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At the beginning of every year, it is a common occurrence to see people talking about what they will be and what they will not be in the new year. Different goals are set with specific time limits and many boast about their achievements at the end of the year.

While having new year goals and targets is not totally bad, many throw themselves under the bus for not being able to achieve these goals. We live in the social media era where achievements are vociferated and failures are hidden. Thus, before you slip into depression for not achieving your goals, think about it, perhaps you were not so realistic about them. Perhaps you don't even need new resolutions.

Welcome to 2023 and the first edition of STEMng digest for the year. Special shout out to everyone in the community - the authors, the audience, and all our supporters. Without you all, there is no STEMng. Let's do it again this year.

### Who are we? 

>STEMng is the Nigerian sub-community of the stemsocial community, a community that has been supporting stem authors on the hive blockchain for about four years now. While stemsocial focuses on everyone irrespective of their country, STEMng is specifically for Nigerians. The best stem contents published by Nigerians on the Hive blockchain are highlighted weekly. 

Below are the posts that made it into our digest for this week:

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1. @sam9999: [Exploring the Cognitive Powers of Humans: Can We Tap Into 100% Recall Ability?](https://peakd.com/hive-196387/@sam9999/exploring-the-cognitive-powers-of-humans-can-we-tap-into-100percent-recall-ability)

Our first featured post for the 2023 is from a veteran author in which he talks about the human memory and the chances of achieving 100% recall ability. Wouldn't that be some magic? Well, according to the author, the potentials are there, but the possibility is what scientists are still exploring. If this code can be cracked, I doubt there would be a need for all the schools we have around, or what do you think?
 


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2.@bimbo45: [The Global Burden of Salmonella Typhi and Salmonella Paratyphi (Typhoid fever)](https://peakd.com/hive-196387/@bimbo45/the-global-burden-of-salmonella)
Without having to do any research, a normal Nigerian who lives in Nigeria will know that Typhoid and malaria represent two of the most common diseases in Country. So much so that many people do not need to go to the hospital - they just self-diagnose and get drugs from nearby pharmacies. Reading this post, one would know that a large percentage of what we call typhoid are really not typhoid. Every stomach discomfort is not typhoid. 


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3.@clinton19: [Weekly Science And Technology Reports - January 8 2023](https://peakd.com/hive-196387/@clinton19/weekly-science-and-technology-reports-january-8-2023) 
Our weekly science meal where the author feed us with some of the interesting  science discoveries published in the previous week. This week throws up some fascinating findings, including a technology that can enable us to see through walls, why kids are smarter beyond just environmental plasticity, how a new entanglement is throwing up some big possibilities in particle science, and so on. Click the post and feed yourself in order to have a share of the meal. 

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4.@busted1: [The Health Danger Linked With Obesity.](https://peakd.com/hive-196387/@busted1/the-health-danger-linked-with)

We live in the part of the world where plus-sizedness is socially more acceptable and where being thin is mocked, especially in women. It is normal to see some obviously obese women calling themselves 'thick' instead. Hence, they ignore all the health issues that are inherent with being obese. Here is a post reminding us of the dangers associated with being obese. A good read too. 

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5.@royalevidence: [Health Issues Associated With Tattoos - What You Need To Know](https://peakd.com/hive-196387/@royalevidence/health-issues-associated-with-tattoos-what-you-need-to-know) 
I am not a tattoo lover but I have seen some fantastic tattoos that almost made me change my mind. Then, I think about the possible health issues that can stem from getting tattoos and my resolution intensifies. Of you have gotten inked or thinking of getting one, you may want to read this post. 



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And that ends our selections for this week. Do not forget to give the featured posts/authors your maximum support. Thank you in advance. 


>If you are a content creator on Hive and wondering how you can participate in the community, all you need to do would to: 
- Write original content or videos
- Make it as interesting as possible
- Adopt beautiful layout/formatting
- Personalize your writing (it is social blogging, remember)
- Use copyright-free images
- Include references (facts over fiction)
- to increase the likelihood of being discovered, use the tag 'stemng'.

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See you again next week!

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