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The psychology of money is changing - and cryptocurrency is on the cutting edge

http://www.inspectorinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Brain-money-shutterstock204642100.jpg Money. To some, it’s power. To others, it’s time. It makes the ...

The science behind music: an evolutionary mistake, and a human obsession

http://badgersenate.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/evolution-of-rock-music-e1403492552563.jpg We tend to think of music as a kind of universal language, somethi...

The Eight Stages of Steemit Obsession

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/6a/f7/fd/6af7fdfae164f7ecffa8161888a720be.jpg If your first few weeks on Steemit have been anything like mine, it's be...

A personal thank you to @cheetah, @wang , and all the other good bots fighting on the side of justice for Steemit.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3197/2316512431a47e0a75c1.jpg Having been on Steemit for nearly a month now, I can say conclusively that the most annoying part of...

Today, I introduced my latest client to Steemit, and got paid in Steem!

http://www.incimages.com/uploadedfiles/image/1940x900/handshake-pano19966.jpg In a previous post I experimented with introducing Steem into my life in a more di...

I'm a professional composer/sound designer - hire me on Steemit, pay me in Steem!

http://echodepartment.com/images/homeLogo2.png I'm writing this post partly as self-promotion, and partly as an experiment. It's my opinion that the more people...

If you’re judging the quality of your posts based on the amount of money they’re making, you’re missing the point entirely.

http://healthimpactnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2014/10/Corrupt-Judges.jpg Lately I've been thinking a lot about the experience I'm having on Steemit. Th...

This is the most outrageous marijuana debate you’ll ever see.

This debate (if you can call it that) was aired on South African television a few years ago. To date, it remains the most hilarious and unbelievable conversatio...

Interstellar DJs rejoice! For the first time ever, a vinyl record has been played in space.

Earlier this month, Third Man Records, the brainchild of Jack White (of The White Stripes fame), made history by launching a custom-designed space-proof turntab...

A recourse for preventing the abuse of flagging/downvotes

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Orangeflagwaving.svg/2000px-Orangeflagwaving.svg.png The problem One of the most controversial feature...

Will the next hit song be written by a computer? How Google's Project Magenta is set to reshape the way we make art and music forever.

http://previews.123rf.com/images/paulfleet/paulfleet1106/paulfleet110600010/9739827-Illustration-of-a-robot-playing-a-grand-piano-Stock-Illustration-music.jpg T...

Dealing with emotions through creativity: a bipolar perspective

http://img10.deviantart.net/d98b/i/2012/355/8/7/bipolarsmileybydogwalla-d5op1sh.jpg As a teenager I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. This resulted in many s...

A new species of whale has been discovered!

https://qzprod.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/coveihswcaaktm5.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&w=940 Before you ask, it's not on Steemit. Scientists have announced that a ...

The Voyager 1 spacecraft: mankind’s message in a bottle in the vast ocean of outer space

https://2013.spaceappschallenge.org/media/challenge/adoptaspacecraftvoyager1.jpg Nearly 40 years ago, the human race sent a small, unassuming probe on what is p...

Has anyone else noticed the large swarm of bots currently upvoting posts (seemingly at random) within minutes of posting?

It seems there's a new evil genius at large on Steemit - and he's got himself an army of bots. http://www.dayoftherobot.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/07...

How I lost the key to a wallet containing over $150 000 worth of Bitcoin - and how Steemit makes me feel like I might have found it again.

I’ve seen a few people on Steemit share some truly tragic stories about their experience with cryptocurrency (mostly those who have bought low and sold prematur...

New features added to your Steemit profile make it even easier to understand where your payouts are coming from.

The devs have been on a roll this week, bringing out a new version of Steemit with some well thought-out changes to the payout schedules and some much-needed re...

If it walks like a whale, and talks like a whale...it's probably not a whale.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/0b/d0/16/0bd01695c13802ca2f2735255ad54c97.jpg Whales, whales, whales. Everyone's mad about whales. With so many people...

If we truly believe in cryptocurrency, why is the value of posts shown in dollars?

If we want cryptocurrency to replace fiat, we need to move towards treating it like it already has - especially on Steemit - instead of continuing to value cryp...

When animals get involved in politics, hilarity ensues.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/news/2016/07/26/boriscat-largetrans++HujQMOxNg9asJqgLx6IsmyDuz3QCrraYdK3tJ3vps.jpg During a break in coming up with more ...