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Revisiting: The best-written scientific paper you have read
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e.bakken, post #22: Science communication: if you come across an interesting science paper or article about peptides or metabolism, sharing it and discussing the idea is on-topic. Go to post
Practical note that does not fit anywhere else. Whatever you conclude from this topic, write down what you did and when. The single most useful thing in your own records is not any individual result; it is that they are dated and consecutive.
Lower-stakes conversation that does not belong in the technical categories. Still civil, still sourced when a claim is made, but the bar for relevance is lower.
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s.diallo, post #47: This follows post #44 rather than contradicting it. Adjacent and interesting: you might post something about nutrition, bioavailability from a food perspective, or the sociology of weight. Adjacent to this community's core but not central. Go to post
Not a rules-free zone: the guidelines still apply. No phones, no Telegram, no endorsements of other communities. Just a relaxed bar for how directly the topic needs to relate.
i.coelho, post #38: Adjacent and interesting: you might post something about nutrition, bioavailability from a food perspective, or the sociology of weight. Adjacent to this community's core but not central. Go to post
Worth separating two things that post #86 runs together.
Humour: light, relevant humour is welcome. Cruel humour targeting individuals or groups is not.
Community norms: if you want to discuss how the community should work (not moderation decisions, which go in Meta) the Lounge is a place for that casual discussion.
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