NSAS Idea Suggestion #17 - Sexy Science

in #nsas • 6 years ago

In this series I propose daily ideas for new members who are interested in becoming #steemstem authors.

NSAS: New STEM Authors Support

I will post an idea a dayish (it is the goal to post daily, but again real life>steemit for now). With this idea I will include a short description about aspects you may be interested in. If you read this idea proposal, and you like it, and you want to write about it:

Go to the comments and write: "I, username, claim this idea"

Obviously "username" is where you write your own username. This is so that I know who is interested in @steemstem and science in general and I am always looking for a good read. This is honor system stuff, so please respect someone claiming an idea. Again, this is just the first step towards writing a good science post. There is more to it. Do your research, use scientific sources and try to use some proper language and attractive design.
This series will have their own hashtag #nsas, so that you can go back and sort through some of the ideas I have shared and what people made out of it. If you decide to use the idea I propose, please also include #nsas on your posts so that I can have a look at it and maybe get you connected in the steemstem group.
Please also visit @steemstem on steemit as well as on Discord. Follow the guidelines and appreciate the community. That means engage, upvote and comment until your fingers bleed.

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No, I do not mean science that deals with lust, sex and other fun things. This idea suggestion deals with the increased funding for "popular" topics. I remember talking to one of my professors about getting research funding and jokingly they said "Well, if you want to get funding, find a creative way to explain how your research will cure cancer". This is not a critique that more funds are being allocated to medical research rather than foundational sciences. But it is a phenomenon that is worth being discussed. With rising instances of antibiotic resistances and increasing threats for epidemics (due to globalization) we need alternatives. However, while treating the symptoms is important, it is equally as important to treat the source. What I mean by that, finding solutions to get rid of waste byproducts and pollution. These are serious issues that we should tackle sooner rather than later. This is an example for types of arguments you could write about.
Here is a website (American Association for the Advancement of Science) that can provide you with graphs that show trends in funding. Here is a link to the National Science Board (part of the National Science Foundation) which provides funding data. Another source you can use is this post from Science which is a commentary on scientific funding in the USA. While these sources will be useful to establish your argument, it is important to dig a little deeper. For example, what are major challenges mankind has to face? Does scientific funding reflect that? How does scientific funding work? In your home country? Abroad?
If you write a good balanced argument, you will be almost guaranteed to start a meaningful discussion in the steemstem community.

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Helpful Links

  • How To Find Scientific Sources For Free - Post
  • SteemSTEM Guidelines - Link
  • Everything You Need to Know about Uploading Images on Steemit [Tutorial & MarkDown] – Link - by @katerinaramm

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As always,
Cheers @lesshorrible!

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