Smithsonian Magazine The war on potholes has a new weapon If you’ve driven a car the past few weeks, you’ve hit a pothole or ten. Every year, we know they’re coming, and yet we’re still dumbfounded by their sheer number and capacity for destruction. And, we wonder, why does this go on? I mean, we have driverless cars, but every spring our roads still crumble […]
MSN New streaming apps could boost citizen journalism While social media has empowered citizen journalism for years, the use of live video could become a powerful tool for these reporters and change the way people get news. “It’s not just that you can upload your video, but you can upload it to the social network, which is vastly more powerful than the Web […]
GeekWire Northeastern University continues expansion, plans to open new Silicon Valley campus Northeastern University is opening a new branch campus in Silicon Valley, part of a plan by the Boston university to focus on what it calls “industry-aligned STEM programs grounded in experiential learning.” The move follows the university’s expansion to Seattle, which was announced in 2011. It also operates a regional campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. […]
Question in Boston bombing trial: For Tsarnaev to testify or not Legal experts said that could be one possible reason to put him on the stand — for sympathy. “If he were to come across as injured,” Mr. Medwed said, “if they could show that he was a little boy trapped like an animal in this vessel, that could trigger some sympathy.” But, Mr. Medwed added, […]
CBS News New technology finds potholes before they’re a problem Nasty road craters are the bane of any driver. Now researchers in Boston are using new technology to spot potholes before they start.
Gloucester Times Gloucester development: strengths, needs As far as city websites go, Gloucester’s fails — at least according to one Northeastern professor and economist. There are many things that the city is doing right — and many it can also work on — in terms of promoting economic development. But one of those fixes that’s crucial is revamping the city’s website, Barry […]
Congress can get better marks with nonpartisan forums, study shows A new study analyzing how people are influenced by members of Congress indicates a nonpartisan dialogue about controversial issues like immigration can have a powerful effect on voters. “Basically, we wanted to see what impact being in an online town hall would have on constituents and what in particular moved attitudes toward the member of […]
Pothole tech Engineers at Northeastern University are developing a truck that can automatically pinpoint the locations of potholes merely by driving down the street.
Newsweek Strange alliances lead U.S. to support and sabotage Iranian proxies on same day Max Abrahms, professor of political science at Northeastern University and member at the Council on Foreign Relations, says that Washington’s actions towards Iran, in the different arenas in which their interests meet, are muddled. “I think that the U.S. position towards Iran is highly confused and conflicted. Washington seems to have a different position towards […]
U.S. role in Middle East revamped as chaos engulfs Yemen Since the Arab Spring uprisings, the U.S. has evacuated embassies in Yemen, Syria and Libya. Islamic State fighters and other extremist groups have increasingly taken advantage of instability in these countries and elsewhere. The group has claimed credit for a share of Yemen’s turmoil, and while its role there is not clear, the signals are […]
KERA Raising children with disabilities Parenting children with ADHD, autism and other neurological disorders is difficult in part because of the unpredictable nature of these conditions. This hour, we’ll talk about the social and economic realities caregivers are up against with Linda M. Blum, author of Raising Generation Rx: Mothering Kids With Invisible Disabilities in an Age of Inequality.
Fox News FBI figures tweaked to show phony increase in mass shootings, report says James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology, law, and public policy at Northeastern University, agreed that the FBI numbers were being misinterpreted to overstate the incidents and risks of mass shootings. But he blamed the media, not the FBI. “The media misinterpreted the report,” Fox said. “An active shooter incident is not the same as […]