The National Science Foundation is spending roughly half a million dollars to combat “online trolling.” A joint project by Northwestern and Northeastern universities is examining how to create “trolling-free environments” on the Internet. The researchers define online trolls as those who try to influence public opinion by boosting “misleading” and “inauthentic comments.”

San Francisco 49ers NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick didn’t stand for the national anthem at the 49ers, Green Bay Packers game last Friday night. The fire is still burning over that. Kaepernick says it’s a matter of principle. “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses […]

Carey M. Rappaport, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, said the depth of many tunnels also posed a technological challenge. Some can be as deep as 90 feet, beyond the reach of most ground-radar devices and sensors. “Soil is very good at keeping secrets,” said Mr. Rappaport, who has […]

“When the leaders of terrorist groups are killed, the group tends to become more radical. A group in the immediate aftermath of leadership loss is more likely to direct its violence against civilian targets,” says Max Abrahms, professor of political science at Northeastern University and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. “When you remove […]

The cost of Epi Pens takes a big jump and has people wondering why drug prices seem to be out of control. President and CEO of Drew Quality Group, Deborah Drew, Associate Health Economics Professor at Northeastern, Steve Pizer, and Associate Professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmaceuticals and Health Science, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez, joined Adam to discuss.

Zika was first discovered in Uganda in 1947. It caused clusters of human infections from the 1960s to 1980s across Africa and Asia, according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak in the Americas was caused by a Zika strain from Asia, possibly carried to Brazil through travel to a sporting event. Many experts believe […]

“More attention than ever is focused on the moderators — unfairly, in many cases — and there is a lot more ‘working the refs’ in advance of the debates than there used to be in the past,” said Alan Schroeder, professor at Northeastern University and author of “Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail.” […]

Frollz is owned by Elias Brassitos and managed by his brother, Hikmat. Brassitos, a graduate student at Northeastern University studying mechanical engineering, first came up with the idea to sell the cylindrical treat after seeing it made online. “We’ve all watched those YouTube videos,” Brassitos said. “I had the idea: Why not actually do this […]

he outbreak in the Americas was caused by a Zika strain from Asia, possibly carried to Brazil through travel to a sporting event. Many experts believe once infected, Zika produces lifelong immunity. “Unfortunately, it is not clear the level of immunity that is currently in Asia,” said Alessandro Vespignani of Northeastern University in Boston.

People can be notoriously reluctant to give up control. Managers often hesitate to delegate tasks and decision making to others, even when they would benefit from doing so. Yet anyone who has worked in a large organization will tell you that, just as often, decisions can get passed from person to person, making it difficult […]

“I don’t think anyone should ignore mass casualty events, even if fewer than four die. It’s certainly a serious crime,” says James Alan Fox, an expert on mass shootings at Northeastern University who remains a bit dubious about referring to these events as “mass shootings” rather than something like “large-scale shootings” to avoid confusion with […]

Over the last several months, a number of prominent Republicans have announced that they simply cannot vote for Donald Trump. Among the best-known names to take this position are Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Susan Collins, Charlie Baker, George Will, Henry Paulson, and a long list of foreign policy and national security experts who have traditionally […]