In November 2021, Twitter agreed to the demands of the Nigerian government in the hope of being unbanned from the West African country. But instead of rejoicing, many Nigerians (especially the younger generation of “digital natives”) are worried that this may lead to even greater violations, as the government’s track record of respecting citizen rights isn’t reassuring. They fear they may even try to sever the country’s access to the Internet during the 2023 national elections, possibly to prevent dissent. Read full article here
Science
‘Ghostly’ neutrinos provide new path to study protons
In groundbreaking research, an international collaboration of scientists from the University of Rochester have used a beam of neutrinos to measure the size and shape of the protons that make up the nuclei of atoms. This feat, once thought impossible, provides scientists with a new way of looking at the small components of an atom’s nucleus and opens up a wealth of new information about the structure of an atom’s nucleus and the dynamics of the forces that affect neutrino interactions. The researchers solved the challenge of harnessing neutrinos in large numbers by using a neutrino detector containing a target of both hydrogen and carbon atoms, and over nine years of data collection at Fermilab’s accelerator. Read full article here
Merv
March 25, 2023
