Welcome here, @gavinresch.
discord channelMay I intodruce to you @steemstem, the science/tech community here on STEEM? We run a for socializing, the frontend https://www.steemstem.io/ where the blockchain is filtered for STEM content and last, but not least, we are providing generous upvotes for well-written science blogs. I would advice you to use the #steemstem tag for better visibility of STEM content.
Cya around, good luck, and have fun!