For this (100 - 1)th issue of the SteemSTEM Distilled series, we are a bit late. However, better late than never, especially for this episode that is the last one before we enter the three-digit era. So... without keeping you in suspense, welcome to this new episode of our curation effort!
As usual, before moving to the main dish, let us advertise the SteemSTEM discord server where most our active members are available to chat with anyone on a daily basis.
[image credits: @medro-martin]
We present in this distilled our top two handpicked post choices for the last week (from a couple of hundreds of STEM-related posts on Steem). As usual, our selection committee consisted in a one-man team made of @lemouth. In order words, please consider writing about physics to see your chances to get featured higher... or not ;)
Some statistics are given at the end of this post.
Please do not be discouraged if you did not make it on this issue. The chances to be picked are low. In the meantime, you may wish to check these guidelines for extra tips on how your writing could be more effective (or ask for a mentor on Discord).
Our top choices
Developing a Developmental Lab #4: Sea Urchin Fertilization
Have you ever wanted to have fun with urchins? If yes but if you do not know how, @tking77798 proposes a fun activity with a bunch of urchins. In his post, he explains how one can get urchin’s sperm and eggs and then produce a potentially fertilized egg. Tip: he also give hints on how to get fresh urchins...
Astronomy News #02
All the latest news in the field of astronomy condensed in a single post? This is what @svemirac initiated a while ago. He is now back with the second episode. Do you want to know what is going on on Mars, oif we observed the merging of galaxies in the distant universe or simply what is being sent to space, please consider giving this post a read!
Statistics
SteemSTEM offers support to anyone using our app, steemstem.io. We recall that:
- Posting an article through the app automatically yields a 5% stronger upvote at curation time.
- Posting a reply to an article (or to another reply) from the app can sometimes yield some SteemSTEM support.
- Setting @steemstem as a beneficiary to the post automatically yields a stronger upvote (up to 5%).
Last week, the SteemSTEM curator teams have supported 62 posts written by 45 authors. 30 of these posts have been posted through the app (and got a 5% stronger upvote). Among these 62 posts, we find:
- 16 small upvotes (less than 20%)
- 19 medium upvotes (in the 20%-50% range)
- 27 large upvotes (larger than 50%)
In addition, we have upvoted 0 comments posted through the app last week, but we will catch up this week! We have a nice list to proceed with ;)
The list of upvoted post authors, potentially getting some extra support from 
@abigail-dantes, @afarina46, @agmoore, @anaestrada12, @arar5, @belkisa758, @biolegria, @borjan, @carlos84, @carloserp-2000, @carmincortez, @cervantes, @chappertron, @cheva, @cryptoeater, @dexterdev, @emiliomoron, @emperorhassy, @empressteemah, @eonwarped, @faltermann, @felixrodriguez, @fran.frey, @ggsggr, @giulyfarci52, @ikchris, @josedelacruz, @kansuze, @lemouth, @loveforlove, @lupafilotaxia, @mathowl, @mike961, @newton666, @rbalzan79, @roguescientist84, @rt-international, @stem-espanol, @susiejob, @sustainablyyours, @svemirac, @tati25, @themarkymark, @tomastonyperez, @ubaldonet
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See you all next MonTuesday!