SteemSTEM Distilled #14

Welcome to the fourteenth 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 - The Ridiculously Simple DIY Neutron Radiation Source - Helium Beryllium fusion

Hey kids, have you ever wanted to make some not very useful, but very legal neutron radiation at home?
I know all the kids are clamoring for a neutron radiation emitter these days! Read more in this interesting piece by @proteus-h

Tuesday - More Than Words

Have you ever heard about a modern scientific quest to engineer bacteria to do our bidding? This synthetic biology pursuit where circuits are built in the biochemistry of living cells is one that is rapidly growing and yielding some very intriguing results. @ertwro breaks down this growing field for us in a fascinating post!

Wednesday - Dev Anecdotes #4 - Development of MIUI 8 Marshmallow ROM through MIUI Patchrom

@nitesh9 treats us all this week with a great post about the development of custom Android ROMs

Thursday - Survival of the Fattest

@altherion gives as a beautiful post on body fat and how survival depends on it.

Friday - Is it more profitable to suffer than to let go of a problem?

A post on psychology by @erh.germany and her wonderful writing style.

Saturday - Blind Cave Fish and the Science of Island Biogeography

@mountainwashere introduces us to some of the strangest cave-dwelling critters. @trumpman loved this post!

Sunday - World Community Grid: OpenZika Project

The Zika virus is a major public health concern, with the World Health Organization referring to the it as "a highly significant and a long-term problem". Did you know you can help fight this disease through BOINC, by donating your unused computing power?

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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, and @justtryme90.

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 December 11 to December 18, we rewarded 119 different authors who have written a total of 203 different articles. The authors who received both a @steemstem and a @curie vote that week are:

@abigail-dantes, @aboutcoolscience, @abramjs, @afifa, @albuluhi, @alexbeyman, @alexs1320, @altherion, @amavi, @angelinaa, @anwarabdullah, @arrjey, @asbonclz, @azirgraff, @azissuloh, @boynashruddin, @brot, @carloserp-2000, @cheftony, @chosungyun, @churchboy, @corsica, @crazy-daisy, @cristi, @davidthelad, @dber, @donkeykong9000, @drifter1, @dysfunctional, @ememovic, @erh.germany, @ertwro, @esteemguy, @eurogee, @exercisinghealth, @fancybrothers, @filotasriza3, @frankjavier, @freddbrito, @fredrikaa, @fulsketch, @galotta, @geekgirl, @gentleshaid, @gianluccio, @gra, @greenrun, @hadji, @harshameghadri, @healthbasics, @herpetologyguy, @illuminatus, @irime, @jakipatryk, @jefpatat, @jenara, @joseferrer, @joseg, @juanjdiaz89, @justdentist, @justyy, @kenadis, @kerlysm, @kerriknox, @kharrazi, @kryzsec, @lawrencef, @laylahsophia, @learnandteach01, @loomy, @lorenzor, @lymierikxz, @maikelsoto, @mangosinspace, @martinezkarla, @masterwu, @maticpecovnik, @mcfarhat, @mcw, @mountain.phil28, @mountainwashere, @mrs.nobody, @muftykutink, @muphy, @myego13, @mystifact, @natord, @nedspeaks, @nitesh9, @oendertuerk, @omstavan, @ovij, @pangoli, @parejan, @pearlumie, @physics-o-mania, @proteus-h, @rafalski, @raviyanda, @rickie, @rscalabrini, @rt395, @ruelrevales, @samminator, @samve, @saywha, @sco, @simplifylife, @simulate4life, @siniy, @st3llar, @steempsych, @tensor, @thatsweeneyguy, @theborges, @ufv, @valth, @vortac, @yoes, @zest

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

We apologise for the delay and temporary incompleteness of this post. The holiday is a busy time for all team members.

See you all next Monday!