r/IAmA 2h ago

Crosspost [Crosspost] I am Nicolas Winding Refn, director of Drive, The Neon Demon, Only God Forgives, the Pusher Trilogy, Too Old To Die Young, Bronson, and now Her Private Hell. AMA!

13 Upvotes

I organized an AMA/Q&A with legendary filmmaker/screenwriter Nicolas Winding Refn. He has previously directed films/series Drive, Only God Forgives, Bronson, The Neon Demon, Pusher trilogy, Copenhagen Cowboy, Too Old To Die Young, Valhalla Rising, and more.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1v3mkcv/i_am_nicolas_winding_refn_director_of_drive_the/

He will be back at 4:45 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

His new film, Her Private Hell, premiered at Cannes in May and is out in theaters via Neon this weekend. It stars Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton.

Thank you :)

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/741dTf5.png


r/IAmA 1d ago

Consumer Reports has been covering the current cyclosporiasis outbreak in the U.S. Ask us anything about recent updates or how to stay safe.

462 Upvotes

The microscopic parasite cyclospora, best known for causing bouts of “explosive” diarrhea, has sickened thousands of people in the U.S. so far this summer. On July 17, Taylor Farms said it was recalling all iceberg lettuce from the U.S. market sourced from central Mexico after federal health officials identified a farm in that region as potentially linked to the outbreak. Taylor Farms said it distributed the recalled lettuce to buyers in 27 states up until 7/16, including Walmart stores, Jack in the Box restaurants, and major foodservice distributors, such as Sysco.

However, you do not need to stop eating all fruits and vegetables. Given the lack of details provided by Taylor Farms so far, CR’s food safety experts advise consumers in the 27 states where the company’s products were distributed to discard all iceberg lettuce out of an abundance of caution. Currently, there is no data to support avoiding fruits and vegetables generally; however, depending on where you live and what your risk factors are, you may want to take additional basic food safety precautions to help keep you and your family safe.

Here’s our proof: https://imgur.com/a/consumer-reports-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-reddit-ama-7-21-26-PMNQ53f 

Thanks for your questions! Keep up with our coverage of the cyclosporiasis outbreak and how to keep you and your family safe. Have more questions? Download the CR app and get free instant access to experts using AskCR.


r/IAmA 1d ago

I'm Stephen Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics, host of Freakonomics Radio, and the new Better in Person video talk show. Ask me anything!

193 Upvotes

Thank you, Redditors! It’s been a while since I was last here, I missed you. These were great questions and I appreciate your support, ideas, even the slams, they’re all part of the fun :)
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I’m Stephen Dubner, host of Freakonomics Radio and, as of this week, Better in Person, a new video talk show on the Freakonomics YouTube channel. I also wrote the Freakonomics books with Steve Levitt.

I’m happy to answer whatever questions you want to ask, about the new show, writing and podcasting in general, curiosity, etc.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/SD5JSKE


r/IAmA 1d ago

Crosspost Crosspost from r/AskHistorians: AMA with Dr. Kerry Brown, author of Mao: Power and Contradiction

9 Upvotes

What role did Mao Zedong play in the creation of modern China, and what were his achievements and mistakes?

Hello! I am Kerry Brown, professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute, at King's College, London. My most recent book is about Mao Zedong - `Mao: Power and Contradiction'. I have been thinking about Mao since my first visit to China in 1991, and this book is an essay on the very, very complicated legacy of this figure - one of the most impactful of the 20th century. It would be good to hear people's views of Mao. Against the terrible costs of his policies from 1949 to 1976 when he died, we have to place the fact that the China today is very much his creation, however different economically it looks. That's the Mao challenge - finding a balanced assessment of a figure that arouses such deep emotions, negative and positive.


r/IAmA 1d ago

Crosspost [Crosspost] I'm Evan, been obsessing over leather care for years (now do it with Leather Honey) — AMA about cleaning, conditioning, restoring, identifying faux vs real leather, or just why your jacket smells like a barn.

54 Upvotes

Link to post: https://www.reddit.com/r/Leather/comments/1v00fs5/im_evan_been_obsessing_over_leather_care_for/

AMA - Leather

Hey r/leather,

I'm Evan — I'm Leather Honey's leather care specialist, but honestly this AMA is just me nerding out about leather with people who care about it as much as I do. I'll be here live on Wednesday, July 22 at 4 PM ET / 1 PM PT to answer whatever you've got about leather so you can take better care of the leather you're looking to buy or already have but maybe you're afraid of ruining it. That's what I'm here for.

A few things I'm happy to dig into:

  • Cleaning leather without wrecking it (couches, jackets, bags, boots, car interiors — all of it)
  • Conditioning: how often, what actually works, and what's snake oil (lol)
  • Restoring beat-up or neglected leather pieces
  • Spotting real leather vs. faux/bonded leather before you buy
  • Storage, humidity, and long-term care mistakes people don't realize they're making
  • Anything else leather-related — genuinely ask me anything

r/IAmA 2d ago

Crosspost Crosspost from r/AskHistorians" Ask Me Anything! I'm Prof. Mark A. Johnson, a historian and food studies scholar at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as well as author of the recent book American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon!

79 Upvotes

Ask Me Anything! I'm Prof. Mark A. Johnson, a historian and food studies scholar at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, as well as author of the recent book American Bacon: The History of a Food Phenomenon!

In American Bacon, I explore the 400-year history of bacon in the present-day United States with an eye toward what people's tastes reveal about their cultural norms and values.

For millennia, bacon was a mundane part of everyday existence for a vast majority of people. In the age before refrigeration (most of human history), people could cut off a small piece of this salty, cured, smoked pork and throw it into a pot of stew, greens, porridge, etc. to extend and flavor an otherwise humble meager meal.

As the nation and the world became increasingly tied to industrialized food and then the cold chain, bacon's role changed on American plates and in their gastroimagination...

so, please Ask Me Anything!

Please find me as u/baconscholar on Instagram and BlueSky.

P.S. At the University of Georgia Press website, you can purchase American Bacon for 50% off with code 08SALE250.


r/IAmA 2d ago

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi /r/movies, I'm Leonardo Nam. You may know me from WESTWORLD, THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, and THE PERFECT SCORE. My newest film, DESCENDANTS: WICKED WONDERLAND, is out on Disney+ this week. AMA!

15 Upvotes

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor Leonardo Nam, who you may know from things like Westworld, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, The Perfect Score, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, Origin, He's Just Not That Into You, and Disney's Descendants franchise.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking him a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1v1leu2/hi_rmovies_im_leonardo_nam_you_may_know_me_from/

He will be back tomorrow (Tuesday 7/21) at 3 PM ET to answer stuff. I recommend asking in advance. All questions/comments are much appreciated. Thank you :)

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/ghGCNpJ.png


r/IAmA 3d ago

I am a guy who uses a feeding tube full time ama!

109 Upvotes

Proof: https://ibb.co/DDHCYmBV

I have gastroparesis and failed all medical options so I have had a feeding tube since 2023. It is a GJ button meaning it goes into my stomach (G, to drain stomach acid) and small intestines (J, for nutrients and meds) and I use a special formula to “eat”.


r/IAmA 3d ago

We're developing the next-generation spacesuit to return humans back to the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. AMA with Axiom Space's CTO of Human Spaceflight (a former NASA Astronaut) and our EVA Program Manager!

96 Upvotes

Happy National Moon Day, Reddit. Today celebrates the Apollo 11 lunar landing, when humans took their first steps on the Moon. More than fifty years later, Artemis IV is set to return humans to the lunar surface, and they'll be wearing the next-generation Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU), built by Axiom Space. 

We are part of the team designing and building this spacesuit, on track to take its first steps on the Moon in 2028. It takes a lot of people with ranging skillsets to build a spacesuit: a sewing team to meticulously stitch the fabric layers, engineers to design the hardware, and machinists to mill components, to name a few. 

Today, two members of that team are here to answer your questions: 

Dan Burbank, Chief Technology Officer of Human Spaceflight and former NASA Astronaut (DB)  

Hi Reddit, I’m Dan Burbank, Chief Technology Officer of Human Spaceflight and former NASA Astronaut. At Axiom Space, I lead our engineers and scientists in the development and integration of advanced technologies into our Axiom Station and AxEMU systems. Prior to Axiom Space I served 22 years as a NASA astronaut, including flying on STS-106, 115 and ISS Expedition 29 and 30. With 188 days in space and 7 hours and 11 minutes of spacewalk experience under my belt, I’ve had the rare chance to work in a spacesuit in orbit and pass on that knowledge to help shape the future generation of spacesuits. 

Tammy Radford, Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) Program Manager (TR)  

Hi Reddit, I’m Tammy Radford, Program Manager for Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) at Axiom Space. I oversee the design, certification, and deployment of the AxEMU spacesuit and EVA systems for Artemis and low-Earth orbit missions. Before this role, I served as xEVAS Deputy Program Manager and Portable Life Support System (PLSS) Director, building the team responsible for getting the PLSS across the finish line, which included balancing crew safety with schedule, technical, and cost demands. Prior to joining Axiom Space, I worked for Oceaneering Space Systems as a project manager for NASA’s xEMU, and Boeing as a mechanical designer and structural analyst focused on the life extension of the International Space Station.  

AMA Proof

We will be here at 1:00 p.m. Central Time to answer your questions.

Ask us about our suit’s innovative design, our collaboration with commercial partners, the differences between Apollo-era suits to now, what it's like doing a spacewalk, how we test for the lunar environment, or anything else about suiting humanity's return to the Moon. Ask us anything!

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Thank you, Reddit! We're signing off for now. We loved answering questions about spacesuit design, spacewalks, and what it takes to get humans back on the Moon. Follow along with our journey on social media to stay updated with our mission to the Moon and beyond. 


r/IAmA 2d ago

I'm Dr. Maryam Zamani, a dual board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills offering Motiva Preservé™, a breast augmentation technique designed around tissue preservation, smaller incisions, and faster recovery. AMA!

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Hey Reddit. I'm Dr. Maryam Zamani MD FRCSC, a dual board-certified plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, California. I'm certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. I completed my plastic surgery residency at the University of Toronto, followed by an aesthetic surgery fellowship under Dr. James C. Grotting. My practice focuses on aesthetic surgery of the face, breast, and body.

Motiva Preservé™ is one of the newest advancements in breast augmentation. It's a tissue-preserving surgical approach that uses Motiva® implants and is designed to minimize disruption to the breast while creating natural-looking results. Because it's relatively new in the United States, I've been getting a lot of questions from patients about how it compares to traditional breast augmentation, what recovery is really like, who is and isn't a good candidate, and whether it's the right choice for their goals.

I've been offering the Preservé™ technique and have honest opinions about where it makes sense, where it doesn't, and the misconceptions I see online. Happy to talk about how it works, implant options, recovery, sizing, implant safety, revision surgery, and how Preservé™ compares to more traditional breast augmentation techniques.

I'm also happy to answer questions about:

  • Silicone vs. saline implants
  • Breast revision surgery
  • Breast implant illness and explant surgery
  • Breast lifts
  • Fat transfer breast augmentation
  • AlloClae®
  • Labiaplasty
  • Facial rejuvenation
  • Liposuction and body contouring
  • Plastic surgery myths and misconceptions

I'll be here Monday, July 20th from 1:00–3:00 PM PT to answer live.

Feel free to start leaving your questions below, and I'll begin answering them live on Monday. I'll answer as many as I can.

This AMA is for informational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice.

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/l8KieQE


r/IAmA 5d ago

Hi Reddit! I'm Dr. Angela Anandappa. Ask Me Anything about Cyclospora, food safety, and foodborne disease outbreaks.

263 Upvotes

Hello everyone! I'm Dr. Angela Anandappa, a food microbiologist and food safety scientist with more than 25 years of experience using data to understand risks to human health, foodborne illness, preventing foodborne illness, and helping companies make safer foods. I'm here to answer your questions about the safety of our food supply.

Proof:
AMA - Cyclospora — Alliance for Advanced Sanitation

Cyclospora isn’t a produce problem. It’s a human problem that produce happens to carry. But when there is an outbreak, it is difficult to take action when information is sparse, unspecific, and all encompassing. For example, the current outbreak has been going on since May with zeroing in on shredded lettuce from a specific company (Taylor Farms) distributed to a specific restaurant chain (Taco Bell) happening 6 weeks since the first case.

In this AMA, I will take your questions about why this happens, what you can do about it, why there are delays in communication and detection, and how consumers might make decisions about where to go for reliable information.


r/IAmA 5d ago

Crosspost Crosspost from r/AskHistorians: AMA: Dr. Roland Betancourt on Disneyland and Automation

36 Upvotes

AMA: Dr. Roland Betancourt on Disneyland and Automation

Today marks the 71st anniversary of Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, which defined the modern theme park as we know it. As such, it feels like the perfect opportunity to host an AMA on this beloved site of American culture, particularly through my own areas of expertise in the history of technology and automation—topics that are as pressing and important today as they were back in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s. 

A little about myself: I am an historian whose work has largely focused on the Byzantine Empire, but my latest book is about Disneyland and automation. I have written books on the transmission of ancient learning on sight and the senses, on the use of Gospel books in the rituals of the Byzantine Church, on questions of identity in the premodern past, and on secret keeping across the military and social strata of the empire. As an historian of the Greek-speaking, medieval Roman Empire, my work has firmly looked at the intersection of histories of science, philosophy, and technology with the production and experience of art.

Like many of my colleagues working on the Middle Ages, I do not view art as something static on the wall of a museum or gallery, but as a totality of objects working with one another to produce a complete experience that deploys all of the senses and seeks to immerse viewers in an otherworldly experience. So my work on Byzantine art is not just about icons or illustrated manuscripts, but on how texts, images, architecture, music, and performance all interact with one another to unsettle time and space.

Therefore, when I turned to looking at the modern theme park in my research, I brought to it my distinctly medieval sensibilities to think about the interaction of art, architecture, technology, and operation—from technical patents to employee training manuals.

My most recent book, Disneyland and the Rise of Automation: How Technology Created the Happiest Place on Earth, tells the story of how Disneyland adopted, modified, and aestheticized technologies once relegated to the factory floor and the assembly line to create the parks we know and love today. It is a story about what those in the industry would call “ride control systems.” But it also traces how Disneyland deployed these technologies in the period when the very term “automation” was coined—internally, at Ford in 1947 (more here), but bursting onto the scene as a national panic in 1952 (more here). In addition to the book, I have published scholarly articles on Disneyland and postwar cybernetics, as well as on nuclear dispersion studies and the methods used to identify Disneyland’s site. Overall, I am interested in what I have called the “aesthetics of automation” in the theme park and beyond.

The scope of this AMA should be primarily focused on the history of Disneyland from the perspective of its technology and automation, particularly from its inception to the early 1990s—though I am always happy to offer thoughts on current tech and developments in theme parks more broadly. There are a ton of books out there about Disneyland and the Disney theme parks more generally. Bloggers, vloggers, and content creators of all sorts love to explain the history of the parks, including a series of popular documentaries produced by the Walt Disney Company on Disney+. But no one has written a history of Disneyland’s tech and engineering. So I want to keep the focus of this AMA dialed in just so that I can dedicate the appropriate time to all those awesome unanswered and unasked questions, and get the chance to share with you what has made my research experience so unique!

I am happy to answer questions about the history of Disneyland’s technology, automation systems, and to share stories of the seven years of archival research that went into this book! While historians often present the neat narratives of their finished stories, I think it’s important to reveal the labor, challenges, surprises, and realities of the research process that contoured the narratives we tell.

Finally, while this goes without saying: I am in no way affiliated with the Walt Disney Company and all of this comes from my own research and reflects my professional assessments and opinions on the primary sources I have looked at. 

Go ahead, ask me anything!


r/IAmA 7d ago

I've spent 10+ years helping people discover whether their family heirlooms, thrift store finds, antiques, collectibles, and artwork are ordinary...or extraordinary. I'm a Fine Art & Antiques Appraisal Expert on JustAnswer. AMA!

146 Upvotes

Hi r/IAmA

I'm Nora Curl, a Fine Art & Antiques Appraisal Expert on JustAnswer. For more than 10 years, I've helped people identify and research antiques, vintage items, collectibles, family heirlooms, artwork, estate finds, and thrift store treasures. 

Ask me anything about: 

  • Antiques and vintage items 
  • Collectibles and memorabilia 
  • Fine art and decorative arts 
  • Family heirlooms and estate finds 
  • Authentication, research, and what influences value 

This AMA is for educational discussion only. I won't be providing formal appraisals, valuations, or authentications of specific items, but I'm happy to explain how experts evaluate antiques and collectibles. 

I’ll be answering questions from 1pm – 2:30pm ET. 

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/wzM1PxY 

About this AMA: 
We've invited independent Experts who use the JustAnswer platform to share insights in this open Q&A. These Experts work independently - they are not employees or spokespersons of JustAnswer - and their opinions are their own. 


r/IAmA 7d ago

Crosspost Crosspost from r/AskHistorians: AMA about the history of goblins from their folkloric origins in the Middle Ages all the way to the Covid-19-era phenomenon of going “goblin mode”

46 Upvotes

AMA about the history of goblins from their folkloric origins in the Middle Ages all the way to the Covid-19-era phenomenon of going “goblin mode”

Hi all – my name is Matt King. I am an associate professor of history at the University of South Florida, and my latest book is A History of Goblins, which was published by Palgrave Macmillan this May. It considers the history of these fascinating creatures (and their many derivations) from the Middle Ages to the present.

To give a bit of background about myself, I am a specialist in the medieval Mediterranean during the age of the Crusades. Over the last few years, I took a bit of a break from this subject to focus on a topic of more personal interest: the interplay of folklore and the “folkloresque” across historical contexts. I chose to focus on the ubiquitous goblin because 1) it had received far less attention in academic circles than fairies, elves, and similar supernatural creatures 2) the goblin was having a bit of a cultural moment in the early 2020s with the viral phenomena of “Goblin Mode” and “Goblincore” and 3) a handful of scholars were immensely encouraging and supportive of this project.

The result of my research is a book of considerable breadth that often moves far outside my academic expertise (which, yes, is terrifying). A History of Goblins covers close to one thousand years of history and traverses many genres of historical sources – from medieval theological treatises to moralizing fairy tales of the Victorian Era to “weird” fiction of American pulp magazines to rulebooks of tabletop role-playing games. Some of the goblins that appear therein will be familiar to you (i.e. those of J.R.R. Tolkien or J.K. Rowling). Others of them less so, like the neutered demon Zabulon that roamed the streets of Évreux in northern France during the twelfth century. If I had to summarize this history in one paragraph, it would be as follows (taken from the book’s introduction):

The variability in people’s encounters with, depictions of, and attitudes toward goblins across this history is considerable. Trying to find a single unifying thread to connect all of them is inevitably a fool’s errand. In searching for the most applicable through line, however, the characterization of the goblin as an object of atypical appearance and behavior is perhaps the most fitting (even if it is admittedly broad). This abnormality could be terrifying, eerie, ugly, confusing, humorous, prejudiced, racist, anti-Semitic, misunderstood, villainous, and/or heroic (among others). Goblins often manifested some combination of the following characteristics: short, humanoid, dark-skinned, long-limbed entities that lived in darkness on the peripheries of human settlement and were capable of supernatural acts ranging from merry pranks to evil deeds. The goblin’s reputation for unnatural appearance and behaviors has resulted in the term being used to broadly characterize the irregular, and the difficulty that stems from slotting such irregularities into one’s understanding of the world means that goblins have thrived on the margins: somewhere between human and inhuman, existing in dark spaces on the peripheries of the known world, and eerily resembling natural phenomena. To be a goblin is to be outside the realm of normal. This underlying alterity has given goblins remarkable longevity and diversity. At the same time, it has meant that goblins have often embodied the anxieties and prejudices at the heart of the people who have crafted them. It is only in the twenty-first century that these abnormalities have been widely reframed as positive attributes. Goblins remain atypical and ugly—but so is everyone.

I will be responding to your questions from about 12pm to 4pm EST, then I will try to eke out a few more responses in the evening. Looking forward to our conversation!


r/IAmA 7d ago

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi, r/movies. I'm John Cameron Mitchell, director of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, SHORTBUS, and RABBIT HOLE. AMA!

31 Upvotes

I organized an AMA/Q&A with filmmaker/playwright/actor John Cameron Mitchell. He's known for directing the cult classic film HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (which is in the Criterion Collection), along with SHORTBUS, RABBIT HOLE, and A24's HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS AT PARTIES. He also currently stars in Broadway's OH, MARY! in the titular role.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1ux3yln/hi_rmovies_im_john_cameron_mitchell_director_of/

He will be back at 2 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/JQhvXJI.jpeg


r/IAmA 8d ago

I have fostered over 350 animals since 2018 ama!

232 Upvotes

Proof: https://ibb.co/xpBNrmY

I have fostered a TON of kittens, some mom cats, a few dogs and even rabbits once. Please ask me anything at all about my experience with fostering, good, bad, ugly, beautiful.

And for cat tax and because I know it’ll be asked: yes I have foster failed (kept animals) twice. These two

https://ibb.co/qFNBQp6H

https://ibb.co/mFFrh4Ny


r/IAmA 8d ago

Crosspost AMA: I'm Dr. Camille Powe, an endocrinologist specializing in pregnancy and type 1 diabetes—Ask Me Anything! (Crosspost)

43 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I'm Dr. Camille Powe, an endocrinologist specializing in diabetes and pregnancy. I'll be joined by Dr. Amy Valent and Camilla Levister, MS, ANP-C, CDCES for a live AMA hosted by DiabetesSisters.

Whether you're trying to conceive, currently pregnant, postpartum, or just planning ahead, we're here to answer your questions about managing type 1 diabetes before, during, and after pregnancy.

Ask us anything about:

  • Preparing for pregnancy
  • Blood glucose management and changing insulin needs
  • Your baby's health
  • Pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum

Join us live on July 22 from 3–4 PM ET, or leave your questions in advance, we'll answer as many as we can! https://www.reddit.com/r/DiabetesSisters/comments/1usxoeg/im_dr_camille_powe_an_endocrinologist/


r/IAmA 8d ago

I Am A Health Insurance Agent Based in Utah. Ask Me Anything!

0 Upvotes

I work for Lion's Pride Insurance, based in Spanish Fork, Utah. We help people find health coverage on ACA Marketplace, find Medicare plans, and get Dental and Vision coverage too.

Ask me anything!

Here's my proof: https://imgur.com/a/iuHBZKW


r/IAmA 11d ago

Crosspost Crosspost of a Hungarian-language AMA with Magyar Péter, Prime Minister of Hungary

102 Upvotes

r/IAmA 12d ago

IamA Leading hair transplant surgeon AMA!

58 Upvotes

Hi! I'm Dr. Parsa Mohebi, one of the top hair transplant surgeons in the United States. I have clinics in Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, but I am here to answer your questions about hair loss, hair transplants, and just about anything else related to hair restoration!

You can find my practice, Parsa Mohebi Hair Restoration at  http://parsamohebi.com/

Thanks, Reddit!

My Proof: https://imgur.com/a/k2IBtx7


r/IAmA 14d ago

I’m Dr. Ruchi Gupta, a pediatrician, food allergy researcher, professor, author, and entrepreneur. I’ve spent 20+ years studying allergies, asthma, and eczema. My new book, Food Allergies For Dummies, comes out next week, and my daughter’s eczema inspired me to found Yobee Care. AMA!

103 Upvotes

Hi Reddit! I’m Dr. Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH.

I’m a pediatrician, physician-scientist, author, and professor at Northwestern University, where I lead the Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research. For more than two decades, my work has focused on food allergy, asthma, eczema, health disparities, and the real-world impact allergic disease has on children and families.

I’m also the author of Food Allergies For Dummies, which comes out next week. I wrote it to help make the often confusing world of food allergies more understandable and practical for patients, parents, caregivers, and anyone trying to separate evidence from misinformation.

I’m also a mom, and my daughter’s own experience with eczema, cradle cap, and allergies made many of these questions deeply personal for me. That journey pushed me to think more deeply about the skin barrier and microbiome, and eventually to take a very different leap: becoming an entrepreneur and founding Yobee Care, a science-based skin and scalp care company.

My path has taken me through medical and public health training, academic medicine, large-scale allergy research, patient care, public health advocacy, writing, and now entrepreneurship. I’ve learned a lot from moving between worlds that do not always speak the same language: medicine, research, parenting, public health, and business.

Ask me anything about:

• Why food allergies seem to be increasing
• Food allergy prevention and early allergen introduction
• What allergy tests can and cannot tell you
• Common myths and misinformation about food allergies
• Living with and parenting a child with food allergies
• Eczema, the skin barrier, and the atopic march
• The skin and scalp microbiome
• My training and career path through Harvard and Northwestern
• Women in medicine, science, and entrepreneurship
• Turning research into a consumer product
• Starting a company while working in academic medicine
• What I’ve learned building Yobee
• Or anything else!

I’ll be here answering questions at 5CT.

Proof: HERE!


r/IAmA 13d ago

Crosspost [Crosspost] AMA with 'Enter the Villa' author Anna Peele - Wednesday July 8th at 8PM EST

17 Upvotes

Link: https://www.reddit.com/r/LoveIslandUSA_/s/qAjNOnN3Wd

Proof: https://imgur.com/a/4KkR9Iq

Want to find out all about the ins and outs and behind the scenes of the scenes of reality shows and Love Island?

Join us on Wednesday July 8th at 8:00 PM EST for an AMA with 'Enter the Villa: The (Unauthorized) Reality Behind Love Island' author Anna Peele (u/CaliforniaRabbit91).

Anna wrote the new book Enter the Villa: The (Unauthorized) Reality Behind Love Island (Atria/Simon & Schuster). Enter the Villa is based on reporting that included a trip to the Love Island UK winter Villa in South Africa and nearly 100 interviews with the show's creators, hosts, and cast members, from Ariana Madix and Maura Higgins to Rob Rausch and Carsten "Bergie" Bergersen. 
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Enter the Villa tells the behind the scenes story of how production makes a show that airs hours after it's filmed, how everything from casting to challenges to showing sexual encounters works, and how Love Island has evolved and responded to issues around race and mental health. It also explains how Islanders are produced, as well as giving readers the experience of what it's like to be in the Villa and come back to the outside. The audiobook version of Enter the Villa contains every UK accent you can imagine.

Anna is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair, where she first wrote about Love Island for a 2022 feature about how the show changed after the deaths by suicide of three former cast members*.* She has also written about other reality TV worlds, including Love on the Spectrum for The New York Times Magazine and Bravo for New York magazine.


r/IAmA 15d ago

Crosspost Crosspost of an AMA with Dr Chris Kempshall, a First World War historian and consultant to BlackMill Games

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r/IAmA 15d ago

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hello Reddit! I'm Sébastien Vaniček, director of EVIL DEAD BURN, the next installment in the EVIL DEAD franchise. Ask me anything!

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with Sébastien Vaniček, director/co-writer of EVIL DEAD BURN, the upcoming new installment of the EVIL DEAD franchise that's out in theaters everywhere this weekend. He also wrote-directed INFESTED, a critically-acclaimed horror film in 2023.

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1upsiil/hello_reddit_im_s%C3%A9bastien_vani%C4%8Dek_director_of/

He will be back at around 2 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

EVIL DEAD BURN:

Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=QTU8b3qB864&feature=youtu.be

Synopsis:

After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life live on… even in death.

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/TUFjNpt.jpeg


r/IAmA 15d ago

Crosspost [Crosspost] Hi /r/movies! We are Souheila Yacoub (DUNE: PART TWO, CLIMAX) and Hunter Doohan (WEDNESDAY, DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN), co-stars of EVIL DEAD BURN, the newest installment of the EVIL DEAD franchise. Ask us anything!

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with actors Souheila Yacoub and Hunter Doohan, co-stars of the upcoming horror EVIL DEAD BURN, the new installment of the EVIL DEAD franchise that's out in theaters everywhere this weekend. You may also know Souheila from DUNE: PART 2 and CLIMAX, while Hunter is known for WEDNESDAY, YOUR HONOR, and DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN. All questions are welcome!

It's live here now in r/movies for anyone interested in asking a question:

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1upw2ql/hi_rmovies_we_are_souheila_yacoub_dune_part_two/

They will be back at around 2 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

EVIL DEAD BURN:

Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=QTU8b3qB864&feature=youtu.be

Synopsis: After the loss of her husband, a woman seeks solace with her in-laws in their secluded family home. As one by one they are transformed into Deadites—turning the gathering into a family reunion from hell—she comes to discover that the vows she took in life live on… even in death.

Their verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/Dt0iHqo.jpeg