A majority of Americans are not likely to use self-driving vehicles, according to a new survey. A Gallup/Northeastern University poll released Wednesday found that 54 percent of Americans said they are unlikely to utilize self-driving cars, while a quarter of respondents, 25 percent, said they would likely use the cars.

Since the 1960s, some criminologists, psychiatrists and other investigators who study serial killers and mass murderers have claimed that animal cruelty is a possible predictor of future violence. But many children treat animals maliciously, even kill them, and a vanishing percentage become mass killers. In a study conducted with Jack Levin of Northeastern University, we […]

Professor Patricia Illingworth, who teaches business ethics at Northeastern University, says that “an argument could be made that customers do have a moral responsibility to stop buying [Vista Outdoor] brands.”

Charles Hillman, a kinesiology professor at Northeastern University in Boston who studies the connection between the body and the brain, says there’s strong evidence that supports making physical education and recess a priority in schools. “The goal is to get kids moving throughout the school day,” Hillman said. While he grants that academic class time […]

As the latest debate over guns continues following the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a study is being released Wednesday that says troubled children with at-risk behavior are as likely to have access to firearms in their homes as more well-adjusted youth. The study was co-authored by Dr. Matthew Miller, professor of health sciences […]

Though there is no hard evidence that Elizabeth Warren had any Native American ancestors, the senator continues to claim that that was what her parents told her. In the words of a commercial she ran back during the 2012 election, “As a kid I never asked my mom for documentation when she talked about our […]

In November 2014, Obama announced a package of executive actions that prioritized arresting and deporting criminals, people considered threats to national security, and recent border-crossers. Those steps resulted in a decline in arrests during the final two years of his presidency, Rachel Rosenbloom, a Northeastern University law professor who specializes in immigration policy, said in […]

The Northeastern University/Gallup survey from last year and released today finds that 59 percent of respondents said they would be uncomfortable riding in a fully self-driving car on a daily basis, and 62 percent said they would be uncomfortable sharing the road with fully self-driving trucks.

“Amazingly simple and far-reaching natural laws govern the structure and evolution of all the complex networks that surround us,” wrote Barabási (who is now at Northeastern University in Boston) in Linked. He later added: “Uncovering and explaining these laws has been a fascinating roller-coaster ride during which we have learned more about our complex, interconnected […]

As a leader, what traits should you cultivate in your employees? Grit – the ability to persevere in the face of challenges? Sure. A willingness to accept some sacrifices and work hard toward a successful future are essential for the members of any team. But I believe there’s another component that matters just as much: […]

WGBH’s Legal Analyst and Northeastern law professor Daniel Medwed said traffic stops have long been a touchy subject when it comes to fair policing.

A comprehensive review of retrospective studies of the thousands of mergers and joint ventures over the past 25 years by Northeastern University economist John Kwoka judged that antitrust authorities had been too tolerant both in letting certain types of mergers go unchallenged and in imposing conditions on mergers that were cleared. Prices following a subset […]