SteemSTEM Distilled #115

Our one-man distilled machine is still tied up in some particle collider's basement, so this week's 115^th distilled will be authored by yours truly (whoever that is).

For those who do not know what SteemSTEM is, please take a look here or come say hi on Discord or in the Steem Chat.

^{[image credits: @medro-martin]}

Before moving on with the two best posts that have been selected by @lemouth and @mobbs (from all the posts found by our curators last week), here are a few of the most supported posts (of last week):

Interested in being part of that list? Please check these guidelines or ask for a mentor on Discord or on the Steem Chat.

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Our top choices

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Infection in the central nervous system. "Neurocysticercosis"

What better way to start off your week than by having a 5-metre parasitic worm living inside your intestines? Flat worms and all things alike such as this are notoriously terrible, and this one hits you right in the brain, causing potenttial seizures and even cognitive impairment. Here's a word of advice: Cook your pork. Check out this pleasant some more in this post!

NEWTON ON THE MOVE: Going Around The Bend

You couldn't escape Newton's laws even if you wanted to; they apply to the mechanics of the transport you'd be trying to escape with. From Tilting train tracks to the conservation of momentum, braking, sliding and rotating - all the things I do trying to get out of bed every morning - this post provides a valuable crash course into how valuable Newton was to the transport we take for granted. For more information, check it out here!

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Statistics

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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 96 posts written by 55 authors. 28 of these posts have been posted through the app (and got a 5% stronger upvote). Among these 96 posts, we find:

• 54 small upvotes (less than 20%)
• 32 medium upvotes (in the 20%-50% range)
• 10 large upvotes (larger than 50%)

In addition, we have upvoted 28 comments posted through the app, written by 6 authors.

The list of upvoted post authors, potentially getting some extra support from @curie, is:
@aaronli, @abgjosesalas, @afifa, @alchemage, @amart29, @anaestrada12, @answerswithjoe, @arac, @azfix, @azulear, @bettervision, @borjan, @capp, @carlos84, @carloserp-2000, @cecilian, @cervantes, @chris94, @egotheist, @emperorhassy, @empressteemah, @exqueila, @felixrodriguez, @flores39, @georgia14, @helengutier2, @honoru, @iamphysical, @iptrucs, @josegregori, @jringo, @loveforlove, @lupafilotaxia, @magicmonk, @markangeltrueman, @mrbandler, @newton666, @oflyhigh, @ononnaa, @orion7, @phage93, @pibara, @rbalzan79, @remlaps-lite, @robertyan, @sco, @sebbbl, @stem-espanol, @themagazine, @thp88, @torkot, @ubaldonet, @ulisesfl17, @walterprofe, @ycam

The upvoted comments have been written by: @abigail-dantes, @agmoore2, @carlos84, @carloserp-2000, @chappertron, @lupafilotaxia

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

See you all next MonTuesday!