SteemSTEM Distilled #24

in #steemstem7 years ago

Welcome to the 24th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM is a community driven project which seeks to promote well-written and informative Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics posts on Steemit. The project involves curating STEM-related posts through upvoting, resteeming, offering constructive feedback, supporting scientific contests, and other related activities.

For more details, a recent update on the steemSTEM can be found here, and a not so recent one there. Moreover, if you ask yourself about what it means to be part of steemSTEM, please check here.


Our team scours the platform for original and quality content.

After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 150 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 8 handpicked choices for this Thursday-Sunday period.


Thursday


Hydraulic Energy of Waterfalls and its Application in Electric Power Generation


Waterfalls have been providing us with hydro-electric power for a long time. Do you want to know how the hydraulic energy from falling water turns to electric? What mechanisms are involved? What are the benefits and drawbacks? Read @kaydee's post to find out.



The Secret of the 4000 old Disc of Phaistos finally Revealed?


A post from @katerinaramm on one of the unexplained finds of the the ancient times. The Disc of Phaistos is one of the oldest samples of printing that we have and still has not been decoded. Scientists have not give up though and keep trying to decypher the message it carries.





Friday


The Architecture of Sustainable Happiness – Positive Psychology




Our psychology addict, @abigail-dantes, presents us with a post on positive psychology, a relatively new field of science. Read on to learn what determines a person's well-being, happiness and satisfaction levels according to this theory. Is it an innate feature or one can be "taught" to be satisfied their life?




What Do Cicadas Know About Prime Numbers And Math? (And Why Do Their Butts Sometimes Fall Off?)



A post by @rocking-dave on the amazing periodical cicadas. Those creatures seem to organise their lives based on specific number patterns. Read on to see for yourself the mysterious connection of their life cycle with prime numbers.



Saturday


THE YOUNGEST LANGUAGE IN THE WORLD? DIE ANTWOORD IS AFRIKAANS!


The dialect known today as Afrikaans is the first language of most of the Afrikaners and Coloureds of Southern Africa. Read @highonthehog's post to learn more about it and how it came to be.




Phobos, moon of Mars


Mars, the red planet has two small moons, Phobos and Deimos.Phobos, the larger of the two resembles a moderate sized asteroid. Check @proteus-h latest post to learn more about it.




Sunday


Sequencing DNA using Gel Electrophoresis



Another great post by @alexander.alexis, again for one of those "simple" Nobel winning discoveries, this time about one that allowed scientists to sequence the DNA of the genes they had isolated by cloning.






Synthetic sponges are toxic. Opt for a bio and effective alternative: The Loofah.

Did you know you can make your very own eco-friendly sponge from a Loofah? How? Find out in this beautifully written post by @muphy.




A few words about the nomination process


For the sake of transparency we feel we need to clarify how our nomination process works; each issue is compiled by certain members of the SteemSTEM community. This week's editorial team was comprised of @ruth-girl, @trumpman and @lemouth.

The editorial team chooses their favorite posts for the week and each issue is the result of their joined effort. In order to keep the process fair, posts written by the editorial team are excluded from the nomination process.

Don't be discouraged if you didn't make it on this issue. The competition is harsh and there is always a next time :) In the meantime, you may wish to check these guidelines for extra tips on how your writing can be more effective.


Authors That Received a Curie Upvote by the SteemSTEM Team


In the same spirit of being transparent about our actions that are now supported by @curie, we will release every week a list of authors who have caught the attention of the @steemstem curation team.

If you want to discuss this with us, please do not hesitate to join the steemSTEM channel on the Steemit chat or to follow our curation trail on Streemian. If you are not on Streemian, we have a plan B through a homemade voting bot. You can contact us on the chat in order to be added to its trail.

From January 28 to February 4, we rewarded 154 different authors who have written a total of 262 different articles. The authors who received both a @steemstem and a @curie vote that week are:

@aamin, @abigail-dantes, @afifa, @ajpacheco1610, @akeelsingh, @alexander.alexis, @altherion, @amavi, @angelojcg, @anibalmdz, @annieben, @anyes2013, @atheneav, @aximot, @bardionson, @bendelgreco, @biw, @calmabryan27ree, @carlgbush, @churchboy, @cisah, @clausewitz, @corsica, @crazy-daisy, @cristi, @cuarzo05, @damzxyno, @darkiche, @dber, @dedicatedguy, @deliniz, @djredimi2, @dkmathstats, @doctorcro, @donfelix, @doucedou, @drifter1, @drkomoo, @dysfunctional, @earisu, @egotheist, @eleonardo, @eleyda78, @eliaschess333, @elyvelasquezleon, @ememovic, @enzor, @epictus, @erh.germany, @ertwro, @exercisinghealth, @filotasriza3, @florae, @gianluccio, @giu-marcantuono, @gmaktub, @grandpere, @hadji, @henrychidiebere, @highonthehog, @horpey, @issavets, @jackelinlopez, @jamhuery, @jeannerossini, @jepper, @jhairahdignos, @johelconh, @josalarcon2, @joseleogon, @josue783, @juanjdiaz89, @jutdagut, @katerinaramm, @kaydee, @keephy, @kerriknox, @knfitaly, @ksolymosi, @kyriacos, @langford, @leczy, @lefactuoscope, @lesshorrible, @lianaakobian, @louic, @loular, @loveisintheair, @lucastar, @marglys, @marverick984, @marynes5, @masterwriter, @masterwu, @mathowl, @maurelvys, @mcw, @mhizkemmie, @mirkon86, @mountain.phil28, @mountainwashere, @munawar1235, @muphy, @mystifact, @noble-noah, @obliviousowl, @official-hord, @okunlolayk, @oluwabori, @oscarcc89, @osita21, @osmerj, @pangoli, @pearlumie, @pisolutionsmru, @polaleye50, @proteus-h, @rabamaker, @rickie, @robertoromero, @robotics101, @rocking-dave, @rscalabrini, @rt395, @salihuhassan, @samminator, @sarrie, @saunter, @scienceangel, @sciencegeek, @simplifylife, @sinbad989, @siniy, @smurfette, @sociopathe, @sustainablyyours, @svemirac, @sward, @tensor, @terrylovejoy, @tfcoates, @thatsweeneyguy, @tkappa, @tking77798, @tngflx, @tomastonyperez, @tsoldovieri, @uchefrancis, @ugonma, @universe.laws, @valth, @whentone, @whileponderin, @ydavgonzalez, @zonguin

All curation rewards earned will be used to fund @steemstem project functioning and activities.

See you all next Thursday!

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For a change, I would like to illustrate the steemstem growth below. I am amazed by the trends of all indicators! Thanks to all the community!


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That's some impressive growth!

I see a breakout tetra-triangle pattern with a tightening Bollinger banding and a possible Fibonacci Bertolucci Bellucci formation.

I don't know what you smoke, but... :D

Whoa, would look at those stats... i am honoured sir.

Sweet, that's some crazy growth in the last weeks!

Yeah. It starts to be tough to follow, even for us ;)

Great work steemstem, without your efforts I think beginning science bloggers here (like myself) would struggle tremendously. This effort not only helps those people, but helps give cred to the Steemit platform for greater adoption.

@lemouth thanks for the bigger version link.

Just added a link with the larger picture. The picture is actually larger in its original size. Thanks.

This is really awesome to see and the founders, staff, curators, members and supporters of this community have a lot to celebrate!

that's just amazing progress !
oh and i've seen/read you guys had a blast on the meetup! best part was getting to see some of you guys' pics including yours ;)

This are only three other pictures of me on the web... My e-identity is not secret, but calm ;)

The relentless work ethics of the team is formidable. Thank you.

hola amigo @lemouth quisiera unirme ala comunidad soy nuevo en la plataforma @steemit ...
Espero su respuesta!!

Wow! I do feel honored to find my article on Loofah sponges listed on that prestigious list. It is a little out of my area of expertise, so am a little surprised, and also much encouraged.

Thank you Steemstem :-)!

Surprises are by definition unexpected, and getting them once in a while is good, isn't it? :D

I love surprises lol! Especially surprises like this one :-)

Thank you so much @steemstem! 😊 I am grateful for you guys! ❤️

We are growing so fast. I hope that our curators are not all overwhelmed. That's a large number of curation to do every week. There is no community like #steemSTEM and I am particularly grateful to be here.

We are overwhelmed ;)

I'm honored to be featured in this week's distilled! Thanks so much for the support @steemstem and congratulations to the other authors.

Of all the tags I think the posters in the #steemstem and the #science tag generate the best and most well thought out content. Keep up the good work and have an upvote.

Thanks for your nice words!

It's always such a great relief to be featured. One less article to read.

:P

Does this mean that you are not reading your own article? 😂

Never. I write wearing a blindfold. Practice my keyboard typing skills. Like a ninja typist.

This community is growing so fast, and I'm glad that I can be part of it. Its the most amazing project on steemit. Promoting knowledge, health, science... Steem on :)

Really Outstanding Project @Steemstem
I Want To Join A Seamless @Project. Can In Learn About @Technology And Math. Please Can I Join The Project @Steemstem
Thank you
Always @success
On Project And @Steemit
from @alfa-good

There is no need to formally join the project. Please have a look here, and welcome!

I've written three or four articles, but none of them rated.You're even given the name of copy writing, but my name isn't there.I'm sorry

Maybe you should check our guidelines, here?

I have read but I have a few missing, Maybe. I can not vote for you.I have read but I have a few missing. Maybe I can not vote for you.

What I mean is that some of the guidelines are not satisfied, you will probably not get any vote from us.

Maybe I can not vote for you

And?

you answer the phone, I gave up.Fast typing I wrote wrong I'm sorry.I mean,I realized I was missing a couple.But yesterday I wrote the post I noticed.If you want you can look my blog

I am sorry I don't understand your message. If you write some good content, we may find out (we can miss posts as well). We have an amazing team of curators.

PS: I have checked your posts, and none of them belongs to the STEM category. Why should we thus upvote you?