I keep track of any posts on the Steem blockchain which I've found worth reading. Here's the stuff I've enjoyed over the last few days.

Happy reading!

STEM

Yurts, yaks, glaciers, the ice age, and more - Central Asian Science Fieldwork Photos 2

by @snowyknight

"Doing fieldwork in Central Asia is "fun". The good days are awesome, sun, mountains, views, whilst the bad days are something else, wind, dust in your eyes, and perhaps a headache from being up at altitude (sometimes over 4,500 m altitude). Here among the yurts and yaks there are many things to see…"

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Why you wake up hungry after binge-eating the previous night!

by @pangoli

"Midnight sweethearts! Hey guys, it's been a while I wrote-in any contribution to the science world and I'm glad to be here again. Today, I'll be discussing a topic that is relatable to us to a large extent. Granted, every living thing feeds and I feel almost everyone…"

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Can We Use Bacteria to Clean Up Radioactive Waste?

by @pinkspectre

"Geobacter sulferreducens and some other bacterial species naturally reduce metals in their immediate environment, If the bacteria are in the presence of dissolved uranium, such as in groundwater, the bacteria donate electrons to the metal, changing…"

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Quantum Physics and the Messy World of Living Things

by @agbona

"The Quantum theory of Evolution Deep inside the cells of any plant or animal, particles are found to move through walls like ghosts. During photosynthesis which is the process of converting photon energy to bio-energy, why and how do plants collect glimmering waves that can be everywhere at the same…"

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Quantum Physics and the Messy World of Living Things - Part 2

by @agbona

"This is the second and final part of the "Quantum Physics and the Messy World of Living Things" series, in the first post, we explored the role quantum mechanics plays in helping us better understand some life processes, and also explore the possibility of a quantum theory of…"

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Using Geographic Information System (GIS) to create accurate 3D topografic simulations

by @alexdory

"Living in an ever changing world, the time for performing local development policies or just thinking about a complex environmental situation with a couple of other people is not sufficient to get the insight needed. The technological advancement are so great that now you can use a specialized suite…"

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Are we damaging science with our egos?

by @zen-art

"Some time ago, I decided that I will add some science posts to my mixture of themes I am writing on steemit. So far, I have done 3 of them in my series "Physics explained" and got some mixed and opposite reactions to them. To better know what I am talking about, here is the list of them: COLD…"

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Stealth In Space Warfare (Hint: There Isn't Any)

by @procrastilearner

"On June 18 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump signed into existent the US Space Force which will be a new arm of the American military separate from the Air Force, Army, Marines, Coast Guard and Navy. So this means that we will all soon be…"

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INTRODUCTION TO CARTOGRAPHY - CARTOGRAPHIC SYMBOLIZATION & VISUAL VARIABLES

by @lordneroo

"Hello everyone! How are you doing today? I sincerely hope you are all having a wonderful day. Life has been handing me lemons lately and I had to go through so much while being extremely busy. That's the main reason why it took me more than a week to come back with another Engineering blog. However…"

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Do robots really have emotions ?

by @sarrie

"When I watch movie about robots living as a human being I often think to myself how they can have all these emotions. Actually after reading stuffs, I realize that the robots do not actually FEEL being upset or happy. They just show behaviors that human beings interpret in such situations. Simply…"

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Magnetosome medicine: Using magnet-sensing bacteria to treat disease

by @tking77798

"Though I love the Steemit platform, one gripe I have with it is that good articles get buried just as fast as bad ones. @SteemSTEM has done some amazing efforts in getting quality science posts recognized, but even with their efforts the best posts will fall into obscurity after a week. I’ve mostly…"

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The Black Panther's Vibranium: Could it be real? Is there any other Metal like it?

by @mrbreeziewrites

"Whether you're a movie lover or not, I can bet that you weren't left out of the whole frenzy that the Wakandan fans caused some few months ago. Even before its release, the Marvel Comics well-hyped movie, Black Panther, was on the lips of almost…"

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Junk science makes my blood boil and feeds mosquitoes

by @o1o1o1o

"I've posted on several junk-science topics before - astrology, and homeopathy among them. Then today I came across a crowdfunded campaign on Indiegogo for Bandito, a wrist-worn mosquito repellent band. To cite their marketing blurb: The Bandito wristband utilizes non-toxic scent in combination with…"

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All hail our robot overlords

The Incoming Tsunami And How Beliefs Are Going To Crush People

by @taskmaster4450

"I see a lot of outdated ideas posted. People like to hold onto their ideological beliefs. Sadly, they do not realize they are outdated. This is not the 1950s or even the 1990s. It is 2018 and it is time we all start to see what is happening. There are a few major points that I will make which is…"

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Big, beautiful world

How to build a temple of granite - So wird ein Tempel aus Granit gebaut

by @travelwithus

"The sculptures are cut out of massive pieces of stone by hand. No casting or machine production. Over many weeks and months, the temple becomes laborious and physically very strenuous for the workers, who have been doing the same craft for several generations. Aus massiven Steinbrocken werden die…"

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Islands of Glory: French islands inhabited by ghost genies and fox bats. And people. Who don't speak French.

by @mobbs

"Today's globe spin landed me near Madagascar, just off the coast. A bunch of Islands to the East are recognisably known as Seychelles, but closer to the continent of Africa, near Tanzania & Mozambique, there are a whole bunch of obscure Islands you and I haven't heard of - some without any names at…"

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Destination Unknown P1 - Petroglyphs And Dinosaur Tracks In Utah

by @rt395

"My wife hates it when I don't make plans and instead just get up and go, destination unknown. Usually there will be a general plan like the area we are visiting, where to stay and for how long, but the sightseeing details are often left unplanned. It's pure adventure and I love exploring this way.…"

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The magic of a wooden temple on Onega lake. Kizhi.

by @amikphoto

"Now it's time to tell about the main purpose of my trip to the north this summer. It's churchyard on the island of Kizhi is the heart of the museum of wooden architecture. How much I've heard about this place. How many saw beautiful photos. In my mind, the many-domed wooden domes of the Kizhi…"

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FOOD

Golly Ghee

by @mayushi

"If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you’ll see there is pattern of sharing recipes and musings on Indian cuisine. Dairy is essential to most Indian diets and is posited to be the reason for the reverence of the cow in India. The milk is used to make a variety of household necessities In their…"

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Making a sourdough starter, for the best bread going! ✊ 😜

by @digitaldan

"Nothing quite compares to the smell of freshly baked bread Laying out the equipment I can feel the excitement growing I did have a sourdough starter many moons ago must be ten at least, when I first moved out and fell in love with cooking and baking, looking back I can’t remember what happened to…"

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Humble Pie

by @battleaxe

"I baked a delicious Pie. It contains only the finest ingredients and was carefully made with love in my fabulous kitchen. I only used Organic, Fair Trade, Gluten Free and Hypo-Allergenic ingredients. It is also Vegan and sugar free. For sweetener I used some locally sourced Agave Nectar that was…"

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Art, games, and geekery

My doodle artwork #lion king

by @greenleaves

"Good day friends, I start to draw a lion , This lion is not ferocious and seems to be so kind and is vegetarian! I will share the video of its steps with you soon :) Here is my doodle artwork: and I share some steps: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International…"

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Creature Feature 11. Star Tyrant. FULL version

by @jeremyhartillos

"I did a quick reformat of this PDF to PNG, to give you guys a full sample of one of my Creature Features.
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Dangerous adventure inside a GIANT brain! - fantasy lore and illustration - step by step

by @derekvonzarovich

"Hi steemians. I have recently finished a cartography fantasy illustration for my websites. It went live today simultaneously in steemit and here https://www.elventower.com/archives/2930 I work with photoshop and a wacom table to create these images of evoking cartography. This gigantic dungeon brain…"

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Setting Up at Heroes Con...A Detailed Look

by @blewitt

"During the summer months, I find myself traveling a ton to set up at different Comic Conventions. Chicago, Orlando, Boston, San Diego, Charlotte...which is where I find myself this weekend for Heroes Con. This is the 3rd year I have done this specific show and it’s turned into one of my favorites.…"

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Duckslayer Adventures Homage to Atari 2600 Classic

by @triverse

"Modern independent homebrew developers often find inspiration in the classics. Take Duckslayer Adventures, by Herold de Oliveira Pinheiro, for instance – this is a homage to the classic game that kicked off the whole “Easter Egg” idea. Adventure on the Atari 2600. While it is not going to have the…"

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Music

Musical Analysis: Hooks don’t lie.

by @maerod

"A few weeks ago I wrote a post about what hooks are and how they are used in music production to catch people through sounds or sticky phrases, which come from existing songs that might had have some success or not. I mentioned that this is a very effective method because they use sounds or phrases…"

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Blockchains and Steem communities

The First Crypto Games Bubble Is Over - What's Next? Blockchain Games 2.0

by @blockgames

"Wow, to call it a bubble is truly an overstatement. The bubble was basically Crypto Kitties. A game that reached the mainstream and became not only a laughing stock by itself, but really showed us how bad Ethereum was for running games. This single game, a game so sucky and old fashioned in it's…"

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Welcome to the SteemMakers Community

by @steemmakers

"Our community has slowly been growing over the past couple of months. As we grow, we think of new ways of interacting, helping the community, and eachother. For our long term followers, this all makes sense, but for someone new, the information might be scattered, and sometimes outdated. With this…"

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@steemhunt Is Showing Me How We Are Going To Make A Living Off The STEEM Blockchain

by @taskmaster4450

"A lot of what I write about regarding STEEM are projections and forecasts. Being a student of technological trends, I arrive at my conclusions based upon what I see happening with STEEM, blockchains, and technology in general. The enables me to project the trend and pace of how things are going.…"

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Gardening, agriculture, and homesteading

Fermenting chicken feed... Why bother?! 'Cause it's fantastic! Here's how:

by @squishysquid

"I ferment my chickens' feed. Full disclosure here, fermented feed doesn't look very pretty. It's actually kinda gross-looking. That's okay though. The benefits of fermenting feed are worth it. And who says you have to sit around looking at it anyway?! Fermenting anything is pretty awesome. The act…"

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So, what's all this then?

My goals here are to foster interaction on steem and provide visibility for good content.

Why not just resteem

This is basically a UI issue; I've noted in my feed that some great accounts which resteem dozens of times a day tend to drown out other posts. Until there's a way to separate author-content from resteems in there general steem-verse (i.e. on Steemit), I don't like resteeming much.

Criteria and format

The only real criterion I have is that the article should be something I was happy to have read. Ideally, it would be recent enough to still be active for 3 to 4 days after I post. A few other other things:

• There's no restriction on category, though I tend to read more STEM/nerdy stuff
• The list is not exhaustive
• If I left you off, it's not because I don't think your post was worth reading
• I'm still figuring out how to arrange topics
• Post order is like the point system on 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' - meaningless
• If you're a prolific author, I might only list one post in full format, then mention others.
• If I post your stuff a lot, I may leave you out from time to time to make room for others.
• If time allows, I may provide commentary on posts, but right now I'm letting them stand on their own merits.
• Artists! I'm trying to post your art in such a way that people can see enough of it to know if they want to follow the link. I definitely don't want to just repost your stuff in full resolution. Let me know what makes you happy.

Call to Action

I enjoyed compiling this list and you can do it, too. Even if your vote counts for nothing and you have 3 whole followers, start keeping track of what you actually liked reading and let the world know about it. I don't think there's a relevant tag yet, so let's go ahead and use #readinglog. If there is a better tag out there, let me know.

Remember, a community without interactions is just a bunch of people. Comment, vote, promote, even resteem!

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