Interviewing the SteemSTEM Curators - @aboutcoolscience

Last week we introduced a new blog series, “Meet the Curators of SteemSTEM” and our first post was a very interesting interview with our first curator @ruth-girl. @ruth-girl described when and how she became a curator for SteemSTEM, revealed what she loves reading about when curating and provided us with some very useful tips for STEM (but not exlusively STEM!) authors. Let’s read some information about what the Curators do and let us interrogate, uhm sorry, I mean interview @aboutcoolscience! ##
The Curators of SteemSTEM
What do they do? Well, their tasks include searching for new STEM authors, evaluating and reviewing STEM articles, conducting thorough searches for plagiarism and they are the people who will suggest whether or not a STEM article has to be upvoted and supported by @steemstem. ###
Let’s get to know the Curators better, shall we?
A community gets bigger and stronger as its members work together, get to know each other, learn from each other. Evolve. Flourish.
Who are the curators of SteemSTEM? How long are they going through the STEM posts? What makes a post unique according to them? Is their job easy? We are planning to interview the SteemSTEM curators with the goal and hope to inspire you and to shed more light about how the curation process works. In our first interview, @ruth-girl revealed many curation secrets .. What could be next? In this post @aboutcoolscience is interviewed by @katerinaramm! If you have any extra questions or thoughts, feel free to let someone from the PR team know! ##
Let the curtain open!
If you are interested in biology, you surely have read posts of @aboutcoolscience. Some of his most interesting blogs include T-Cells, some interesting ways to defy death and I am sure you would want to know more about prolonged youth! Curating both English and Italian STEM blogs, @aboutcoolscience has been asked to let us know what positive or negative impressions he gets about posts and gives us some useful tips. Plus there is a bonus question, so make sure to read the whole interview!Q - Hi @aboutcoolscience, thank you for taking the time to reply to our questions! Let us know a few things about yourself: What is your real (first) name? What do you do, where are you from, how long have you been on Steem and what are your hobbies? A - Ciao! My name is Gianluca, I’m from Italy but I moved to the US for my postdoc few years ago and now I’m a scientist. I used to have many hobbies like cycling, hiking and going for long walks with friends. However, a year ago I joined Steem and my activities on the platform increased so much in the last few months that I had to give up many of my previous hobbies. However, now I am involved in several communities on this platform and I am interacting with so many great people, so it’s definitely worth it. —- Q - How long have you been a curator for SteemSTEM? A - I’ve been a curator since early 2018. — Q - How and when did it all start? A - I did not become a curator right away. When I joined Steem there was much more activity (Steem price was higher) and there were bigger issues with spam also with the SteemSTEM tag, so it was difficult to get noticed and to receive support. I remember asking SteemSTEM if they could support other language communities because several science posts were not supported in other languages (like in the Italian community). So initially, I became the curator for the Italian sub-community and I founded @itastem. I am happy to see that today we can also support several other languages. — Q - How often do you curate? A - I try to curate every day. It’s not always easy to find the time because I have a hectic schedule but I do what I can. —- Q - What is the first thing that you take into consideration when curating? A - Am I going to remember anything about this post in 2 days? Posts should be informative and give value to the reader, surprise them and make them curious about the topic.
Q - Tell us something that really gives you a great first impression when you see a SteemSTEM post. (It could have to do with the chosen topic, images, structure etc) A - Choosing the right topic is important but it’s also important to do some research on the topic. It’s challenging to convey several new concepts in a short text but it’s something I take into consideration when I evaluate a post. So I value posts with high density of information conveyed in a easy to read format. I know it’s not easy to do that but that’s what I consider a quality post. — Q - Do you have a favorite scientific topic that you have fun reading and reviewing over any others? A - I like to read about things I did not know before, usually I prefer biology posts because it’s my field but if something is well written I don’t mind reading it. Users should consider that if something is on Wikipedia it means it’s probably common knowledge and nothing new. —- Q - Tell us something that really makes you disappointed when you see a SteemSTEM post. (It could have to do with the chosen topic, images, structure etc) A - I hate when I find that a post is plagiarized. It’s disrepectful towards the original author but also towards the curator that has to read something that has been copy/pasted. I can do better things with my time… — Q - What would be your advice to both the old and new authors who wish to join SteemSTEM but do not know where to start? A - Be patient and have some humility. The first thing most users get frustrated about is why their “wonderful” post did not receive the same support as other posts. But if you look thoroughly you start seeing that maybe their post did not have a clear structure, the topic chosen was not interesting or they simply put down a few concepts randomly so they can tell themselves they did their homework. They should ask themselves: is this something I would want to read? It’s sad but I think some users can’t even stand to read their own posts. In general it takes time to build a reputation and cultivate a following, if your first post did not receive much attention it’s normal, it means you need to get more involved in the community because probably nobody knows you. — Q - If you could interview anyone from SteemSTEM, who would it be? A - I have a chance to interact with many of them already but probably new users don’t know well the founders of SteemStem, what about @justtryme90? — Q - If you could have any job in the world, what would you choose? A - I like learning, that’s why I’m a scientist but there are many things I don’t like about academia and how it’s structured. Maybe being an independent writer would allow some freedom and a better work/life balance. — Q - Would you like to tell us what other projects you support besides SteemSTEM? A - I do many things besides SteemSTEM, I am one of the users behind the DaVinci witness, we also recently started a collaboration with @utopian-io for the translation of open source projects so currently we work with more than 100 translators on this mission and I am pleased to see that our community is growing almost daily. — Q - Could you describe in as few words as possible what science means to you? A - Science is curiosity, but the aim should not be just to accumulate knowledge but also its dissemination. To do that you must be a good communicator, I think a drawing I commissioned a while ago to @pab.ink explains it all: Which comes from a quote by Einstein: “It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.” So the communication aspect is very important for the dissemination of knowledge. — Q - And here is a (described as ‘hard’) question I was advised to ask :) Hint: You don’t have to reply… but it will surely be fun to! Which metal has more value to society, Adamantium or Vibranium? (credits for the question to @mobbs) A - I guess Adamantium, everyone likes Wolverine :) — Q - What is your wish for SteemSTEM? A - To continue to grow and to see more participation from the users. — Q - Where do you see yourself in 5 years? A - I may like to go back to Europe someday, I still have too much to see there. — Q - Where do you see SteemSTEM in 5 years? A - I would not be surprised if SteemSTEM starts working more closely with professionals and educational institutions, who knows.. —- I would like to thank Gianluca a lot for the time he took replying to all my questions! — @aboutcoolscience is also the founder of @itastem and if you are an Italian reading this post, you can consider writing STEM in Italiano. ——– Read our last Distilled #79 || Get Incentives for promoting steemSTEM || Vote for steemSTEM Witness || Visit our new home steemstem.io Image Source 1 - Image Source 2

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SteemSTEM Distilled #79

Welcome to the 79th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM aims to make Steem a better place for STEM, a task which we believe crucial for the long-term development of the blockchain. Our goals consist in invigorating and inspiring the minds of a community of STEM aficionados on Steem, targeting on the long-term the upgrade of SteemSTEM as a real platform for science communication. In the meantime, this goes through the support of quality, interesting and cutting-edge STEM content. For more details, a recent update on the SteemSTEM project is available here. If you want to discuss with us, please do not hesitate to join the steemSTEM discord server.
In order to support the best STEM content on Steem, our team scours the blockchain and read more than a couple of thousands of STEM-related posts per week. We hence support about 200 of these posts, and present in this distilled our top 8 handpicked choices for the last Thursday-Sunday period. ##
Monday - Wednesday
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### Water drop tutorial 💦 Collision of milk droplets
This week starts with an awesome tutorial post by @marjanko. Follow the steps to photograph droplets and get amazing results. Learn the right settings and all the equipment you’re going to need to get some awesome shots!
### INTRODUCTION TO CARTOGRAPHY - DASYMETRIC MAPPING
Here is some engineering now! Read another part of @lordneroo’s interesting series on cartography! In this well-written post you will learn about dasymetric mapping and the variables you need to take into consideration.

Wednesday - Friday


### The neurobiology of stereotypes
@zen-art earns a place in this week’s picks with her beautiful post on the neurobiology of stereotypes. Although they are a mechanism so useful to us, stereotypes still have the danger of becoming a blindfold. Don’t miss reading this one, you will surely love it!
### Nonmortuus Contagio; How About We Called Them Zombie Instead?
Let’s move to a topic so fitting with the Halloween mood! Next in line we have @chloroform and another great post on zombies! What if all these imaginative films and novels were a reality? Everything you need to know about zombies lies hidden in @chloroform’s post!

Saturday - Sunday


### How unique are you? The science of individual differences.
Anyone in for some biology? Because we have an awesome post by @scienceblocks that is discussing genetic differences. Are we more similar than different on a genetic level? Do we share common patterns with each other? How “identical” can identical twins be? All the answers in @scienceblocks’ post!
### Venus at Inferior Conjunction
We started with photography and we are closing with astrophotography and our amazing @terrylovejoy! In this last pick for the week, we see how @terrylovejoy didn’t miss the chance to take photos of Venus’ crescent while the planet was at inferior conjunction with the Earth and the Sun. Keep an eye on his blog, he’s getting some more pics out soon!

A few words about the nomination process


For some time, the editorial team behind this distilled series is made of a one-woman-team, @ruth-girl, and she chooses her favorite posts (potentially discussing with other curators and/or the management). Posts written by the SteemSTEM team are excluded from the nomination process.

Please do not be discouraged if you did not make it on this issue. We are picking up in total 6 posts a week out of more than 150-200. The chances are thus low ;) In the meantime, you may wish to check these guidelines for extra tips on how your writing could be more effective.


Authors upvoted by the SteemSTEM team


In the spirit of being transparent about our actions that are now supported by @utopian-io, @curie, our delegators, our trailers and our manual curator supporters, we release every week the list of authors who have caught the attention of the @steemstem curation team.

From October 7 to October 14, we rewarded 109 different authors who have written a total of 127 different articles. The 83 authors who received votes from @steemstem, @utopian-io and @curie all together that week are:

@abdulmath, @abigail-dantes, @acont, @ajpacheco1610, @alexaivytorres, @alexander.alexis, @alexdory, @amestyj, @anasav, @ancolie, @answerswithjoe, @antigenx, @ari16, @aurackle, @biffybirdcam, @btoye, @carlagonz, @chappertron, @charlesx, @chloroform, @conficker, @cryptogee, @cryptoitaly, @dark69, @discovery-it, @drifter1, @drifter2, @dysfunctional, @edgarlopez, @egotheist, @eliaschess333, @elvigia, @erickyoussif, @fran.frey, @gaescla, @germanmontero, @henrychidiebere, @hidden84, @highonthehog, @hillaryisidore, @isisfemale, @ivymalifred, @jasonbu, @josedelacruz, @kenadis, @luiscd8a, @lupafilotaxia, @magicmonk, @maryed, @masterwriter, @maverickinvictus, @mela, @menoski, @miroslavrc, @moncia90, @n4zrizulkafli, @nature.alchemist, @nikolanikola, @nonzerosum, @okunlolayk, @phage93, @pharmacy-jinni, @rbalzan79, @reinaseq, @rharphelle, @rifkan, @rosemery, @ruth-girl, @samminator, @scienceangel, @serialfiller, @sorin.lite, @stayoutoftherz, @steemit-italia, @steempsych, @svemirac, @talmid, @terrylovejoy, @thurllanie, @tychoxi, @viannis, @victory622, @ycam, @ydavgonzalez, @zen-art


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



See you all next MonTuesday for Distilled #4x20!!!


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SteemSTEM Weekly Update - Week #42

Support STEM with Benefits, Changes in SteemSTEM Management, New Voting Bot steals the show, Get-Ready-to-Know-it-All Interviews Debut, Working on steemstem.io V2


This was a very behind-the-scenes busy week for everybody! Big changes have taken place, incentives for steemSTEM support have been announced, the developers team is closely working with the management for version 2 of the steemstem.io and one of (apparently) your favorite section has been realized! Interviewing the Team! updates2.jpg This biweekly blog is shared with you in our efforts to bring the community closer together and with our goal to keep you updated about what is going behind and in front of the scenes! ###
Incentives for promoting & supporting STEM
—- Following our efforts for building a unique science communication on the Steem blockchain, we decided to expand into bringing more research institutes, renowned science bloggers and researchers directly on Steem.
For this to be achieved, SteemSTEM needs to be economically sustainable in order for us to plan and fund our new steps. Therefore we are calling all supporters to delegate or to support in any other way they can think of. As an incentive for the extra support and a token of our appreciation, we decided to share 65% of the SteemSTEM weekly curation rewards with all the benefactors. Thank You to everyone who has already been supporting us, we are grateful to see such warm acceptance and trust from the community! For more information about how you can participate, make sure to read hereConvenient delegation links: 50 SP | 100SP | 250SP | 500SP | 1000SP — ###
Changes in Management
— People evolve, mature, change. So do relationships and so do teams. Ever since SteemSTEM was created by @lemouth & @justtryme90, there have been many people that have helped, joined forces and did their best in growing this community. In the process, some of them have decided to take other paths, with a slightly (or not) different direction. The current Management consists of @justtryme90, @lemouth, @mobbs, while anarchyhasnogods is no longer a member of the SteemSTEM management. Suesa remains in the team as the Head of the Honor Members. —– ###
New Voting Bot in Town
— You may have already noticed. What, no? Well, we have deployed a brand new voting bot! For you who have only just discovered that there is a voting bot and are wondering about it: For transparency reasons, our discord curation channel is open for everyone to see which articles get promoted and the weight these posts are voted with. If you still do not understand what this means, we invite you over to discord to see for yourselves! — ###
First Team Interview with @ruth-girl
— This has been planned for some time, but we believe now is the right time to launch it! A community is all about its members, and we decided to bring the SteemSTEM Curators a step closer to the front; to reveal their secrets and to ask for their advice to the new and existing STEM authors! Because after all, quality and knowledge is our main goal! This time, @ruth-girl, our most experienced curator has opened her home and heart to @katerinaramm and has answered some (according to a few, too easy but nevertheless interesting) questions! Read all about it and let us know in the comments section what else you would like to learn from the next interviewee! —- ###
Changes coming to steemstem.io!
— Since announcing the new steemSTEM app steemstem.io, we have received very important feedback from all the community. We are working closely to improve the usability and user friendliness and we will soon plan to announce the Version 2 of the project.
Stay Tuned!
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Update on the new state-of-the-art python program by @lemouth
— If you are only just hearing about this, please read the official announcement. A couple of weeks ago, @lemouth announced an exciting project and has invited developers to join the team! > The aim of this project is very simple: together with a team of developers soon to be formed, we will develop a Python version of FeynRules that anyone could run for free, without having to rely on an unaffordable framework. The project has just commenced and you can read its update here Some of the tasks requested include: - to design a command line interface (CLI). - to define a class and a bunch of functions (details on the above link) and also… a nice logo might (will) be needed! So if you are a developer or happen to know one, make sure to read and forward the above info! — ###
What’s next?
— Well, for starters, a new interview is being prepared. New updates about steemstem.io will follow and more will be announced in short time! —- #####
Have you voted for steemSTEM Witness?
—- This concludes our weekly news update, we hope you enjoyed it and learnt something new! Make sure to follow steemstem on steemit, facebook, twitter, and instagram to always be up-to-date on our latest news and ideas. We are always on the lookout for new scientific articles from all types of authors, so even if you are not a proven researcher, but you like engaging in science yourself, be sure to reach out to us!

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Interviewing the SteemSTEM Curators - @ruth-girl

You (yes, you) have an inspiring idea about an exciting scientific topic! You do your research and start writing, full of joy and creativity. After a while, your post is ready, awaiting publication. You do a thorough cross-check at the end, and make sure you use the tag #steemstem (as this will make it easier for the SteemSTEM team to track it). Then you probably wait for the first comments to come. How was your article perceived? Will what you wrote be of interest to your readers? Will it make a good impression to the curator(s) that will take a look and evaluate it according to the SteemSTEM standards? ##
The Curators of SteemSTEM
What do they do? Well, their tasks include searching for new STEM authors, evaluating and reviewing STEM articles, conducting thorough searches for plagiarism and they are the people who will suggest whether or not a STEM article has to be upvoted and supported by @steemstem. ###
Let’s get to know the Curators better, shall we?
A community gets bigger and stronger as its members work together, get to know each other, learn from each other. Evolve. Flourish.
Who are the curators of SteemSTEM? How long are they going through the STEM posts? What makes a post unique according to them? Is their job easy? We are planning to interview the SteemSTEM curators with the goal and hope to inspire you and to shed more light about how the curation process works. In this post @ruth-girl is interviewed by @katerinaramm! You may know her from the editorial team of the SteemSTEM distilled. You most probably have wondered, laughed and learned something new, traveled, feared with her multi dimensional, educational, ficticious, creative posts! You surely have lots of questions for her and we have carefully picked a few to shed some more light into who @ruth-girl is! If you have any extra questions or thoughts, feel free to let someone from the PR team know! ##
Let the curtain open!
Q - Hi @ruth-girl, thank you for agreeing to be interviewed! Let us know a few things about yourself: What do you do, where are you from, how long have you been on Steem and what are your hobbies? A - Hello! It’s an honor and pleasure being here! Let’s start with the basics: I am from Greece! I have a degree in primary school education and I have been teaching English for a decade now. I joined the platform in June 2017 and I like to spend my free time on writing, taking photos or at the gym. I also like cooking. —- Q - How long have you been a curator for SteemSTEM? A - Almost a year now, I joined the curation team last Autumn. — Q - How and when did it all start? A - I think it was my Bizarre Phenomenon series that caught SteemSTEM’s attention and the guys saw some potential in me. I was contacted and asked whether I would like to participate in the curation team. I didn’t give too much thought on it, I said “YES” immediately and I was so excited to have been picked! Don’t forget, I was still a n00b around here, trying to figure how things work and a growing community wanted me to participate in it and help around. It meant a lot! — Q - How often do you curate? A - Whenever I have enough time. When I wasn’t as busy as I am today, I used to curate every day for an hour or so. But later, as work and life in general became more time consuming, I had to adjust my curating routine. Now, I try to go through new posts every day, but I can’t always make it. Q - What do you enjoy the most about this task? A - The joy that people feel “rewarded” for their good work and that their time and effort did not go unnoticed. I remember how excited I got when I saw upvotes and comments in posts that I had worked hard to make, and being able to provide this feeling to others who try hard here is amazing. We are trying to build a community for the science lovers, authors some people out there would consider “geeks”. Well, we love those “geeks”, we are those “geeks” and we will always enjoy learning and discussing what we’ve learnt. — Q - Do you ever get asked for favors? How do you react? A - I rarely get people asking me for favors. When I do, I try to be kind and see if their request is reasonable enough. Q - Do you have a favorite scientific topic that you have fun reading and reviewing, over others? A - I like animal and nature posts mostly. When they are accompanied with original photos and videos I like them even more. You see, Steem is a blogging platform, when people add their personal touch and experience into their posts, their writing becomes “unique”. I might enjoy reading a post on “the lightning phenomenon” for example, but if you have your amazing shots from last night’s thunderstorm, then your post becomes even more interesting in my eyes. Q - What would be your advice to both the old and new authors who wish to join SteemSTEM but do not know where to start? A - First of all, don’t try to produce material only for the rewards. I know they are a big incentive, but it is the wrong mindset. Find topics you enjoy reading about and try learning more about them in order to make posts that will satisfy your curiosity and then others’. If you are a scientist or a teacher, tell us about your work! What you deal with every day, interesting news in your field, experiences, explain how you do things and why, what is it you’re trying to achieve? You need to “stand out” using your personal style and making this community “richer” by adding your knowledge and personality to it. Get involved, don’t just produce posts, consume too! Spend one or two hours a week to see what others have written and bother to express your opinion, give your feedback (positive or negative, feedback is always helpful) or help out when the community needs you! Follow our guidelines, please. They are easy to find even for newcomers, they are very well-written and they will help you get an idea of how things work here. Be yourself (unless you’re a cat, then be a cat) and don’t try to reproduce boring theories we can find on wikipedia. Or even if you’re no expert and you need wikipedia, then use it, but do it in a way that no one else would ever do. We appreciate your critical thinking and personality, not the 15th rewording of a wiki article on butterflies.Q - What is your wish for SteemSTEM? A - I wish to see it grow even more, I know it will! Advancements are taking place month after month. I believe that in 5 years we will have expanded a lot more and I hope we will be running a community where people will join to learn and teach things, fruitful dialogues will be a routine and why not, universities will be here to spread their word and even monetize their research (too much of wishful thinking?). — Q - Where do you see yourself in 5 years? A - Travelling the world to see most of the amazing places I cover on my series of phenomena (if I’ve become a crypto-millionaire) and making more posts about them! Jokes aside, I hope I will still be here, helping out however I can and having fun at the same time. — Q - Where do you see SteemSTEM in 5 years? A - There is so much going on behind the scenes and some people are spending long hours of work. We are not just a curation group anymore. I believe SteemSTEM will thrive in the next years and will manage to bring science closer to everyday people. But it will also draw the attention (hopefully) of institutions, as they can use the blockchain as a medium of communication and monetization. Imagine SteemSTEM getting so big in the future, where it could even raise funds for scholarships, how cool would that be? — I would like to thank @ruth-girl for taking the time and provide us with her insightful information and tips for SteemSTEM authors. And quoting from her latest blog, what are the latest interests of Ruth? > What I’ve been up to: @steemstem has now got a witness running, the @stem.witness! We would really appreciate your vote. And you can always check out our app, steemstem.io! > @aristotle.team is the child of the Greek translation team (working for @davinci.witness and @utopian-io). It starts as a small, organized effort and we soon aspire to see it grow and facilitate our work in the translations category, support translation posts and become a medium of communicating news, stats and helpful tips considering translations. Your follow, support and feedback is much appreciated! ——– Read our last Distilled #78 || Get Incentives for promoting steemSTEM || Vote for steemSTEM Witness || Visit our new home steemstem.io

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SteemSTEM Distilled #78

Welcome to the 78th issue of SteemSTEM Distilled, a curation effort by the members of the @steemstem team.

SteemSTEM aims to make Steem a better place for STEM, a task which we believe crucial for the long-term development of the blockchain. Our goals consist in invigorating and inspiring the minds of a community of STEM aficionados on Steem, targeting on the long-term the upgrade of SteemSTEM as a real platform for science communication. In the meantime, this goes through the support of quality, interesting and cutting-edge STEM content. For more details, a recent update on the SteemSTEM project is available here. If you want to discuss with us, please do not hesitate to join the steemSTEM discord server.
In order to support the best STEM content on Steem, our team scours the blockchain and read more than a couple of thousands of STEM-related posts per week. We hence support about 100 of these posts, and present in this distilled our top 6 handpicked choices. ##
Monday - Wednesday
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### Sex Drive: Do Women Have More of Id?
Let’s open our week with an amazing, entertaining and surely very interesting post written by @alexander.alexis. Fall in love with his unique writing style and learn about differences in findings among various studies on male and female masturbation.
### Chocolate -The Food Of The Gods. Finest Cacao In The World Straight From Venezuela.
Craving for some chocolate right now? How about reading @highonthehog’s wonderful post on cocoa? You will find interesting facts on the history of cocoa and the plant itself. Go on! Click on that link now!

Wednesday - Friday


### From Anti-Vaxers to Alfie’s Army: Have we lost faith in medical science?
@nonzerosum comes next and another fantastic piece of writing! This time he discusses how people can be led to lose trust in medical science. How can certain circumstances make us have second thoughts on our doctors’ abilities and efficiency? Read this great post to learn more!
### How to earn a Nobel Prize Part 1: Frances Arnold
The next post comes from another great author, @tking77798. Here we learn about the work of Frances H. Arnold who was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry, along with George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter. Read to learn more about what Dr Arnold did to deserve such acknowledgement!

Saturday - Sunday


### THE GAIT SYSTEM | The Physiology of Human Locomotion
The gait system, a cycle of rhythmic sequential actions within the human body, which enables our change in position is being beautifully presented in this post by @okunlolayk. A detailed piece, written in a very nice style, that will certainly teach you a lot!
### You have a bad handwriting? Maybe I can’t read it but my program can
@nikolanikola will be closing this week’s picks and a really cool post on pattern recognition and how it can be used to make out someone’s handwriting. A very interesting piece you won’t regret reading, trust us!

A few words about the nomination process


For some time, the editorial team behind this distilled series is made of a one-woman-team, @ruth-girl, and she chooses her favorite posts (potentially discussing with other curators and/or the management). Posts written by the SteemSTEM team are excluded from the nomination process.

Please do not be discouraged if you did not make it on this issue. We are picking up in total 6 posts a week out of more than 150-200. The chances are thus low ;) In the meantime, you may wish to check these guidelines for extra tips on how your writing could be more effective.


Authors upvoted by the SteemSTEM team


In the spirit of being transparent about our actions that are now supported by @utopian-io, @curie, our delegators, our trailers and our manual curator supporters, we release every week the list of authors who have caught the attention of the @steemstem curation team.

From September 30 to October 7, we rewarded 80 different authors who have written a total of 91 different articles. The 66 authors who received votes from @steemstem, @utopian-io and @curie all together that week are:

@abdulmath, @abigail-dantes, @acont, @ajpacheco1610, @alexaivytorres, @alexander.alexis, @alexdory, @amestyj, @anasav, @ancolie, @answerswithjoe, @antigenx, @ari16, @aurackle, @biffybirdcam, @btoye, @carlagonz, @chappertron, @charlesx, @chloroform, @conficker, @cryptogee, @cryptoitaly, @dark69, @discovery-it, @drifter1, @drifter2, @dysfunctional, @edgarlopez, @egotheist, @eliaschess333, @elvigia, @erickyoussif, @fran.frey, @gaescla, @germanmontero, @henrychidiebere, @hidden84, @highonthehog, @hillaryisidore, @isisfemale, @ivymalifred, @jasonbu, @josedelacruz, @kenadis, @luiscd8a, @lupafilotaxia, @magicmonk, @maryed, @masterwriter, @maverickinvictus, @mela, @menoski, @miroslavrc, @moncia90, @n4zrizulkafli, @nature.alchemist, @nikolanikola, @nonzerosum, @okunlolayk, @phage93, @pharmacy-jinni, @rbalzan79, @reinaseq, @rharphelle, @rifkan, @rosemery, @ruth-girl, @samminator, @scienceangel, @serialfiller, @sorin.lite, @stayoutoftherz, @steemit-italia, @steempsych, @svemirac, @talmid, @terrylovejoy, @thurllanie, @tychoxi, @viannis, @victory622, @ycam, @ydavgonzalez, @zen-art


[Credits: @hightouch]



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



See you all next MonTuesday for Distilled #79!


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Get incentives for promoting STEM on Steem

The last 10 days have been hectic for SteemSTEM, with the beta release of its App steemstem.io and the deployment of a witness (@stem.witness) and a Seed Node (159.69.58.17:2001 or seed.steemstem.io:2001). However, we did not stop there, as many steps remain until our grand goal of building a unique science communication ecosystem on the Steem blockchain is achieved.
The next step in our expansion is to bring research institutes, researchers and well-known science bloggers to communicate research results and information directly on Steem, without the need to utlize any intermediate platform. In order to position Steem for playing such a significant role for science communication (through the SteemSTEM project), it is crucial that SteemSTEM becomes economically sustainable, allowing us to fund our next steps and continue expansion. ###
A CALL FOR SUPPORTERS
We are therefore making a call for supporters who would like to get into the SteemSTEM project by delegating a fraction of their shares, and who could hence contribute to render Steem a better home for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. As an incentive, SteemSTEM has begun sharing 65% (on average, when integrated over time) of its weekly curation rewards with all its benefactors, split proportionally to their invested/delegated STEEM. An extra 20% of the curation rewards is also split between the SteemSTEM managers, curators, PR team members and honor members for their work with the remaining 15% staying with @steemstem. The reward distribution and accounting will be transparently displayed and can be followed on @steemstem.pay. We plan to further expand these benefactor rewards in the future as additional revenue streams become available (through planned expansion/developments via steemstem.io). Make sure to follow us and watch out for even more updates to come! Convenient delegation links: 50 SP | 100SP | 250SP | 500SP | 1000SP |

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