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World Cup’s Embrace Of Technology Backfires On FIFA

“This kind of dystopian future of over-refereeing everything kind of fails to address what it’s originally designed to intervene on,” Klein, who with his team at Northeastern University has been analysing data throughout the tournament, told Reuters.
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High schoolers are placing sports bets online. Experts warn of growing risks of addiction.

“It’s an extraordinary undercount,” said Harry Levant, director of gambling policy at Northeastern University’s Public Health Advocacy Institute.
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Trump Says He Deserves Nobel Peace Prize ‘More Than Anybody Ever’ as U.S. Bombs Iran for Second Night in a Row

“Without the hundreds of desalination plants that dot the desert region, millions of people would be left without water for drinking, cooking and agriculture,” experts at Northeastern University wrote in March.
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Scientists reveal the most exciting World Cup games so far – and none of England’s matches even make the top 10!

Experts from Northeastern University have built a new algorithm that measures and ranks World Cup games for their level of excitement. The model assesses five key factors – stakes, chances, drama, spectacle, and payoff.
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The New York Times is taking heat over Graham Platner. It doesn’t deserve it.

Jill Abramson, a former executive editor of The New York Times, teaches journalism at Northeastern University and is a contributing Globe Opinion writer.
Runner's World

From the Tour de France to running: Heat-busting tricks that work for runners

Some teams use vests that cover the entire torso; others prefer cooling pads placed only in strategic areas like the neck and spine; other athletes use actual sheets of ice. As Mike McKenny, Director of Athletic Training at Northeastern University, confirms, pros “wear cooling vests and pants, and have all the major arterial points covered with very […]
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How Graham Platner Rape Allegation Could Change the Midterms

Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, predicts the race will “remain competitive with any viable Democrat in the mix.”
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TikTok users don’t have as much agency over their FYPs as they think

Even when they don’t watch a suggested video or click the “not interested” feature, they keep seeing those videos on their FYP. Northeastern University computer scientists put those suspicions to the test. According to their recent paper, the engagement signals do have an effect, but only temporarily. 
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As more young voters warm to socialism, Trump warns of ‘communist’ threat

There was a similar consensus in the 1920s over the violent threat posed by anarchists and communists in the U.S., says Edward Miller, a political historian at Northeastern University who studies conservative movements. “It was a reaction to a real-world trauma,” he says.
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The Changing Face Of Education

I recently sat down with Joseph Aoun, president of Northeastern University, to talk about AI being, in his words, a “game-changer” for higher education. Aoun has had a front row seat to all of this, and believes that the time to work on solutions is now.
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Why only 13% of surplus food gets donated by supermarkets and other retailers to help hungry people

This article is republished from The Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organization bringing you facts and trustworthy analysis to help you make sense of our complex world. It was written by: John Lowrey, Northeastern University
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Autoimmune Gastritis: All about the ‘incurable’ condition Bryan Johnson is diagnosed with

According to Emeka Okeke, an immunologist and assistant professor of biology at Northeastern University, the etiology is unknown for most of the autoimmune diseases.