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‘Love Island.’ Kendrick Lamar. Here’s why Governor Maura Healey’s Instagram is trending.

“Social media, in particular, is really important for politicians and political organizations because it allows them to communicate directly to the public without having to go through a newspaper,” said Katherine Haenschen, an assistant professor of communication studies and political science at Northeastern University.
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What to know about the Titan sub and its tragic final dive to the Titanic

The water pressure at the Titanic is roughly 400 atmospheres or 6,000 pounds per square inch. Arun Bansil, a Northeastern University physics professor, likened the pressure to the force of a “whale biting on somebody.”
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What to know about the Titan sub and its tragic final dive to the Titanic

The water pressure at the Titanic is roughly 400 atmospheres or 6,000 pounds per square inch. Arun Bansil, a Northeastern University physics professor, likened the pressure to the force of a “whale biting on somebody.”
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Florida Issues Raw Milk Warning After 7 People Hospitalized

Some people believe raw milk is “more nutritious, with higher levels of enzymes, beneficial bacteria, and vitamins that may be reduced during pasteurization,” Darin Detwiler, a food safety adviser and professor at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies, told Newsweek.
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Covid cases rising in US as officials plan to restrict booster vaccines

“Each year has been different, so in some ways, this is more of the same,” said Sam Scarpino, a professor of health sciences at Northeastern University. Cases are increasing or probably increasing in 26 US states, especially in the south and midwest, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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When the Chatbot Tells You What You Want to Hear

AI chatbots have a tendency to flatter users—a term called AI “sycophancy.” And while it feels good, you may pay a high price for that praise. Malihe Alikhani, an assistant professor of AI at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences, joins us to explain the risks. 
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Local editors worry ‘pink slime’ journalism poses real danger

Dan Kennedy, a professor of journalism at Northeastern University and co-author of a book called “What Works in Community News,” said these sites are currently limited in their reach. 
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Why is everyone wearing weighted vests? I tried one for two weeks

“It really has gotten so much attention lately,” says Dr Elaina Manolis, a physical therapist and clinical professor at Northeastern University. The practice used to be called “rucking”, she notes, because people would walk with heavy rucksacks.
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Donald Trump Gets Good News From Most Accurate Pollster

Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek: “One cannot extract too much from a single poll, which can be an outlier or otherwise imprecise for all sorts of reasons.
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The ‘deadliest kind of highway’: Crashes keep happening on Route 6 in Fairhaven

While some stretches wind through forested areas with few pedestrians or businesses, the section cutting through Fairhaven receives a lot of activity. Peter Furth, a professor at Northeastern University who studies traffic issues, called Fairhaven’s part the “deadliest kind of highway.”
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What has America learned from the Sydney Sweeney situation? We asked the experts

Rachel Rodgers, an associate professor of applied psychology at Northeastern University, did a study on the ads for American Eagle’s flagship brand, Aerie, and how those ads impacted body image in 2019. 
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AI search pushing an already weakened media ecosystem to the brink

According to Northeastern University professor John Wihbey, these trends “will accelerate, and pretty soon we will have an entirely different web.” The dominance of tech giants like Google and Meta had already slashed online media advertising revenue, forcing publishers to pivot toward paid subscriptions.