I used to curate science breakthroughs using a variety of rss feeds. This was different than just posting new science news, I looked for the real breakthroughs. However I don't have the time or energy or tools to manage a community like this today, but I would subscribe and contribute occasionally to one...maybe someone else out there wants to start one?

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[–] artifex@piefed.zip 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 child)

I love this idea conceptually, but the biggest problem is that unless you really know what you're talking about (and are a multi-domain expert), how the hell do you separate the true breakthroughs from all of the breathless media hype?

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[–] stuartml@piefed.social [S] 1 point 4 weeks ago

It did take some effort to separate the media hype from the real breakthroughs. At the time I was doing it, there were some real breakthroughs in medical, energy, etc, that were obvious breakthroughs- often they would be featured on places like Quanta Magazine as a video: https://www.youtube.com/@QuantaScienceChannel

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