“We have top-down institutions like FEMA and law enforcement, but then we have bottom-up phenomenon too, like the market and civic engagement, so people can flee feeling secure that they can find a hotel room, that there will be a church that can help, or friends will reach out, even if they’re dealing with survivor’s […]

Researchers at places like Northeastern University, Carnegie Mellon University, Google and OpenAI — the artificial intelligence lab founded by Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk — are developing similar techniques, and many believe that such machine learning will ultimately allow robots to master a much wider array of tasks, including manufacturing.

Dukakis is a member of the school’s board of directors, one of seven boards on which he serves. He teaches public policy at UCLA in the wintertime and spends the rest of the year at Northeastern, where he is a distinguished professor of political science. Dukakis is able to teach his students about the hard […]

Survivors in Houston have been using social media platforms such as Facebook, Nextdoor and Twitter to connect to rescuers, organize food and medical supplies, and find places for people to stay. These stories support our findings showing that social ties can save lives during disasters. They demonstrate why social media platforms should have pride of place among our preparations […]

There may be several grounds on which state attorneys general may challenge DACA’s rescission as it affects state residents. If its cancelation is “arbitrary and capricious” or without sound basis, it may violate the Administrative Procedures Act (the APA). Perhaps more obvious is that DACA’s repeal targets people based on their national origin and disproportionately […]

Other factors could be at work in this gender gap as well. Research finds that in general, male and female doctors tend to have somewhat different communication styles, values and behaviors, says Northeastern University psychology professor Judith Hall, who has studied gender differences in medicine.

Now, though, it’s Google’s turn for some long-overdue criticism. It started last week, when The New York Times reported that Barry Lynn, a critic of monopolies, had been fired by a think tank called the New American Foundation after he wrote approvingly of European antitrust regulators for hitting Google with a $2.7 billion fine. Google is a […]

Ask any legal expert what they make of it, and what you get is rueful bemusement. I called four renowned legal minds, and this is what they had to say. “What Goodell does under Article 46 is not arbitration,” said Roger Abrams, who has decided more than 2,300 cases for Major League baseball, the IRS, […]

Urban resiliency requires two things: an ability to learn from experience and, per Northeastern University’s resiliency expert Daniel Aldrich, a commitment on the part of its residents to improve their city.

Facebook’s disclosure about Russian advertising created more questions than it answered, such as which candidates the ads supported and how savvy the targeting was, said David Lazer, a Northeastern University political scientist. “Does it reflect sophistication and coordination, or did they throw $100,000 at this just to try a bunch of stuff?” he said.

“Our data demonstrates that serial homicide offenders, particularly those with sexually based motivations, are among the most dangerous of criminals due to their sophistication, versatility and unrelenting desire to hurt others,” said Enzo Yaksic, who runs the Atypical Homicide Research Group at Northeastern University. “The release of (Kokoraleis) will undoubtedly place members of society in harm’s […]

So maybe it is better to tweet than not to tweet, but about what? Just the day’s news? Or is it alright to go off-topic? According to Northeastern University psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett, author of How Emotions Are Made, it’s a good idea to discuss a range of ideas.