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STEM Saturday on the Steem blockchain, Week #54: Advancing the search for life in space & teaching monkeys to coordinate motions

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STEM Saturday Digest - June 3, 2023

A new threat from supernovae
Japanese scientists taught monkeys to coordinate their movements with each other

Please visit the /promoted page to view this week's STEM Saturday post promotions.

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Image by Bing Image Creator (powered by DALL-E); prompt "People attending an online scientific conference".

This was the 54th week of our post promotions for STEM Saturday on the Steem blockchain, and our little community now occupies the top of the /promoted page for the 54th consecutive Saturday. This week, I promoted two Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) posts by two authors.

If you are a STEM enthusiast, please consider following the authors that you'll find in this article and also consider joining our community. If you would like your own post to be considered for STEM Saturday post promotion, please see the guidelines at the end of this post.

This week's promotions included the following posts (in alphabetical order, by author). Each author has been set as a 5% beneficiary on this post. All posts were passed through three different online plagiarism checks and three different checks for AI detection.

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@jorgebgtA new threat from supernovae

At the end of April, using data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, NASA Announced their discovery of a new threat to life on planets. This threat is a torrent of X-Rays that can sweep across a planet and kill life in the wake of a supernova explosion. According to the announcement, the earth is currently safe from such explosions, but planets within 160 light-years of a supernova may be at risk. It is suggested that events like these may have contributed to historical mass-extinction events. Additionally, knowing where the safe zones are may help with the search for life in the universe. The April 20 paper is here: X-Ray-luminous Supernovae: Threats to Terrestrial Biospheres.

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@sarahjay1Japanese scientists taught monkeys to coordinate their movements with each other

Researchers from the SOKENDAI Higher University for Advanced Studies have trained monkeys to coordinate their movements. The monkeys were taught to coordinate their behavior through the use of training videos, LED signal lights, and food rewards. The ability to coordinate movement like this is known as motor involvement, and it is believed to contribute to social bonding. This ability is frequently disrupted in people with autism, and the ability is necessary for collaborative human activities like dance, music, and athletics.

This research reminds me of a 2015 study where monkeys learned to coordinate their efforts through a "brain to brain network" when controlling a virtual avatar. This can be seen from about 13-15 minutes, here:



The Community

The Popular STEM community is intended to be a place for accessible STEM conversations (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). If you have an interest in STEM topics, please come join us!

About STEM Saturday



If members would like to have your own STEM content considered for future promotions, please come join us and start contributing. I don't know how long I'll be continuing the tradition, but while I do, here are the minimum requirements for consideration (subject to change without notice ;-).

  1. Original, plagiarism-free content
  2. Minimum word count: currently 300 words, but this may be adjusted.
  3. The content must not be cross-posted on other web sites or blockchains. Correct use of the #steemexclusive tag is encouraged.
  4. English language. (sorry, it's the only one I know)
  5. Because a post leaves /promoted at payout time, posts created shortly before STEM Saturday may be more likely to be chosen than older posts.

All community members are invited to create original and exclusive content that can be considered for future promotions.


Please help grow the science & technology audience on the Steem blockchain by following the Science and Technology on the Social Blockchain Facebook page then liking & sharing our links!


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