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The cyberattack on New Orleans shows how vulnerable our cities are

New Orleans acted appropriately in quickly containing a cyberattack on city government computers, but more needs to be done to curb the spread of such attacks on U.S. municipalities, says Stephen Flynn, the founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern.

by Khalida Sarwari December 18, 2019

From jobless and sharing a carton of McNuggets to the Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list

An app that tells you anyone’s personality from their online profile. A company that developed a new type of composite 3D printing. Business savviness that has resulted in more than $150 billion in sales for Uber, Slack, and Netflix. And tiny robots that can accomplish tasks too tricky for human hands. Forbes has recognized the Northeastern graduates behind these trailblazing ventures.

by Khalida Sarwari December 17, 2019

You might not want to put so much thought into that ‘thoughtful’ gift

Go ahead and stock up on gift cards. As it turns out, seemingly impersonal gifts are received better than we might think, says Mary Steffel, a Northeastern professor who studies how consumers use their judgment. Behavioral science research proves you’re not being rude after all.

by Khalida Sarwari December 16, 2019

A call to action on artificial intelligence

Preparing employees for jobs of the future will require leaders in business, government, and higher education to work together. That was a major…

by Khalida Sarwari December 11, 2019

Who makes better decisions: humans or robots?

What exactly is going on in our heads when we make decisions that override suggestions or recommendations made by automated systems? Yael Karlinsky-Shichor, a recently appointed assistant professor of marketing at Northeastern, is on a quest to find out.

by Khalida Sarwari December 5, 2019

Can a pill redress social and racial injustice?

“The heart of a lot of what I do in the law is looking at intersections between law and science with specific attention to how it impacts issues of racial justice,” says Jonathan Kahn, a recently appointed professor of law and biology at Northeastern. That’s exactly what he’s done with his examination of the first race-based prescription drug in the U.S.

by Khalida Sarwari December 2, 2019

Here’s where you can dive into da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus

For the next month, the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex at Northeastern will host a digital installation of Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Atlanticus, a 12-volume bound set of drawings and writings covering a variety of topics, such as weaponry and botany.

by Khalida Sarwari November 21, 2019

Instagram ‘likes’ are disappearing. You might like it.

Rachel Rodgers, an associate professor of applied psychology at Northeastern, says this change could have a positive effect on the mental wellness of users of the social media platform.

by Khalida Sarwari November 15, 2019

With comic books and music festivals, a social entrepreneur promotes Nigeria

To understand Oriteme Banigo’s philosophy toward work and life, it helps to contextualize where he came from. He had a light-bulb moment in Dennis Shaughnessy’s class on social entrepreneurship at Northeastern 12 years ago, and things haven’t been the same for him since.

by Khalida Sarwari November 14, 2019

How a disrupter transformed Thailand’s used car industry almost overnight

Within six months of starting his first job at Carro, an online marketplace for buyers and sellers of used cars in Thailand, Northeastern graduate Manit Ghogar was tapped to lead the multimillion-dollar business, helping to shake up an industry that has been stagnant for decades.

by Khalida Sarwari November 12, 2019

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