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Teens have an edge when learning from rewards
In a recent experiment, teens did better than adults on a computer game that allowed them to learn from correct guesses. Two brain areas seem to work together to help teens succeed at this kind of learning and perhaps prepare for adulthood, Shohamy and her colleagues reported today in the journalNeuron. “If a developing brain […]
Venture Beat
Now you can book a seat on a small-plane adventure through Flytenow
There’s an online sharing marketplace for everything these days. The latest vertical to pop up on our radar: private flights. Boston startup Flytenow is working to do just that, and startup incubator Y Combinator is putting its money behind it as part of its current batch of startups. The problem for folks who have a […]
Alan Guichard: The sharing economy from a sky-high perspective
The sharing economy or collaborative consumption is a vast market existing everywhere around us, but is not readily apparent. Instead, it is a by-product of the everyday inefficiencies of life — the person with an extra seat in their car, extra room in their house, or with extra time to spare. Anyone who has used […]
Gizmodo
Flytenow is the airplane rideshare service you can actually afford
Admit it: You’ve always wanted to ride in a private plane. Imagine stretching out your legs and listening to music without headphones. What luxury! Too bad, you probably can’t afford it. But, with Flytenow, you just might. Think of it as a Lyft for airplanes. Flytenow aims to connect pilots looking to rack up hours […]
There’s a new way to ride share: in the air
There’s a new way to get to Martha’s Vineyard, and it isn’t by car, bus, or train. It’s in someone else’s plane. Two flying enthusiasts, both students at Northeastern University, recently launched Flytenow, a service that matches pilots with people wanting to fly small. Matt Voska and Alan Guichard hope to help pilots share the […]
This Northeastern student wants to motivate you every morning of the year
How you start your morning inevitably impacts the rest of your day. A crowded commute makes you crabby; the leftover mess from weeks’ worth of snow leaves you slipping, sliding and whining. Northeastern University student Lars King wants to intervene, however, and get to you before life’s annoyances do — all 365 days of the […]
Can Boston get plane-sharing off the ground?
A Northeastern University student, Matt Voska, is pitching a business idea called Flytenow. His idea is to enable private pilots who rent or own small aircraft to share the cost of flying with others who might want to go along for a ride. Voska, a 19-year-old who has his private pilot’s license, says the start-up has […]
ABC News
Five Ways Kennedy’s Assassination Changed Presidential Security Forever
2. The End of the Presidential ‘Stroll’ Before JFK’s assassination, presidents had much more freedom to travel around the capital without extreme protective detail. President Coolidge was known for his regular constitutionals around Washington, D.C., most often only accompanied by one body guard. Additionally, President Truman was also famous for his frequent walks around the […]
Boston needs to embrace curbside collection of organic waste
OVERALL, THE Boston mayoral candidates agree with the city’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Several have mentioned that they want to see improvement in Boston’s recycling rate, which, at 20 percent, is 10 percent lower than the national average. But to match recycling rates of 80 percent in San Francisco, 65 percent in Los Angeles, […]
Nieman Journalism Lab
A community news co-op, aiming to build a replicable model, moves a step closer to reality
It was as incongruous a situation as I could imagine. April 19 was one of the most gripping news days we have ever experienced in Massachusetts. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the younger of the suspected marathon bombers, was in hiding. Boston and several other cities were under voluntary lockdown. And that morning I was driving north, toward Haverhill, […]
Robotic Insect: To Promote Pollination in US, May Support Future Food Supply
“We’re getting closer and closer to the point where we don’t have enough bees in this country to meet pollination demands,” said entomologist Dennis vanEngelstorp of the University of Maryland, who led the survey documenting the declines, according to Wired. However, recently, scientists in Harvard and Northeastern University have taken a big step to overcome […]
New state laws illustrate America’s stark divide on gun control
Because weapons can be easily carried across state lines, states that try to impose tight controls on gun purchases can be undercut by other states that are more permissive, analysts say. “There’s no metal detectors at the borders,” said Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox. “Any state’s ability to deal with the gun problem is […]