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Mass Live

‘The Bad Old Days’: Why the ICE shooting in Minneapolis has raised alarms with Mass. police experts

Veteran Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox wasn’t buying it. “I don’t know what she said [to the agent], but I don’t see the reason for pulling a gun and then, particularly, for trying to open the [car] door, which intensified and escalated the encounter,” he said.
C&EN

These quantum switches need a materials makeover

At the heart of today’s most advanced quantum computers sits a device called a Josephson junction. “The Josephson junction is the transistor of quantum computing,” says Kin Chung Fong, an engineer at Northeastern University, Burlington.

Criminologist says video transcripts reveal insight into Brown University shooter’s motive

Northeastern University Criminologist James Alan Fox told Boston 25 that he believes Neves Valente, despite what he said, like other mass killers, was motivated to set across a simple message.
National Geographic

How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses

How cephalopods achieve this instantaneous camouflage is a mystery that has tantalized humans since at least 350 BCE, when Aristotle made observational notes on the subject, says Leila Deravi, associate professor at Northeastern University, whose BioMaterials Design Group specializes in biomimicry.
Wired Italia

The mathematics of flavor: can you guess the origin of a recipe from the combination of its ingredients?

But it can be applied to many other phenomena. Iacopo Iacopini , Associate Professor of Network Science at Northeastern University in London, and his colleagues, in this case, chose the kitchen. 
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Map Shows States in Worst Tier As ‘Super Flu’ Spreads

“This is very concerning,” Neil Maniar, a professor of public health practice at Northeastern University, told Newsweek.
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Mike Johnson’s Majority in Peril After Sudden Republican Death

Costas Panagopoulos, professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweekthe slim margin makes it more of a challenge to keep the GOP coalition unified on any vote, as even just a small number of defections could “make it impossible for the Republican majority to pass legislation.”
Fox News

Flu hospitalizations hit all-time weekly high in densely populated state, officials warn

In a previous interview with Fox News Digital, Dr. Neil Maniar, professor of public health practice at Boston’s Northeastern University, emphasized that it’s not too late to get the flu vaccine, as peak season typically occurs in January.

Can animals read? Not in the human way.

A Goffin’s cockatoo named Ellie can tap a tablet-based speech board to communicate with her owner, Northeastern University researcher Jen Cunha.
Quartz

Big Pharma poured billions into AI drug discovery. It could soon pay off

“We are really seeing AI being used across the board now,” said Samuel Scarpino, director of AI + life sciences at Northeastern University and an advisor to many biotech startups. “I don’t think we can point to a clear winner yet… but it is definitely producing a lot of value,” he said.
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Was the US operation to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro legal?

“You can’t say it was a police operation and then claim that we now need to govern the country,” Jeremy Paul, a professor of constitutional law at Northeastern University in the United States, told Reuters. “It simply doesn’t make sense.”
Deutsche Welle

Legal concerns surround US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro

Jeremy Paul, an expert on constitutional law at Northeastern University in the US, said Rubio’s argument was “plausible,” but subsequent statements by the president about the US “running” Venezuela and its oil fields “completely undermined” that rationale.