Daniel Medwed, a Northeastern law professor who specializes in criminal law, said Tsarnaev’s look in court could “cut both ways,” with some jurors seeing his dispassionate face as reflecting an ashamed and troubled soul, while others might see it as a sign of a remorseless killer. A question that looms is whether Tsarnaev will take […]

A new study finds you can determine how sexist a man is — whether the more hostile and malignant form, or the more benign and patronizing — by how they smile towards women when they interact with them in social interactions — and by the manner in which they speak to them in those situations. […]

Over the past few years The Boston Globe has been quietly nurturing some talented editorial writers. Last year, Dante Ramos — now an op-ed columnist — was a Pulitzer finalist for a series of editorials on revitalizing Boston’s night life. On Monday, Kathleen Kingsbury won a Pulitzer that is especially timely given rising concerns over […]

A group of Northeastern University civil engineering students are back in Mansfield, this time with the goal of improving Cabot Business Park. The students have been working with Northeastern University professor and Mansfield resident Daniel Dulaski to come up with a plan to transform the business park into an accessible destination for everybody in town. […]

After Mr. Tsarnaev was found guilty of all 30 charges against him relating to the bombings, a second phase will begin Tuesday, a phase focusing purely on one question: Whether he should be sentenced to death or to life in prison. Survivors of the bombings, as well as family members of the youngest victim, Martin […]

First thing Tuesday morning, jurors will return to the Moakley Federal Courthouse in South Boston for the start of the next phase of the death penalty trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Two weeks ago, that same jury convicted Tsarnaev on 30 counts relating to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. 17 of those counts carry the death […]

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With the release of his new book, In Defense of a Liberal Education, journalist Fareed Zakaria became the latest commentator to join the robust debate over whether the purpose of college is to promote professional advancement or personal growth. The debate typically contrasts the self-betterment offered by the liberal arts — usually meaning the humanities […]

Law school applications are declining more slowly and entry level hiring has begun to recover. First-year law school enrollments have shrunk from more than 52,000 in 2010 to a far more sustainable 38,000 in 2014. Recent studies by Profs. Frank McIntyre and Michael Simkovic continue to vindicate the long-run earning power of the J.D. degree. […]

In politics, it’s become conventional wisdom that talking seriously to regular Americans doesn’t really pay off. Numerous studies have found that citizens appear to dig in their heels, resisting information that contradicts their beliefs—if they’re informed enough to have meaningful beliefs in the first place. When politicians talk to voters, the goal is usually to […]

David Lazer, a professor of political science and computer science at Northeastern University, questions how often people tweet about something they are so used to dealing with, such as a chronic illness. “There’s a novelty bias in social media,” says Lazer, who has not reviewed the University of Arizona study. “If you get the flu, […]

But is this the best use of taxpayer funds? The Massachusetts Department of Revenue reports that between 2006 and 2012, the state doled out $356.7 million in film credits, which by the DOR’s math meant each Massachusetts job cost the state roughly $118,000. Those jobs had a median income of nearly $65,000. “We’re using about […]