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Gen Z Voters Are Ditching GOP for Midterms—Poll

Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek that the shifts are “statistically too small to imply meaningful change in views among Gen Z voters, but they do suggest these voters are increasingly displeased with the GOP and willing to shift toward the Democratic Party.”
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Judge and lawmakers question the Trump administration’s plan to gut Job Corps centers

Seth Harris, senior fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University, said in an interview that Job Corps is wildly popular on Capitol Hill. He recalled having to slow down Job Corps due to funding challenges when he served as acting secretary of labor during former President Barack Obama’s administration.
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You Should Never Store These Foods In The Fridge Door

Darin Detwiler, a professor of food policy at Northeastern University, explained, “The fridge door is the warmest and most unstable zone because it’s the most exposed to ambient air every time the door opens. 
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Elon Musk’s deep dive into politics was bad for business. His breakup with Trump could hurt even worse

“Corporate leaders engage in partisan politics at the peril of their brand images and, ultimately, even the bottom line,” professors from the University of Northern Iowa, Columbia University and Northeastern University wrote in the paper.

Trump Has Power, a Big Megaphone and Billions to Spend. So Does Musk.

“It really is like Godzilla versus Kong,” said Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University. But for all the irresistible allure of watching two of the world’s most powerful men savage each other, there is much substance at stake.
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Will Donald Trump Get to Pick New Supreme Court Justices?

Daniel Urman, a Northeastern University law professor, told Newsweek no one really knows when someone will leave the court, but that Alito and Thomas would be the most likely to retire to ensure someone with similar legal views could replace them on the court. But it may not necessarily be likely because they are now in the […]
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How Much Energy Does It Take To Think?

“There is this sentiment that the brain is for thinking,” said Jordan Theriault(opens a new tab), a neuroscientist at Northeastern University who was not involved in the new analysis. 
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Ukraine drone attack shows familiar-looking drones can be terrifying weapons

“We may be at an inflection event,” said Mai’a Cross, a professor of international affairs and diplomacy at Northeastern University. “The nature of warfare has transformed.”
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The ’20-5-3′ Rule Prescribes How Much Time to Spend Outside

To understand what was happening, I met with Rachel Hopman, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at Northeastern University. She told me about the nature pyramid.
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FTC targets advertising groups over allegations of social media censorship

“Then you dry up advertising for the whole ecosystem,” said John Wihbey, an associate professor of media innovation at Northeastern University. “Advertising boycotts and pressure on advertisers by civic groups — whether that be researchers, watchdogs, advocates, trade associations, whoever — are just completely constitutionally protected speech that are core to what the country stands […]
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To get from experience to emotion, the brain hits ‘sustain’

“Sure, [a sustained signal] happens in emotion,” says Lisa Feldman Barrett, a professor of psychology at Northeastern University. “But it also happens in all kinds of other instances,” like when a person is concentrating or remembering.
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America Sees Rise in Female Shooters—FBI Data

James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology at Northeastern University, told Newsweek the increase is “in all likelihood an aberration that will be reversed next year.”