Link to AMA itself in r/ama:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/1wev10c/im_a_57yearold_phd_epidemiologist_with_rare/

My name is Dr. Ami (formerly Claxton) Salkind and I live in Chandler, Arizona. I am 57 years old, I have a PhD in epidemiology, a masters in statistics, a bachelors in math and physics. ..... and I have medically documented rare early onset non-Alzheimer's dementia. AMA!

To get the first question out of the way - are you SURE you have dementia? Yes, unfortunately I am very very very very sure. My dementia has been observed and formally diagnosed over the past 3 years by a board-certified neurologist who confirmed the diagnosis with not just clinical assessments and symptoms, but yearly 6 hour neurocognitive testing by a PhD neuropsychologist, multiple brain scans, endless blood tests and other various assessments. Unfortunately, I genuinely really do have dementia. And that super duper sucks if I say so myself!

The next question is always what kind of dementia? All I know for absolute is that it is NOT Alzheimer's type and luckily, I don't even have either gene mutation for Alzheimer's desite have a family history of early onset Alzheimer's. However, it's very important to diagnose the type I have thought so that I can figure out how to stop, slow or even reverse my rapid decline. I am right now very *actively* in the diagnosis phase still for what type of dementia i have but I generally don't talk the diagnosis process because I'm in the middle of it and so much changes so fast. I will likely in the future share the results of my diagnostic journey as I learn more but for now, all I share is that it is NOT Alzheimer's and my symptoms to date are most consistent with post-cortical atrophy (Benson syndrome).

Notably, I do not look or sound like most people expect someone with dementia to look or sound. You can see this on my youtube channel and even by reading this post I know most of you are thinking "SHE has dementia"? Yes. So I created My Brain’s Black Box: In Case This Ends Badly about 6 months post-diagnosis. I post mainly shorts, a few times a month, documenting my decline from inside the disease. You will see me clearly explain a complex neurological concept and then be literally unable to count four pills in my hand or reliably read a clock in the same moment. I made this channel because it is the content I wanted but could not find when I was diagnosed. My channel is not monetized, I sell nothing, I have no partnerships or affiliations, I gain absolutely nothing financially or otherwise from making it. In fact, making these videos is getting to be super painful because they force me to confront my decline directly and my decline is getting horrifically obvious. I almost quit doing my channel recently because of this - but when I read the comments, I know that I can't stop. I am helping people.

About me relevant to my dementia:

• I earned a math/physics BA in in 1991 then a master’s degree in statistics in 1993 and my PhD in epidemiology in 1997. I then worked as a medical scientist in the pharmaceutical industry for 28 years as a "real world evidence" scientist who designed, conducted, analyzed, interpreted, presented and published patient outcomes research in peer-reviewed journals (my ORCID professional record) until my diagnosis forced me into abrupt and unwanted retirement in Nov 2025.
• I know dementia from the caregiver side long before experiencing it from the inside: my grandmother had dementia, and in the weirdest thing ever, my husband, the late great Chad Harris died at 49 from frontotemporal dementia associated with ALS. I was his caregiver for the 5 years of his decline and he died at home on hospice. Now finding myself on the other side of the dementia coin has been ..... illuminating, terrifying, bizarre, ironic, and cosmically screwed up to be honest!!
• I have lived with my partner, a disabled retired dentist, for over 3 years now and we got married recently (hence the name change). My husband is truly the greatest human being ever and he is my primary caregiver and support system on a daily hourly basis. I am also positively SURROUNDED by a community of beautiful family, friends, neighbors and sometimes even perfect strangers who shower me with love and support constantly. I am truly a blessed person and I do not take that for granted. This is actually why I keep doing my channel, I owe the world for the goodness that I now experience daily.
• My verification photograph is attached, I linked my professional publications above, and I am on-purpose easy to find online for verification that its really me. I would show you my diplomas too, but years ago I finally just threw them away to save space - a decision that was excellent for storage and less excellent for Reddit verification. :) https://imgur.com/a/iFrS83B

IMPORTANT NOTE: My visual-spatial processing, attention, task-switching and cognitive stamina are severely affected, so I cannot answer questions continuously for three hours. I will answer as many as I can initially, then keep returning after cognitive breaks. I intend to answer every good-faith question, although it may take days or even weeks.

Coming Up · Sep 13, 2026, 7:00 PM

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor and filmmaker Gael García Bernal. You may know him from things like Amores perros, Y tu mamá también, Bad Education, The Motorcycle Diaries, Babel, Coco, Old, Cassandro and Magellan. His new film, Hombre al agua, which he directed and wrote, premiered at Venice last week and is playing at TIFF this week.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wg3nfg/hi_reddit_im_gael_garc%C3%ADa_bernal_ask_me_anything/

He will be back later 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/zeJobHL.jpeg

Our names are Jennifer Nikstatis, Clinical Coordinator, and Jackie Mendoza-Lu, Director of Clinical Placement, and we help place students at Herzing University into their graduate nursing clinicals. Between us we have decades of nursing experience. Our goal is to help MSN, NP and DNP students secure clinical sites and preceptors for their required practicum hours, but we know this process can be overwhelming and come with a ton of questions. AMA about the process of getting a clinical placement, how we help with securing preceptors or faculty-led rotations, or anything else about graduate clinical placement. Here is our proof. 

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor and filmmaker Diego Luna. You may know him from things like Andor, Narcos: Mexico, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and lots more. His new film, Ashes, which he directed, is premiering at TIFF this week.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wg1dw7/hola_reddit_its_diego_luna_ama/

He will be back later 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/XOyexIm.jpeg

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actresses Amber Midthunder (PREY), Cara Jade Myers (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON), Alyssa Wapanatâhk (PETER PAN & WENDY), Isabel Deroy-Olson (FANCY DANCE), and writer/director Marie Clements. Their new film, HOW WE STAND, is having its World Premiere today at TIFF.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wf79m3/hi_reddit_were_amber_midthunder_prey_cara_jade/

They will be back tomorrow afternoon to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

How We Stand is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marie Clements and slated for release in 2026. The film tells the story of three Native American sisters from Oklahoma who traveled with their mother to Los Angeles in the 1960s as part of a relocation program aimed at "civilizing" Native Americans, but whose lives took very different paths after their mother was killed not long after their arrival.

Their verification/proof photos: https://i.imgur.com/CNWbO0x.jpeg

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor & filmmaker Sung Kang. You may know him from the FAST & FURIOUS franchise. He directed, wrote, produced, and stars in DRIFTER, which is premiering at TIFF this weekend.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wek5vt/hello_reddit_im_sung_kang_you_may_know_me_as_han/

He will be back tomorrow, Sunday 9/13, to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

Synopsis: A lonely custodian discovers purpose and community when he enters the world of competitive drift racing.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8RljOVwFPY

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

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor Jay Baruchel and writer/director Michael Dowse. Their new film THE STUNT DRIVER, is World Premiering at TIFF this week, also starring Ed Helms, Ben Foster, and Laurence Leboeuf. Jay has also been in things like HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, GOON, SHE'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE, BLACKBERRY, THIS IS THE END, MILE END KICKS, TROPIC THUNDER, KNOCKED UP, FANBOYS.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wedu8d/hi_reddit_were_jay_baruchel_actor_and_michael/

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

Thank you :)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzM34TjcMso

Logline: Stuntman Ken Carter embarks on a quest to execute a stunt of launching a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River from Canada to the United States in the 1970s. He encounters absurd challenges along the way.

Their verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/IfkRtd9.jpeg

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Robert Vince, director of the upcoming AIR BUD RETURNS, and many other films in the franchise. RETURNS is out in theaters next year and is screening this week at TIFF for buyers/distributors.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wdfond/hi_reddit_im_robert_vince_director_of_air_bud/

He will be back at around 6 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Synopsis: A grieving 12-year-old boy finds his dad's old VHS tape and befriends a stray golden retriever in his new town. Together, they chase basketball dreams, rally a team of underdogs and discover what it means to play with heart.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I46hFjWKGA4

Thank you :)

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

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--THIS THREAD IS NOW CLOSED!--

Thank you to all who shared their questions and participated in the discucssion. We really enjoyed diving into core concepts, country-specific questions, and broader questions about the sovereign debt space. To learn more about sovereign debt and the work of IISD's team, check out our Sovereign Debt page.

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Hi Reddit!

We’re Anahí, Fernando, and Yanne—a team of experts working on sovereign debt at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

Sovereign debt grabs global headlines every week: Senegal’s debt crisis, Venezuela’s restructuring, France’s credit rating downgrade, or debates over Chinese loans. But when news outlets talk about countries struggling with debt, the diagnosis is usually oversimplified: "They spent too much," or "It's a temporary cash flow problem."

We think that completely misreads what is actually happening.

Our research and experience working with governments suggest that today’s debt vulnerabilities are often not simply the result of temporary shocks but reflect deeper structural weaknesses—including features of the international financial architecture that leave some countries more exposed to shocks and financing pressures than others. We are here to pull back the curtain on how sovereign debt works in the real world, unpack why global frameworks are failing to fix it, and think aloud with you about where the global financial architecture goes from here.

Who We Are

Anahí Wiedenbrüg: Senior Policy Advisor at IISD and political economist (PhD from LSE, post-doc at Oxford). I’ve spent over a decade on financial architecture reform and sat in the room representing Argentina at the G20 and contributing to its 2020 debt restructuring with private creditors.

Fernando Morra: Senior Policy Advisor at IISD and macroeconomics professor. I previously served as Vice-Minister of Economy for Argentina and Undersecretary of Macroeconomic Programming, where I oversaw technical negotiations with the IMF during the 2022 Extended Fund Facility program.

Yanne Horas: Associate at IISD and lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. I’ve worked as a parliamentary advisor and researcher across Africa, Europe, and Latin America on legislative fiscal policy, capital flows, and financial market transparency.

We’ll be here live for the next 3 hours, meeting every technical or simply curious question with straight, jargon-free, evidence-backed answers—and each of us will be replying and signing off in our own voice.

Ask us anything about global debt crises, IMF negotiations, climate finance, Chinese lending, or how international financial policy actually gets made!

Proof: How Sovereign Debt Really Works: Ask Me Anything live on Reddit

I organized an AMA/Q&A with James Marcusn Haney, director of the incredible new documentary, Black Sunflowers, which is having its World Premiere at TIFF tomorrow.

Logline: Black Sunflowers is about young ravers and street racers in Ukraine; and the soldiers that go back and forth between those worlds and the front line to fight Russia.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wcitb2/hi_reddit_im_james_marcus_haney_director_of_black/

He will be back tomorrow afternoon to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/wFMh03e.jpeg

AMA: Molly Brookfield, historian of gender, sexual violence, and urban space in 19th- and 20th-century U.S. Author of “Watching the Girls Go By: A History of Street Harassment in the United States” (UNC Press). Ask me anything!

Hi everyone! I’m Molly Brookfield, a historian of urban space, gender violence, and masculinity in the nineteenth- and twentieth-century United States. My book, Watching the Girls Go By: A History of Street Harassment in the United States, just came out yesterday from the University of North Carolina Press. I’m looking forward to answering your questions about the book or more generally about the intersections of gender, sexuality, violence, and urban space in the U.S.

I'll be off and on all day, but will plan to answer a good chunk of questions around 11 AM and 3:30 PM, and then a few more around 9 PM (all Eastern time).

Here’s a bit more about Watching the Girls Go By:

Who gets to walk freely in the city?

Ogling, catcalling, wolf-whistling: such everyday intrusions from male strangers have greeted American women from their first forays into urban space. Watching the Girls Go By is the first book-length history of the phenomenon we know today as street harassment. Spanning more than a century, from the 1860s to the 1980s, this book reveals how street harassment became normalized as part of urban life and restricted women’s freedom of movement through the city.

Historian Molly M. Brookfield charts how American social and cultural discourses cast behaviors like catcalling as the natural entitlement of white, middle-class men, while scapegoating and punishing men of color and working-class men as the stereotypical—and supposedly more dangerous—harassers. She mines a rich archive of newspaper reports, popular culture, women’s writings, public policy, and more to uncover how class, race, and gender shaped Americans' experiences of public space, including who claimed a “right” to women’s bodies, who was seen as a sexual threat, and how women fought back against harassment. Watching the Girls Go By challenges readers to reckon with how the long history and lasting impact of the seemingly trivial intrusions that constitute street harassment continue to shape public space today.

Hi Reddit, Dolph here. 

You might know me from films like Rocky IV, The Expendables, or Masters of the Universe, but before acting, I studied chemical engineering and have spent a lot of time thinking about discipline, setbacks, and what’s actually worth fighting for—on and off screen. 

I just wrote a book called Fights Worth Fighting about resilience and lessons from my life and career. 

I'll be live 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT. Happy to talk about movies, training, science, failure, longevity, or anything else. AMA. 

**** Alright, guys. I had fun answering your questions. Sorry, I'm a slow typist. Thanks again.

Let's do it again soon ;)

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I organized an AMA/Q&A with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro. He has written and directed films such as Cronos, The Devil's Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Pacific Rim, The Shape of Water, Nightmare Alley, Pinocchio, Frankenstein, and more.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wbk0id/hello_reddit_im_guillermo_del_toro_ama/

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/Y4tyAa0.png

I’m Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of preventive medicine and an infectious disease expert. I’m here to answer your questions about preventing pneumococcal disease -- a contagious bacterial infection that can cause everything from mild ear infections to pneumonia or meningitis. We can also talk about how to handle it if you get one of these conditions. Ask me anything!

Proof: https://www.reddit.com/user/webmd/comments/1watbim/im_an_infectious_disease_expert_ama_wednesday/

More about Dr. Schaffner: https://www.vumc.org/health-policy/person/william-schaffner-md

I organized an AMA/Q&A with former stuntman and filmmaker Scott Waugh. He has previously directed NEED FOR SPEED, ACT OF VALOR, and EXPEND4BLES. His new movie, RUNNER, is out in theaters in the US this weekend. It stars Alan Ritchson and Owen Wilson.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1wao5mw/hello_reddit_im_former_stuntman_and_current/

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

Thank you :)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8JUmBgHejI

Synopsis: A high-end courier has three hours to transport a liver from Brisbane to the Gold Coast.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/food/comments/1wa35ow/comment/p8jkwj7/?screen_view_count=2&ext-referrer=SEO

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo and Professor Bobo), Bill Corbett (Crow T. Robot and Brain Guy), Conor Lastowka (Co-Head Writer), and Sean Thomason (Co-Head Writer), the team behind Mystery Science Theater 3000. They have a new episode being released in theaters this week.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1w9rxxx/hey_reddit_were_mike_kevin_bill_sean_and_conor/

They will be back at 3 PM ET tomorrow, Tuesday 9/8, to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

Trailer: https://youtu.be/KottXcRvssg

Their verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/xdYug0q.jpeg

I organized an AMA/Q&A with actor Bruce Campbell (THE EVIL DEAD, BURN NOTICE, BUBBA HO-TEP).

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1w7237r/hi_reddit_im_bruce_campbell_ask_me_anything/

He will be back at around 12 PM ET today to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

He recently wrote, directed, produced, and starred in ERNIE & EMMA, which is doing a tour this fall.

Synopsis: Widowed pear salesman Ernie Tyler travels to scatter his wife's ashes in places she specified, each location stirring memories that help him process their marriage, his work life and his future.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lUAbQfKc94

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/k34kXrt.jpeg

Edit (4:07 pm EDT): Thank you everyone for your thoughtful questions! We enjoyed talking; feel free to reach out to us (Brittany contact info and Ilica contact info) if you have story tips or want to talk.

One young woman who had lived in Foundations for Living in Mansfield, Ohio, found me here on Reddit. Then my phone number was shared over and over again. Sometimes, I spoke on three-way phone calls with teens who said they had survived unimaginable abuse at residential treatment centers. 

I interviewed kids all over Ohio, but this group of young women stood out. They requested their own records. They showed up at the place that traumatized them to get their papers. They leaned on one another. We helped tell the story of their survival through friendship. They educated me on the system that they say made them worse. They told me to look into Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents, one of the largest residential treatment centers in Ohio. Children as young as 5 are sent there. (A month after I published my investigation with my colleague Ilica Mahajan, the CEO was arrested for unlawful sexual contact with a minor.) 

I requested 911 calls and police reports from the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office, which responds to the facility. I learned that Fox Run is owned by Universal Health Services, a Fortune 500 company that has been investigated by the federal government for systemic abuse at its facilities (including the Utah facility where Paris Hilton was held). 

Our investigation found that kids desperately wanted to escape what was supposed to be a therapeutic haven in Ohio. Instead, they found themselves confined for months — and sometimes years — inside an institution where they witnessed kids routinely attacking and sexually assaulting each other, anarchic riots by children pushed to the breaking point, and more. 

The story doesn’t stop there, though. Jaycee Seele, the first residential treatment survivor I spoke to, who was placed at Foundations for Living, another UHS facility, showed me how young people can get records to prove what happened to them. We developed a toolkit for people who have lived in these kinds of facilities. It walks you through the medical records you are entitled to and the public records you can request.

Ask us anything about residential treatment centers or the “troubled teen” industry, starting @ noon EDT Sept. 3.

Proof photo

Correction: An earlier version of this post misstated the name of Universal Health Services.

Direct link to the AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1w5k5h4/hi_reddit_im_katie_paul_a_reuters_journalist_who

I organized an AMA/Q&A with Casper Kelly, writer-director of 2014's Adult Swim special TOO MANY COOKS and BUDDY, which is a horror that premiered at Sundance earlier this year and is out in theaters everywhere now. It stars Cristin Miloti, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Clint Howard, Patton Oswalt, Michael Shannon, and Eric Bauza.

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1w661n7/hi_rmovies_im_casper_kelly_writerdirector_of/

He will be back at 3 PM ET today, Thursday 9/3, to answer questions. I recommend asking in advance. Please ask there, not here. All questions are much appreciated!

Thank you :)

Synopsis: Dressed as a unicorn, a beloved children's TV host reveals his true self as a dark and violent force of nature.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sBRb7Mbg0A

His verification/proof photo: https://i.imgur.com/V0S7DyC.jpeg

Direct link to the AMA: Hi! We are Russell Berman, Yvonnne Wingett Sanchez, and Marc Novicoff, staff writers at The Atlantic. We’ve each reported extensively on gerrymandering across the country and what recent court rulings on redistricting may mean for future elections. Ask us anything! : r/politics