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 […]

For eight seasons, athletes nationwide have attempted to complete the reason-defying obstacle courses on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. Among those taking on the famously infamous Mount Midoriyama on Monday’s Season 8 finale: Northeastern University’s Josh Levin.

Jack Levin, co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence and Conflict at Boston’s Northeastern University, said the perception is that crime is rampant when it isn’t close to where it was. “We’ve experienced such a dramatic decline in the murder rate nationally since the middle 1990s we shouldn’t be surprised if we see some increase,” […]

Never tease teenagers about weight. Up to 40% of girls are teased – it doubles the risk of being overweight and increases the risk of unhealthy dieting. Dr Rachel Rodgers, associate professor at the department of applied psychology at Northeastern University in Boston, says families should try to protect teenagers from the emphasis society puts […]

Since the early 20th century, Vlisco has produced African print cloth – otherwise known as Dutch wax prints. This vibrantly coloured and intricately patterned fabric dominates West African markets and is globally recognised as quintessentially “African”. Ironically, this iconic bold cloth was originally forged by Dutch colonial companies attempting to mechanically reproduce handmade Javanese batik […]

An investment firm’s use of medical device security research has alarmed many within the cybersecurity and healthcare fields, and excited others. Muddy Waters Capital announced on Thursday that it had sold stock in the medical technology firm St. Jude Medical based on vulnerabilities in MedSec’s cybersecurity. Cardiac devices make up nearly 50 percent of St. Jude’s […]

Humans pick up on sarcasm instinctively and usually do not need help figuring out if, say, a social media post has a mocking tone. Machines have a much tougher time with this because they are typically programmed to read text and assess images based strictly on what they see. So what’s the big deal? Nothing, […]

Add meat to the growing body evidence showing that people’s experience of the world is influenced by their feelings, rather than objective reality. The authors of a new study wanted to test whether people’s beliefs about how a food animal was raised would impact their thoughts on the taste of its meat. To do this, […]