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Marie Antoinette falsely shown as fearless in Napoleon film, says historian
Academic says French queen was not as feisty as depicted but ‘extremely sad and vulnerable’ and scarred by incest allegations
This Massachusetts police practice skews racial profiling stats
Ross, an associate professor at Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs and Department of Economics, said the USA TODAY Network’s findings “makes any statistical analysis less likely to find evidence of discrimination even if it exists.” He called that “deeply troubling.”
A rare look at the devastation caused by AR-15 shootings
This data is drawn from a database maintained by the AP, USA Today and Northeastern University and analyzed by The Post.
Is Alexa listening for ads? How your smart assistant may be listening to you
Consumer Reports and researchers at Boston’s Northeastern University created fake persons to interact with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple’s Siri. This is data we all need to pay attention to.
New study draws link between insecticide exposure and lower sperm concentration in men
A team of researchers at the George Mason University College of Public Health as well as Northeastern University in the US have published research indicating a strong link between exposure to common pesticides and lower sperm counts.
Study: Exposure to common pesticides linked to decreased sperm concentration
What they’re saying: Lauren Ellis, a doctoral student at Northeastern University who co-authored the new paper, said in a statement that it’s imperative to understand how such chemicals affect human biology given how ubiquitous they are in the environment and food systems.
Meet BostInno’s 25 under 25 for 2023
Shaan Arora and Cory Gill have been hustlers since they started as freshmen at Northeastern University.
Doctors find AI text-to-image generators perpetuate societal biases
“What’s difficult is these companies aren’t fully transparent with where the data comes from and who is evaluating the models and what their demographic is,” said Sina Fazelpour, a professor of philosophy and computer science at Northeastern University, who was not involved in the research.
U.S. News
Review Links Pesticides to Lower Sperm Quality in Men
“Understanding how insecticides affect sperm concentration in humans is critical given their ubiquity in the environment and documented reproductive hazards,” said co-researcher Lauren Ellis, a doctoral student at Northeastern University.
Underage Workers Are Training AI
“AI is presented as a magical box that can do everything,” says Saiph Savage, director of Northeastern University’s Civic AI Lab. “People just simply don’t know that there are human workers behind the scenes.”
Your Company Will Need Remote Work as Extreme Weather Gets Worse
By John Bai, an Associate Professor of Finance at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.
WGBH
Experts say the rise in hazing incidents is more complicated than we think
Nicolette Aduama, Senior Associate Director of Northeastern’s Center for the Study of Sport and Society, joined All Things Considered host Arun Rath to give insight into why hazing culture seems stronger than ever. The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.