The Economic Times Researchers say new AI model may predict human lifespan “Even though we’re using prediction to evaluate how good these models are, the tool shouldn’t be used for prediction on real people,” says Tina Eliassi-Rad, a professor at Northeastern University, US.
Business Insider 2023 proved that airline nightmare stories are a recipe for viral success John Wihbey, a media and technology professor at Northeastern University, told Business Insider that plane videos are especially “compelling” and compared them to a “reality TV thing that is actually real-life. He also believes that this genre of content is likely being algorithmically boosted by platforms like TikTok because it’s become so popular and engaging.
NBC News Workers wrested a seat at the table on AI this year. Will it be enough? “Education and dialogue are the best starting places,” said Seth Harris, a law and policy professor at Northeastern University who was President Joe Biden’s top labor adviser until last year. “Workers must have power in any relationship that involves them sitting down to discuss difficult topics.”
London Review of Books Talk of Genocide There are currently two conversations taking place about genocide with regard to Israel and Palestine. One is a proper legal and political discussion about the killing of more than twenty thousand people and the destruction of vast swathes of the Gaza Strip.
The Top Ten Ocean Stories of 2023 This year, scientists at Northeastern University made a synthetic version of xanthommatin that can be mixed with titanium dioxide to create a solution that changes color between red and yellow when exposed to light. According to the researchers, this technology could be used for artwork that changes or as an environmentally friendly alternative to regular paint.
Here’s No. 1 thing mentally strong couples ‘never’ do, says relationship therapist of 20 years Amy Morin is a psychotherapist, clinical social worker and instructor at Northeastern University. She is the author of ”13 Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do″ and ”13 Things Mentally Strong Couples Don’t Do.” Her TEDx talk “The Secret of Becoming Mentally Strong” is one of the most viewed talks of all time.
Hartford Courant A noxious weed threatens the CT River. Students created a device to join effort to eradicate it. The multi-million dollar threat to the lower Connecticut River from the invasive aquatic weed hydrilla has attracted attention from around the country, as scientists work on ways to contain it. Now, a group of engineering students from Northeastern University in Boston are developing a remote method of tracking its spread
Northeastern scientists build AI that can predict a person’s life (and death) The popular artificial intelligence app ChatGPT can do many things, but it can’t tell you how long you’re going to live. Not yet, at least. But now a team of scientists at Boston’s Northeastern University and in Denmark say they’ve built an experimental AI system that can predict the patterns of a person’s life with disquieting […]
Holiday crowds — and labor unrest — descend on Logan Airport “The cause of the traveling public’s frustration is the same as the cause of the workers’ frustration,” said Seth Harris, a senior fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change at Northeastern University and former labor adviser to President Biden.
More colleges are opening branch campuses in fast-growing cities Northeastern University in Boston has been particularly aggressive in opening campuses with programs not otherwise widely available, in cities including Oakland, Calif., Portland, Maine, Charlotte, Miami, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver.
Christian Science Monitor As disasters grow in scale, is government aid fairly distributed? Stephen Flynn, founding director of the Global Resilience Institute at Northeastern University, describes FEMA as an operational agency. “It’s all about the paperwork that allows the federal government to pick up the cost of getting water, getting shelter, and getting things put back together again,” he says.
2023 was the year return-to-office died. Experts share remote work trends expected in 2024 Barbara Larson, an executive professor of management at Northeastern University, said too many companies have been focused on the number of days spent out of the office and not how to manage employees while they’re away. For her, “that’s the clear next step.”
