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Is social media making you more irritable? New research takes a granular look at users’ moods
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Is social media making you more irritable? New research takes a granular look at users’ moods

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Feeling angry about climate change? A researcher says that’s normal – and it could be part of the solution
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Feeling angry about climate change? A researcher says that’s normal – and it could be part of the solution

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The ban on beards in the Yankees’ clubhouse has been tossed. What does it mean for baseball’s biggest brand?
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The ban on beards in the Yankees’ clubhouse has been tossed. What does it mean for baseball’s biggest brand?

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In friendship, love and feuds, adolescents stick with their own, Northeastern researcher says
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In friendship, love and feuds, adolescents stick with their own, Northeastern researcher says

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How to build a strong brand: Northeastern’s Michael Armini on consistency, trust and crisis management
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How to build a strong brand: Northeastern’s Michael Armini on consistency, trust and crisis management

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This Northeastern researcher studies homelessness in the 19th century. He doesn’t think much has changed in 200 years
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This Northeastern researcher studies homelessness in the 19th century. He doesn’t think much has changed in 200 years

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In neighborhoods changed by gentrification, past hopes return as a haunting, Northeastern researcher says
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In neighborhoods changed by gentrification, past hopes return as a haunting, Northeastern researcher says

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This Northeastern researcher has been tracking activists’ efforts inside Communist China
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This Northeastern researcher has been tracking activists’ efforts inside Communist China

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Could Patrick Mahomes’ kids’ names — Golden, Stirling, Bronze — lead to sibling rivalry?
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Could Patrick Mahomes’ kids’ names — Golden, Stirling, Bronze — lead to sibling rivalry?

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The British secret service kept the Queen in the dark for nine years that a spy was in her midst. Northeastern historians unpack what happened
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The British secret service kept the Queen in the dark for nine years that a spy was in her midst. Northeastern historians unpack what happened

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YouTube star Ms. Rachel is bringing her children’s songs to Netflix. But are they good or bad for teaching children?
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YouTube star Ms. Rachel is bringing her children’s songs to Netflix. But are they good or bad for teaching children?

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David Lynch, master of the surreal, tapped into America’s shadow self and left a legacy that’s even more important now, experts say
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David Lynch, master of the surreal, tapped into America’s shadow self and left a legacy that’s even more important now, experts say

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