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Northeastern’s Seattle Campus convenes leaders in business, government, and academia to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence

Northeastern’s Seattle Campus convenes leaders in business, government, and academia to discuss the impact of artificial intelligence

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Deciphering Dragon Prayer Book’s medieval prayers and chants recited by German nuns

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Deciphering Dragon Prayer Book’s medieval prayers and chants recited by German nuns

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Here’s what the impeachment inquiry means for the U.S. economy—and for you.
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Here’s what the impeachment inquiry means for the U.S. economy—and for you.

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Could the youth who organized global climate strike be uniquely positioned to influence world leaders?
Climate change activists participate in an environmental demonstration as part of a global youth-led day of action, Friday Sept. 20, 2019, in New York. A wave of climate change protests swept across the globe Friday, with hundreds of thousands of young people sending a message to leaders headed for a U.N. summit: The warming world can't wait for action. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Could the youth who organized global climate strike be uniquely positioned to influence world leaders?

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What LSD, mushrooms, and toad venom taught Michael Pollan about spirituality
Throughout his psychedelic trips, Pollan experienced epiphanies of love, which, he acknowledges, can ring banal. Some of his visions left him crying. As he recovered from the abject nothingness set forth by the venomous toad, he experienced a profound sense of gratitude for his being. Photo by Adam Glanzman for Northeastern University

What LSD, mushrooms, and toad venom taught Michael Pollan about spirituality

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The NBA’s Toronto Raptors partnered with Nike to create team-branded hijabs for Muslim women
The Toronto Raptors have formed a partnership with Nike to offer team-branded hijabs, which are head coverings worn by some Muslim women. Liz Bucar, a professor of religion at Northeastern who teaches a course on the politics of the veil, says that the new hijabs could help to increase the participation of Muslim women in sports. Photo via Twitter/Toronto Raptors

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The NBA’s Toronto Raptors partnered with Nike to create team-branded hijabs for Muslim women

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What the 311 system can tell us about the future of smart cities
Boston’s 311 reporting system is the subject of O’Brien’s latest book, The Urban Commons: How Data and Technology Can Rebuild Our Communities. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

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What the 311 system can tell us about the future of smart cities

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Global resilience expert at Northeastern University says scientists, engineers, and city planners need to collaborate to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian
Town employees of Emerald Isle work to clear the road after a tornado hit the beach town in North Carolina as Hurricane Dorian moved up the East coast on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. AP Photo/Tom Copeland

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Global resilience expert at Northeastern University says scientists, engineers, and city planners need to collaborate to prepare for the next Hurricane Dorian

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Scholars of sociology, religion, and civil rights to take on gun violence and hate speech
In the aftermath of recent mass shootings in New Zealand, Texas, and Ohio, people of different faiths and beliefs banded together to help the victims and their families. “There’s really wonderful and inspiring reactions to that violence and hate coming from different religious communities,” says Liz Bucar, a professor of philosophy and religion at Northeastern. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Scholars of sociology, religion, and civil rights to take on gun violence and hate speech

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This data visualization from Northeastern University researchers helps make sense of the Democratic presidential debates in real time
From left, Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, and Elizabeth Warren raise their hands to answer a question Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, during a Democratic presidential primary debate hosted by ABC at Texas Southern University in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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This data visualization from Northeastern University researchers helps make sense of the Democratic presidential debates in real time

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Why is Jane Austen the only woman in early modern English literature textbooks? Blame the pride and prejudice of men.

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Why is Jane Austen the only woman in early modern English literature textbooks? Blame the pride and prejudice of men.

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Will Space Command help or hurt international relations in space?
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket lifts off from space launch complex 37 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the second Global Positioning System III payload on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Will Space Command help or hurt international relations in space?

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