Posts by Benjamin Bertsch

VIDEO: Watch as President Aoun is knighted by French foreign minister

President Joseph E. Aoun was decorated on Friday with the Legion of Honor, France’s highest award, which is conferred on those who have made outstanding…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   October 1, 2018

Watch: Northeastern and Boston unite to celebrate reopening of historic Carter Playground

The historic William E. Carter Playground was officially re-opened by Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun. Northeastern committed $108 million…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   September 19, 2018

Watch as Parisian graffiti artist Greg Astro paints a public art mural at Northeastern

Parisian graffiti artist Greg Astro has painted a pair of perspective-bending murals on Burstein Hall. “I think it’s good that students have access to art…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   August 24, 2018

Here’s what happened when we tried to live on Bitcoin for a day

Bitcoin is currency without banks, without paper, and without limits. It’s also seen by some as the currency of the future. But can you live…

• by Benjamin Bertsch, Adam Fischer and Molly Callahan   July 9, 2018

Watch as Boston artist Silvia López Chavez paints public art mural at Northeastern

Local artist Silvia López Chavez has transformed a wall outside the Ruggles MBTA Station into her largest piece of public art to date. The 5,000-square-foot…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   June 18, 2018

Yanny vs. Laurel: Which Is It?

Two of our Northeastern colleagues take on the most divisive watercooler debate of the year. So what’s it gonna be: Team “Yanny,” or “Laurel” for…

• by Benjamin Bertsch and Adam Fischer   May 16, 2018

Video: Northeastern graduates, get pumped for Commencement 2018

Need an excuse to get pumped up for Commencement? Look no further. Northeastern graduates, get pumped up for Commencement 2018! Video…

• by Benjamin Bertsch   May 4, 2018

Why are robots called ‘robots’?

We think of robots as being at the cutting edge, but the word “robot,” itself, has a deep history. Professor Taskin Padir, a robotics expert,…

• by Benjamin Bertsch   June 28, 2017

Why do we get hiccups?

If you’ve ever had a case of the hiccups that just won’t quit, this one’s for you. In the latest episode of Why is That?,…

• by Benjamin Bertsch   June 7, 2017

Why are yawns contagious?

Don’t sleep on it: In this week’s installment of Why is That?, Jade Zee, assistant director of the Behavioral Neuroscience program, explores why yawns are…

• by Benjamin Bertsch   May 17, 2017