City Councillor and Leading Rights Activist Shot Dead in Downtown Rio de Janeiro
Bearing all the hallmarks of an execution, the attack has sent shockwaves through Brazil including social media.
‘Aesthetics Japan’ Tweets the Beauty of Japan, From Neon Lights to Misty Mountaintops
There is no shortage of social media accounts devoted to posting fantastic photos of Japan. As street photographer Lee Chapman documents his daily life in Japan through photos, Instagram’s Tokyo Camera Club offers stunning snaps of Tokyo and beyond to its over 400,000 followers. In a similar vein, Twitter account Aesthetics Japan posts various photos in order to encourage followers to appreciate the beauty of the archipelago through photos featuring its scenery, art, and food.
Here is just a selection of the images of Japan shared by this Twitter account.
City Councillor and Leading Rights Activist Shot Dead in Downtown Rio de Janeiro
Ugandans Call for the Resignation of Parliamentarian Who Made Pro-Domestic Violence Comments
From Graffiti to Politics, Anti-Semitic and Neo-Nazi Speech Is Becoming More Visible in Eastern Europe
‘Aesthetics Japan’ Tweets the Beauty of Japan, From Neon Lights to Misty Mountaintops
What Bitcoin, Tulip Mania and the Nigerian Stock Market Have in Common
At the height of tulip mania there were investors who sold their homes to purchase a single bulb. Sound familiar?
Read stories about how International Women’s Day was observed around the world, plus how Bitcoin = “tulip mania”: https://buff.ly/2Flbtrs
“They were going to the moon. I computed the path that would get you there. You determined where you were on Earth when you started out, and where the moon would be at a given time. We told them how fast they would be going, and the moon will be there by the time you got there.”—Katherine Johnson
We’re highlighting a couple of important TechMAKERS this week for Women’s History Month. These women have made incredible strides in STEM, despite the challenges they faced entering professional and academic fields that are overwhelmingly male-dominated.
It was only recently, with the release of Hidden Figures, that Katherine Johnson received the public recognition she deserved. There was not much visibility granted to a woman of color working at NASA in the 1960s.
Katherine made innumerable contributions to our space program, but the most important was being part of the team that put an American on the moon. She calculated the trajectory analysis for the mission because the computer they used was known to be faulty. We repeat: Katherine Johnson’s calculations were more trusted than that of NASA’s computers.
To see our full video profile of Katherine Johnson, head on over to MAKERS.
It’s TechMAKERS week over at @makerswomen‘s celebration of Women’s History Month. Which women in STEM do you think deserves recognition?
Sri Lanka Declares a State of Emergency Following Anti-Muslim Violence
The Sri Lankan government has declared a state of emergency for 10 days to stop communal violence between Buddhists and Muslims in central Sri Lanka.
Rebels and Rebellion in Classic Chinese Literature
The authoritarian nature of dynasties has led to a common stereotype of Chinese people as obedient and submissive. This stereotype fails to account for the fact that while much of China’s history has been dominated by dynastic cycle, this cycle was in fact punctuated by the overthrowing of powerful emperors by popular revolutions or military coups which ended up with the country in chaos before another dynasty was established.
In today’s newsletter: Sri Lanka struggles with anti-Muslim violence, women march for equality in Indonesia, and exploring the meaning of the word “teen”.
Read it all here: https://buff.ly/2Flbtrs
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