An analysis by Northeastern University researchers and colleagues finds that in crowded cities — like Boston — coronavirus epidemics not only grow bigger,  they also tend to last longer.

One potential breakthrough came when Kim Lewis, a microbiologist and university distinguished professor at Northeastern University, and his colleague Slava Epstein, a professor of biology, figured out how to “domesticate” wild microbes. 

“It’s a virtual certainty that there are going to be large scarring effects for workers in certain industries,” said Alicia Sasser Modestino, an economist at Northeastern University. “What will those workers do with the skill sets that they have?”

“You don’t want there to ever be a time when there’s not a president,” said Jeremy Paul, a professor and former dean at Northeastern University School of Law.

“There may be an assumption that addiction rates are correlated with package theft at the point of delivery,” Leo Beletsky, a professor of law and health science and opioid expert at Northeastern University, said. 

Sam Scarpino, an assistant professor who heads up Northeastern University’s Emergent Epidemics Lab, joined WBUR’s Morning Edition host Bob Oakes to discuss.  

It’s good to have a dedicated education space at home, with a work surface, a comfortable seat that supports proper posture, and required materials handy. But there’s no one-size-fits-all setup, says Laura Dudley, an associate clinical professor of applied psychology at Northeastern University.

While the TV audience did not set a record, the size was impressive in an era of streaming media that has fractured viewership, said Alan Schroeder, a debate historian and professor emeritus at Northeastern University.

David DeSteno is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University.

Samuel Scarpino, an assistant professor of epidemiology and complex systems at Northeastern, told me that this has been a huge challenge, especially for health authorities in Western societies, where the pandemic playbook was geared toward the flu—and not without reason, because pandemic flu is a genuine threat.