In the traditional law school classroom — the kind you saw on The Paper Chase, the kind you read about in One L — professors instruct solely by relentlessly asking intimidating questions. It’s a counterintuitive approach. And yet almost without fail, the professors’ highly directed questions elicit from the students themselves the essential principles behind […]

“As the size of the cell increases, the chance of something happening increases because you have an increased amount of material being exposed” says Dr. K.M. Abraham. “[Lithium-ion batteries] are not as forgiving as far as design and construction are concerned. If you have quality control issues, it can be very bad.” Dr. Abraham is […]

“As the size of the cell increases, the chance of something happening increases because you have an increased amount of material being exposed” says Dr. K.M. Abraham. “[Lithium-ion batteries] are not as forgiving as far as design and construction are concerned. If you have quality control issues, it can be very bad.” Dr. Abraham is […]

Our Twitter book club has read so many books in so many varieties, it’s hard to believe we’ve neglected one of the most vibrant, creative categories of all: children’s lit. As any parent knows, the best representatives of the genre are hardly just for kids. My wife and I, for instance, battle ceaselessly over who […]

Gov. Deval Patrick is offering more specifics on his sweeping plan to raise income taxes and cut the sales tax, which he first outlined last week. This afternoon, the governor presented a $34.8 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year. There’d be more money for transportation and education and more aid to cities and […]

According to FBI statistics analyzed by James Alan Fox, a criminologist at Northeastern University, the number of reported killings of children younger than a year old by a baby sitter hasn’t changed significantly since 1976, when there were 20.  

President Barack Obama pledged in his inaugural address on Monday to respond to the threat of climate change, saying: “The path towards sustainable energy sources will be long and sometimes difficult. But Americans cannot resist this transition. We must lead it.” So, why is addressing climate change so ‘difficult’?

Wednesday morning’s Green Line fire wasn’t just an inconvenience for MBTA riders – it was also an opportunity for Mass. Governor Deval Patrick to make a point about his new budget. The budget includes more than $1 billion in new transportation spending, some of which would be used to upgrade the antiquated MBTA system. The […]

MOST OF us know that we have a criminal justice system that rewards confession with leniency. Many are less aware of the coin’s other side — that the few who contemplate asking a judge and jury to decide whether they are guilty are threatened with far greater punishment solely for exercising their right to a […]

n the aftermath of the Newtown school massacre, one of the few reforms advocated by both the president and the NRA involves increasing the presence of resource officers in the schools. This also happens to be one of the few recommendations that has a realistic chance of improving the safety of our children — and […]

It’s Massachusetts’ version of the federal tax debate that bitterly divided Congress: Will tax increases of the kind recently proposed by Governor Deval Patrick help or hurt the local economy? And much like the federal debate, economists disagree. Some support the governor’s plan, lauding it for creating jobs and making the state more attractive to […]

The price of college has been skyrocketing for years – many private schools are closing in on $60,000 a year once you factor in books, mandatory fees, and housing. And, online courses are now proliferating: we’re facing obvious questions: what will happen to the traditional university? The quad? The professors? And, perhaps most importantly, the […]