SteemSTEM Distilled #8

Welcome to the eighth 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 click here.

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Our team scours the platform for original and quality content.After working through thousands (literally!) of STEM-related posts and upvoting more than 200 that we deemed to be worthy, we proudly present you our top 7 handpicked choices:

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Monday - Detecting an Exoplanet: Step-by-step Tutorial

Ever wondered how scientists discover all this planets are thousands of light years away? Wonder no more cause @laniakea1 is here to tell you!

Tuesday - Coprolites: Fossilized Dinosaur Poop

There are all kinds of fossils, one of them is coprolites, or simply put...fossilized poop! In this post, @mountainwashere gives us a brief overview about coprolites and even shows one he keeps in his house!

Wednesday - The mirror self-recognition test - which animals are self-aware?

Do you think only humans can recognize themselves on the mirror? Think again! There are many animals (and apparently AI robots) that actually pass the mirror test!

Thursday - Breathing New Life into Old Biological Studies with GIS

What happens to studies that never get from paper to computers? Are they condemned to oblivion? @gra has given us an amazing post on the issue.

Friday - Salads Under Siege, Episode 6: Populations Racing

A really interesting series of posts from @huitemae, in this episode of "Salads Under Siege" we get to learn about gene mutations and how they affect plant and pathogens.

Saturday - The need for using animals as experimental subjects, and why releasing them into the wild is a terrible idea!

Animal rights can push activists do crazy things, but are they really worth it? Have you thought of the consequences the releasing of guinea pigs can have? Read this extensive and well-written post by @irime and then you'll think again...

Sunday - Anthropology : Introduction

The first part on a new series by "our" archaeologist @zest on Anthropology, the science that studies the various aspects of humans within past and present societies.

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A few words about the nomination process

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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. A special mention goes to @locikll for helping with the markdown coding.

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.

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Authors That Received a Curie Upvote by the SteemSTEM Team

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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 October 29 to November 4, we rewarded 66 different authors who have written a total of 118 different articles. The authors who received both a @steemstem and a @curie vote that week are:

@arrliinn, @asbonclz, @aximot, @azirgraff, @azman, @bardonadam, @bigdizzle91, @cabbage-dealer, @cabbagepatch, @carloserp-2000, @corsica, @crazy-daisy, @cristi, @dber, @diy-electronics, @dkmathstats, @drdave, @drifter1, @edje, @ertwro, @etcmike, @evelynbelle, @galotta, @gra, @hafiz34, @herpetologyguy, @howmanymiles, @huitemae, @irime, @jamhuery, @kedi, @kharrazi, @kingswisdom, @kryzsec, @laylahsophia, @lorenzor, @mcfarhat, @mcw, @mfmp, @mindhacks, @mountain.phil28, @mountainwashere, @mytechcrunch, @n3bul4, @nitesh9, @omstavan, @p-sycophant, @parejan, @peppernrino, @physics-o-mania, @pratik27, @rahul.stan, @rt395, @sad-dad, @samminator, @scalextrix, @st3llar, @stelmar, @teks, @thegiamarcos, @thequantumknight, @timspeer, @valth, @vortac, @whd, @zest, @zycr22

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

See you all next Monday!