<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:39:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/mystifact/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge #2 - RESULTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second challenge of many is now over. Here’s a big thank you to those who participated and I do hope you had fun! If you find you have not won this time around, don’t fret – there will be many]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mystifact/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-2-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mystifact/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-2-results</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mystifact]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 15:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwevquG6VGnMKQko8iyPaNBjYRLBh7nZCkqDvmkXzK3tMqv1FsEo5iSrqR9NJ7HxtbyvQksVnii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #2 - The Dwarf Planet And The Young Man From Kansas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kansas, 1929. Blisters covered the pads of his hands and each pitch of the shovel made them throb. Another spray of dirt flew through the air and onto the growing mound beside the ditch. Clyde brought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@dber/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-the-dwarf-planet-and-the-young-man-from-kansas-2017821t1215811z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@dber/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-the-dwarf-planet-and-the-young-man-from-kansas-2017821t1215811z</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dber]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 11:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsSRxShehWiFyggw7dXDHUKotDCcsLJT3mhy9VBq6Hz4wCGSkgPymuoJV9kxjgB8KadjJd2iCKG4udYUucofuXQMBavJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #2 – Can Pluto Become Useful Mankind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now lets start on a memory lane!! What is Pluto? Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet and is also a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@romantic4/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-can-pluto-become-useful-mankind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@romantic4/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-can-pluto-become-useful-mankind</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[romantic4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2017 23:54:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yFjhxRtaD9tTURmV6QQuhDfUwfnmFeSMv4whtf7PoNjyegXKV185oqzBjG7TWWu3kjQNcL4NjoeMiDio3t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #2 – Could there be life on Pluto?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure 1. Pluto To harbour life, even in the simplest of forms, there are three main requirements that must be fulfilled. These are: Liquid water A source of energy for the living organism to use Biogenic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@ovij/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-could-there-be-life-on-pluto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@ovij/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-could-there-be-life-on-pluto</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ovij]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:21:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHttbm3xaBy4XNn5whW5BsTKRNhsEVSL9GNB8w238GDsQgFy4TatJNi2Gfz8yvT17mDcCDgk9XW1vPoeJDT9ev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #2 – Can Pluto Become Useful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now lets start on a memory lane!! What is Pluto? Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet and is also a member of a group of objects that orbit in a disc-like zone beyond the orbit of Neptune called the Kuiper]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@romantic4/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-can-pluto-become-useful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@romantic4/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-can-pluto-become-useful</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[romantic4]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yFjhxRtaD9tTURmV6QQuhDfUwfnmFeSMv4whtf7PoNjyegXKV185oqzBjG7TWWu3kjQNcL4NjoeMiDio3t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #2 - What IS a planet, anyway?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week I said I would be discussing the likelihood of life and what it would be like on planets mentioned in the article, but I felt this week I would postpone it in favour of a challenge by @mystifact]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mobbs/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-what-is-a-planet-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mobbs/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-what-is-a-planet-anyway</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mobbs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 09:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChVRASZbJTUdNPxmKmf1eFYAfsNM6Ra69dhw293gPdjWtGRaPvGNGUserS3C5becJwrUosBiUoEfFnF7k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #2 Can we make 'Pluto' the 'Planet' again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my steemit friends.. Today I will not be talking about health and medicine which i usually do, Today we will discuss some space science stuff.This post actually is a response to MystiFACT-or-FICTION]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@himal/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-can-we-make-pluto-the-planet-again</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@himal/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-can-we-make-pluto-the-planet-again</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 06:44:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuUW97jgQL8x7vFPhLr8LoARbDA1oAAhivJFocypNHeFC7of2g2PqZBiZ1iy5DDzW7ysAyTU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge Response -#2  Is Pluto really the smallest planet in our solar system?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not everyone knows that since 2006 Pluto has actually been reclassified as a dwarf planet or trans-Neptunian object, reducing the total number of "classical" planets by 1, from 9. This in turn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mystifact/@jschindler/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-response-2-is-pluto-really-the-smallest-planet-in-our-solar-system</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mystifact/@jschindler/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-response-2-is-pluto-really-the-smallest-planet-in-our-solar-system</guid><category><![CDATA[mystifact]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jschindler]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:26:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHyB6JhoXQY67PRx6GHsbYqL1Yp8yDKBpKuirapQCvLAmdWCPAG4r94ksdfAyEidXdNyqvubcerrmFxuVQTWrMQRW7acCmLza?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #2 – Amazing Anniversary Flyover Videos of Pluto & Charon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back when I was a kid, NASA used to tell me Pluto is a real planet. Well.. Not anymore. Now it's a dwarf planet or something :/  Well, at least they still send missions there so we can learn more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mystifact/@trumpman/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-amazing-anniversary-flyover-videos-of-pluto-and-charon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mystifact/@trumpman/mystifact-or-fiction-response-2-amazing-anniversary-flyover-videos-of-pluto-and-charon</guid><category><![CDATA[mystifact]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trumpman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:15:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHVh38bq12E3x8yg8Y3XSkLLPLrs6qQbnAA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge #2 - Our Solar System, Our Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the second instalment of the all exclusive MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge! To find out how to participate please read this post if you haven’t already done so. It introduces the challenge therefore]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/space/@mystifact/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-2-our-solar-system-our-home</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/space/@mystifact/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-2-our-solar-system-our-home</guid><category><![CDATA[space]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mystifact]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2017 15:45:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1Udt4Nt7qtS1nnnBvxoTemSmqs25o9tBU1C3SS5tvrmHSxMeWP1r3Jku4FPNosNGUpeebhbY5AfQrwH81wCbTDDi3DGFvvpxLDU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge #1 - RESULTS]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first challenge of many is now over. Here’s a big thank you to those who participated and I do hope you had fun! If you find you have not won this time around, don’t fret – there will be many opportunities]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/challenge/@mystifact/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-1-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/challenge/@mystifact/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-1-results</guid><category><![CDATA[challenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mystifact]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 12:28:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrTps6cjBmVHvN4WKRELnFy9u363NA4sovnHTXU8ADifFN82CKTVZj24yRZmvPVXZjHEXzVABeLLezT3Q9T9H98KAyt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #1:  4 Unexpected Uses For Oxytocin OR How To Cure Your Pet Rat's Crippling Meth Addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxytocin is one workhorse of a chemical As you may know by now, if you've been keeping up with the other Mystifact Challenge entries, Oxytocin ("oxt") is naturally produced in your hypothalamus,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@dber/mystifact-or-fiction-response-1-4-unexpected-uses-for-oxytocin-or-how-to-cure-your-pet-rat-s-crippling-meth-addiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@dber/mystifact-or-fiction-response-1-4-unexpected-uses-for-oxytocin-or-how-to-cure-your-pet-rat-s-crippling-meth-addiction</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dber]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 21:51:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu3YfEdAy5rfMRB9LFwvMWcXSzc8oZB7R2jLiaLk9fC3nfgQaZUCpYYv96REiY63HRrNtp49f5fUGcWi6KSgavfY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #1 What Would Happen If there was No Oxytocin in our life?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello my steemit friends. Welcome to my new post in the Science series. This Post is a response to a post of @mystifact entitled"Can stress eventually KILL you?" Oxytocin- The Hormone of Love]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@himal/mystifact-or-fiction-response-1-what-would-happen-if-there-was-no-oxytocin-in-our-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@himal/mystifact-or-fiction-response-1-what-would-happen-if-there-was-no-oxytocin-in-our-life</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[himal]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 06:52:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9sBr12wQ58S5kzjjUF2b5mg1oRAiAXmhcrf5ZQYigQg5k8ARBWnSSsUqCe8GNpLTvohRoqUXGpgdZX3VWHXGWxTCwcQpDEW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge #1- Cheerleaders for the new born – The oxytocin/產子前的歡啦啦隊 - 催產素]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is in response to @mystifact post for MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge #1- Can stress eventually KILL you? 這篇文章是為了回應@mystifact的帖子MystiFACT-or-FICTION挑戰＃1-壓力最終可以殺死你嗎? Oxytocin should be the LOVE]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cn/@biuiam/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-1-cheerleaders-for-the-new-born-the-oxytocin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cn/@biuiam/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-1-cheerleaders-for-the-new-born-the-oxytocin</guid><category><![CDATA[cn]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[biuiam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFnNFKLegVvzmsrMAExSDXzsHdqwaiSHuxqwtuxkkCttFDcteKJ1pdLPUgtbGu5egTo4qxgDNE16fJJtK3SeiREs5xXpDAaX51X8vtYSPFJLBDcFUi1xbePfSKfSoeFvLe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION Response #1 - Oxytocin + Phenethylamine: Love or Hate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phenethylamine: The Gatekeeper of "Love" What is Phenethylamine? Phenethylamine also known as  β-phenylethylamine (β-PEA) is a neuropeptide that modulates dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mystifact/@drabs/mystifact-or-fiction-response-1-can-stress-eventually-kill-you-drabs-says-of-course</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mystifact/@drabs/mystifact-or-fiction-response-1-can-stress-eventually-kill-you-drabs-says-of-course</guid><category><![CDATA[mystifact]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[drabs]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 06:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/sML2JBPsdAyPJmhNKL67C3A9mJ6JjduoKMkbqYmdXmteb6FfBMZBUHbn3o5fSu4a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION response #1 – Orgasmic oxytocin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxytocin is best known as the ‘love hormone’. Despite this, there are many other, less well known, effects that oxytocin has on the body which I will be discussing in this article. Figure 1. oxytocin Oxytocin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@ovij/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-1-orgasmic-oxytocin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@ovij/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-1-orgasmic-oxytocin</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ovij]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 11:57:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVf3c5z2CQA5JoBVZR7RVZi6mf3nUTG2dnngX5AbwrgDiwTQiKms4PXgPXh34fFaLz1dADiQ5uxBoEBY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge #1 - Can stress eventually KILL you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first instalment of the all exclusive MystiFACT-or-FICTION challenge! To find out how to participate please read this post if you haven’t already done so. It introduces the challenge, therefore]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mystifact/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-1-can-stress-eventually-kill-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mystifact/mystifact-or-fiction-challenge-1-can-stress-eventually-kill-you</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mystifact]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 14:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwevquG6VGnMKQko8iyPaNBjYRLBhAQetfs4j2hGDc9rthB9vseCjjduCejK2AMCgiinQLt5B1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing the all new MystiFACT-or-FICTION Challenge!]]></title><description><![CDATA[To those who follow me and frequently read my articles: I understand you may be slightly overwhelmed by all the scientific knowledge that has been bombarding your brain over the past month. I believe it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mystifact/introducing-the-all-new-mystifact-or-fiction-challenge</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@mystifact/introducing-the-all-new-mystifact-or-fiction-challenge</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mystifact]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnog7Q1jpM7UNBC1MFNPbMGz37oJxNW9vS9hkTcmSgNTh76BGRnxErZS2in29sx8u9niQVZi71krtzT5s81VUAu4mhG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>