Data visualization

Here are the 147 flags you’ll see students waving at Commencement this year

Students in the Class of 2019 will wave flags from more than 140 countries on Friday at Commencement in honor of the nations that have…

by Tyler Machado May 1, 2019

The Game of Thrones social network

The final season of HBO megahit Game of Thrones kicks off Sunday, April 14. See how characters, houses, and allegiances have evolved as kings and…

by Lia Petronio April 11, 2019

Westeros and Beyond

We’re just about to start the eighth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones, and sometimes it’s difficult to keep track of where exactly everyone has been.

by Lia Petronio April 10, 2019

The United States isn’t quite a melting pot, this data visualization artist says. It’s more like a tree.

Pedro Cruz thinks of the United States as a tree. Specifically, as a tree trunk, with its concentric rings demarking growth throughout the years. As…

by Molly Callahan December 12, 2018

They wondered what happens when a Hollywood blockbuster features two black leads. A North Korean hack helped them find the answer.

The findings of Northeastern assistant professor Venkat Kuppuswamy, supported by data unearthed in the North Korean hack of Sony Pictures in 2014, upend the common…

by Molly Callahan and Lia Petronio December 6, 2018

Recounts almost never lead to election reversals. Here’s why they matter.

Electoral recounts were pursued in Florida and Georgia, with little chance of changing the outcome in the short term. Of far greater importance is the…

by Lia Petronio and Ian Thomsen November 16, 2018

Yo rando reader, these are really words—you can look it up

Merriam-Webster added 840 new words to the dictionary in 2018. Out of the 32 we chose for National Dictionary Day, how many do you know?…

by Lia Petronio and Sophia Fox-Sowell October 16, 2018

Here’s what it takes to build a bridge

Late Friday night, after the final orange line train has passed by the Ruggles Station, Amtrack and the MBTA will turn off power to the…

by Lia Petronio, Laura Castañón and Hannah Moore October 12, 2018

Your guide to campus construction at Northeastern

Classroom renovations, a new residence hall, and the transformation of Carter Playground: These are among the projects designed to enhance teaching, research, and student life…

by Lia Petronio September 3, 2018

You love that dirty water. But how dirty is it really?

In 1965, the water in the Charles River was so dirty that The Standells wrote a song about it. Now the “Dirty Water” Boston sports…

by Lia Petronio August 30, 2018