Are You Scared Yet? Even for crimes as horrific as mass shootings, there has been no discernible increase in occurrences. Criminologist James Allen Fox of Northeastern University has been studying mass shootings and their perpetrators for decades. He wrote that “there has not been an upward trajectory” in such incidents, either “in number or in overall body count, at […]
Study: copyright takedown notices are ineffective at stopping piracy If copyright holders want to stop piracy, seizing domains from infringing sites isn’t an effective method, according to computer science researchers from Northeastern University. A much more effective strategy would be to go after the money that pirated materials and sites generate, they claim. The study looked at what it calls one-click hosting (OCH) sites, […]
Boston.com Colleges going green According to the GreenMetric Ranking of World Universities, Northeastern University as the greenest university in America in 2011, and the second greenest in the world that year, behind the University of Nottingham in the UK. Two buildings, Dockser Hall and International Village, have earned LEED Gold certification. The University’s dining services also takes green measures, […]
Discovery News If Lance Confesses, Will Bikers Still Dope? But equally important, according to director of Northeastern University’s Sport in Society Dan Lebowitz, is modeling conciliatory behavior — especially in the case of an athlete like Armstrong, whose career has shone so brightly. “I think there’s no downside to him coming clean,” Lebowitz said, “and the upside sends a really positive message about what […]
Diverse A Special Tribute to the Unsung Athletics Directors of College Sports In the second installment of a four-part series, the Diverse editors sought to recognize those current and former athletics directors across the country who have blazed the trails and opened doors for minorities in sports. Often, these behind-the-scenes icons are not seeking applause and accolades. Any who stand witness to the positive changes, including unprecedented […]
TechSpot Censoring file sharing sites isn’t effective at curbing piracy Research from Boston’s Northeastern University suggests that shutting down known pirate domains is not an effective method for curbing illegal file sharing. Instead, copyright owners should focus their efforts on blocking a site’s ability to process payments from a credit card company or PayPal or simply by offering legitimate services that are more attractive than […]
The Dawn of the New Nomads So, what does all of this mean for sustainability? Fewer belongings and more sharing may hold promise for resource-efficiency – but it all depends on tight management. One counter-trend could be unnecessary maintenance to ensure hygiene: more washing of clothes, sheets and towels, and so on. Fleura Bardhi, a research professor in consumer behaviour at […]
Scientific American Psychologist Uncover Hidden Signals of Trust — Using a Robot “In spite of the hardness and ruthlessness I thought I saw in his face, I got the impression that here was a man who could be relied upon when he had given his word.” Neville Chamberlain’s first impression of Adolf Hitler can charitably be described as an error in judgment. Rarely do our own miscalculations […]
Above the Law From the ATL Insider Survey: Overlooked Firms and Schools Northeastern University School of Law (U.S. News #76) Extremely dedicated faculty with high proportion of critical legal theorists. Lots of emphasis on job training with four required co-ops. First-year Legal Skills in Social Context program is imperfect and sometimes frustrating but very, very beneficial (in terms of ability to work well in groups, structure a […]
TorrentFreak Censoring Pirate Sites Doesn’t Work, Researchers Find A new study released by researchers from Boston’s Northeastern University shows that censoring “pirate” sites by blocking or seizing their domains is ineffective. The researchers looked at the availability of various pirated media on file-hosting sites and found that uploaders post more new content than copyright holders can take down. A better solution, according to […]
Worcester Business Journal Online Mass. Business Confidence Up Slightly Meanwhile, the group’s Employment Index, which measures confidence in hiring, rose to 50.6 in December, a 1.5-point jump. “Employers tend to be relatively confident about the situations of their own operations, but this is less true in times of high uncertainty,” said Alan Clayton-Matthews, professor at the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at […]