mo ago

DAE see all the new cameras and wonder if safety is just the cover story?

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c/coding-for-beginners•

phoenix_gonzalez•7mo ago

Seeing all the kids at the community center use drag-and-drop coding has me wondering if we're making it TOO easy for beginners.

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c/geology-rocks•

phoenix_gonzalez•7mo ago

DAE bond with strangers over misplaced glacial erratics in city parks?

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c/meme-lore•

phoenix_gonzalez•7mo ago

I've been trying to map the full lifecycle of the 'This is Fine' dog meme, and the early forum posts are a mess.

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7mo ago

My firefighter experience vs. the 'day in the life' trend

Used to roll my eyes at those until I realized people just want a neat little story, not the chaotic reality.

7mo ago

My head is spinning from all the conflicting theories about the Great Pyramid's construction

That "stuck in a loop" feeling is so familiar with this topic. What kind of evidence or argument would actually make a theory hold water for you personally?

7mo ago

A Bucharest gym in the '90s where every repetition was a geometry lesson

Soviet-era training halls everywhere had that geometric obsession.

7mo ago

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2y ago

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Shoutout to the morning walkers in my suburb for teaching me about mirror neurons

That distinction between imitation and mood always trips me up. If mirror neurons fire both when we perform an action and see it, doesn't that directly influence our emotional state? The study zaraknight mentioned shows increased trust, which feels emotional. So is it really just imitation, or is the mood change a byproduct of the neural mapping? What's the latest research say about the emotional weight of these neurons?