martes, 11 de agosto de 2020

How researchers overturned US sanctions on a virtual summer school

How researchers overturned US sanctions on a virtual summer school

Mehrad Ansari of Iran holds a sign reading “I am banned” outside the US Supreme Court.

Researchers overturn US sanctions on a virtual summer school

US rules forced an online neuroscience course to block people in Iran from signing up. Outrage on social media helped the organizers to win a last-minute reprieve. “It was quite shocking for the science community that something like this [would be included]”, says Elnaz Alikarami, an Iranian student in Canada, who volunteers at the Neuromatch Academy course. “It’s just basic science.”
Nature | 6 min read

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