Daily Mail You might not be over the hill just yet: Older people are just as likely to have ‘creative breakthroughs’ The research comes from Northeastern University in Boston, and suggests that scientists can achieve success at any point in their careers – and achieve it repeatedly – as long as they keep trying. Professor Albert-László Barabasi, who led the study, said: ‘Understanding the laws and the patterns that govern our careers could significantly enhance scientific […]
CNBC Use these hacks to get the best online price for holiday gifts “It’s very hard to know why you’re seeing what [price] you’re seeing,” said study co-author Christo Wilson, an assistant professor at Northeastern. Now, that same team of researchers, in conjunction with Volunteer Science, is aiming to raise the curtain on price differentiation. Their plugin for Chrome browsers runs the same search you did on the […]
Amherst College suspends men’s cross country over offensive posts Northeastern University’s athletic director knew he had to do something. Donald Trump’s boorish comments about kissing, groping, and trying to have sex with women — remarks from 2005 that were first revealed in early October — had ignited a national conversation. Peter Roby was appalled, especially after he heard Trump later defend his comments as […]
The Perfect Gift? It’s the One They Asked For Mary Steffel, a psychologist at Northeastern University, and colleagues have found that the more specific a gift card is, the less likely it is to be redeemed. “If you’re not sure what your recipient wants,” Dr. Steffel advised, “give them the gift of flexibility.” Above all, remember this: The thought usually doesn’t count. This counterintuitive […]
This Chrome Extension Protects You from ‘Price Steering’ in Online Shopping An experienced online shopper will tell you to always search for purchases – whether it be a gift for your mom or a flight – in an incognito window. There’s a reason for that, and it’s called price discrimination. Companies can use consumers’ online data to determine what they’re looking to buy and will hike […]
Don’t give up: Older people can have creative breakthroughs Many of this year’s cohort of Nobel laureates achieved their award-winning efforts when they were quite young — a phenomenon detected by decades of research on creativity. J. Michael Kosterlitz, co-recipient of the Nobel in physics, was 31 at the time of his prizewinning discovery, and his collaborator, David J. Thouless, was 39. Bob Dylan, […]
The apparent rise in hate-crime since the election is likely to be short-lived The true number is likely to be somewhere between these two figures according to Jack Levin of the Brudnick Centre on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University. Mr Levin distinguishes between hate crimes that are perpetrated by thrill-seekers and those committed by people who feel threatened by outsiders. The first sort tend to rise and […]
TechTarget Challenges of checkpointing in distributed systems include security Transparent checkpointing can help developers, but challenges crop up with security and storage. A computer science professor explains some of the caveats involved.
The apparent rise in hate-crime since the election is likely to be short-lived The true number is likely to be somewhere between these two figures according to Jack Levin of the Brudnick Centre on Violence and Conflict at Northeastern University. Mr Levin distinguishes between hate crimes that are perpetrated by thrill-seekers and those committed by people who feel threatened by outsiders. The first sort tend to rise and […]
Can being visibly happy hurt your career? Smiling can even hurt your chances of getting a job, according to researchers at Northeastern University. The study found that smiling too much in an interview can have a negative effect on applicants in any profession, especially in roles that may be seen as more “serious,” including reporting and data entry. However, in jobs that […]
Boston Herald A bumpy road ahead for deadly bacteria? The deadly bacteria reportedly linked to the Flint, Mich., water crisis could be prevented in other cities, using the discovery of a Northeastern engineer who says transforming the texture of pipe systems can repel dangerous microorganisms. “If you have a bacteria that sticks to the wall of a pipe, it’ll basically grow uncontrolled,” said Tom […]
Could we let the mob decide parole? Imagine if you will, as the late Rod Serling used to say in his prelude to episodes of The Twilight Zone, a world in which popular opinion rules. Imagine a society in which America votes to determine not only the best singer, the top model, the fanciest dancer and the funniest comic, but the winners […]