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Google’s new AI can hear a snippet of song—and then keep on playing
Rupal Patel, who researches information and speech science at Northeastern University, says that previous work using AI to generate audio could capture those nuances only if they were explicitly annotated in training data. In contrast, AudioLM learns those characteristics from the input data automatically, which adds to the realistic effect.
Butter Boards Are All The Rage, But Are They Safe To Eat From?
Even if you’re on board with the butter board, not all food safety experts are. HuffPost spoke to Darin Detwiler, an associate professor at Northeastern’s College of Professional Studies and the author of “Food Safety: Past, Present and Predictions.”
Victims of suspected Northern California serial killer identified
Enzo Yaksic, the founder of Northeastern University’s Atypical Homicide Research Group, said the suspect or suspects fit “the profile of the modern-day serial killer” because they’re targeting both male and female minority victims in a public space without much interaction.
With Online Learning, ‘Let’s Take a Breath and See What Worked and Didn’t Work.’
One finding that has emerged from the pandemic could have the greatest effect of all on online higher education: Nearly half of employers said their opinion of the quality of online credentials has improved, according to a survey by the Northeastern University Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy.
Forget about 5G phones — here comes 6G
At Northeastern University, which has been at the forefront of earlier wireless advances, the first 6G project is taking off. The school’s Institute for the Wireless Internet of Things last month won backing from the Department of Defense to develop the new tech under an initiative dubbed “Open6G.”
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Wu blocks new artificial turfs in Boston parks, refrains from calling it a ban
Phil Brown, co-director of the Social Science and Environmental Health Institute at Northeastern University, said cities like Boston have major influence over how states and federal government respond to man-made environmental threats.
Putin Struggling to Appease Three Key Factions as Regime Faces Pressure—ISW
Larissa Doroshenko, an expert on Russian disinformation from Boston’s Northeastern University, told Newsweek last week that the mobilization was part of Putin’s attempt to do something “to turn around this war and change the momentum” but this was not solely in response to the bloggers’ criticism.
Prison guards beat him and shattered his face. Eight years later, this formerly incarcerated man glimpses justice.
The legal standard that the courts use is this, said Northeastern University Law professor Daniel Medwed: An employer is typically only responsible for the conduct of an employee when that conduct falls “within the scope of employment.”
When You Step Inside This Lab, You Must Whip It
Whip cracking can showcase “the pinnacle of human skill, and we as scientists do not understand it,” said Dagmar Sternad, a biologist and engineer at Northeastern University in Boston.
The Pandemic May Have Changed Gun Ownership In America For The Long Haul
Research also shows higher risks for violence in homes with guns, especially homicides committed by men against women, according to Matthew Miller, a professor at Northeastern University who studies gun violence and suicide prevention.
The Deadly Collision of Racism and Mental Illness
In reality, people who experience mental illness are far more likely to be the victims of violence than to carry it out, notes Carlos Cuevas, a clinical psychologist and professor at Northeastern University who studies hate crimes.
Three Ways to Build Back Smarter After Hurricane Ian
“There’s no point in repeating the same mistakes in exactly the same way,” said Auroop R. Ganguly, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Northeastern University.