Posts by Adam Fischer

Of mice and women

Victorian-era stereotypes that were originally used to keep women out of leadership positions are still with us today, says Rebecca Shansky, an associate professor of…

Relive the sights and sounds of Commencement in two minutes

If you couldn’t make it to the TD Garden in person, don’t worry. We have you covered.

It took a superhuman effort to get to the show

Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun showed off some mad acrobatic skills in getting to TD Garden just in time to give his 2019 Commencement Speech.

Murder in Mobile: A documentary short film about race, murder, and one family’s search for the truth 70 years later

In 1948, in Mobile, Alabama, a black man named Rayfield Davis was beaten to death by a white man who was not prosecuted. The crime…

Video: President Aoun conducts his Commencement 2018 exit interviews

Graduating is easy for seniors after exams are over, right? Well, some unsuspecting students were surprised they had one more thing they had to do…

Why do we get goosebumps?

Why do we sleep?

Your brain knows how to throw a party. And when to kick everyone out. In this installment of Why is That?, biology professor Fred Davis…

Why does hair turn gray?

In this installment of Why is That? chemistry professor Ed Witten explains how the process that turns hair gray is similar to a zombie apocalypse.…

Why do we say the word "ok?"

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