Censored materials are forbidden fruits so strong that the public feels an irresistible urge to consume them. Take Tipper Gore’s three-year campaign to censor “indecent” music (like rock, rap, and ragtime) to protect American morality and children. She sparked a movement that led to mandatory labelling on music records that had inappropriate material and a strict attitude of self-censorship in the industry. But instead of dissuading the public from consuming indecent music, they clamoured for more. It was incredibly unsuccessful; rock is now a classic and rap has become mainstream! 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
