Ed Wertheim, professor at Northeastern University, Boston: “The Brexit negotiations will generate many examples of ‘anchoring’ – a powerful force in negotiations. The Brexit discussions, like most negotiations, will result in compromises. The stronger (and more credibly) one anchors, the more likely the compromises will result in one’s favour. Also, the more extremely one anchors, […]

Northeastern University professor Matthew Miller said he relies on private foundations but the funds aren’t enough.

José Buscaglia, a professor at Northeastern University and co-leader of the its Cuba delegation, said that visiting Cuba can provide a very different experience than what the average person may assume. “People from the U.S. have a fascination with Cuba that is hard to describe,” he said. “The main idea that Cuba is somehow stuck […]

Caroline Bynum and Madeline Drake are having a spring semester unlike any other. The Northeastern University students are living and working in Cuba, immersing themselves in the culture as they become the first U.S. undergrads to take part in such a program in the island nation, the school said.

Engin Kirda, a professor of computer science at Northeastern University, said that a wall outlet or a three-prong surge protector connected to an outlet could be compromised, in theory, but “such an attack would typically be complex and very targeted.” Kirda also said that an attack of that nature would be very difficult to pull […]

What may make the Trump administration leaks—which range from executive order drafts to classified conversations—seem extraordinary is the unprecedented pace. “This is a faucet, not a fine mesh sieve,” says Candice Delmas, professor of philosophy and political science at Northeastern University. The full extent of the leaks, and their impact, remains to be seen. The […]

A number of senators on the panel applauded Kutcher for lending his celebrity profile and energy to the issue of sex and labor trafficking, which garnered fresh attention in the last couple of years after a landmark report from the Urban Institute and Northeastern University revealed what those who study and work against the issue […]

But if you look at the scientific data, it turns out that most older people are not actually crankier than younger people–it’s just that they don’t play by the same social rules. When you’re younger, being nice and presenting yourself positively can gain people’s good favor down the line, says Derek Isaacowitz, a psychology professor […]

It’s easy to understand the appeal of a president as CEO. The U.S. president is indisputably the chief executive of a massive, complex, global structure known as the federal government. And if the performance of our national economy is vital to the well-being of us all, why not believe that Trump’s experience running a large […]

Many apps give the personal information they collect about you to other companies without explicitly asking your permission. David Choffnes, a computer scientist at Northeastern University, uses a program called ReCon to look for leaky apps. He’s found dozens, including a few that transmit the names, locations, and even passwords of smartphone users without their […]

Bloomberg Law host June Grasso and Gerg Stohr discuss why Microsoft is suing the U.S. government over its use of so called sneak-and-peek email searches which allows the government to conduct warrantless searches of user emails. They speak with Andrea Matwyshyn, professor at Northeastern University Law School.

Bakeries are facing many of the same challenges hitting other industries in a rising economy and tight labor market, said Alicia Sasser Modestino, an economics and public policy professor at Northeastern University. In recent months, manufacturers, retailers, and restaurants have told the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston that they are struggling to fill positions. The […]