The images of five hostages escaping from the Lindt Chocolate Cafe in Sydney are striking. A woman runs into the arms of law enforcement, her trauma and fear palpable. This story is still developing, but one thing is for sure: “It really doesn’t take much to instill fear,” says Max Abrahms, a professor of political science […]

Financial pros recommend harnessing the power of a simple gratitude journal, or an ongoing list of the people, experiences and things you are thankful for. What you jot down can be as simple as the invigorating morning run you had with your dog or the peppermint latte you enjoyed for an afternoon pick-me-up. These small […]

Speak or write in English, and the world will hear you. Speak or write in Tamil or Portuguese, and you may have a harder time getting your message out. Now, a new method for mapping how information flows around the globe identifies the best languages to spread your ideas far and wide. One hint: If […]

A dramatic drop in the price of gas won’t make your grocery bill any easier to swallow because officials are forecasting a hike in food prices in nearly every category, due to brutal drought, fluctuations in demand and a virus afflicting farm animals

One of the main driving forces behind the rise of experiential philanthropy courses has been the Learning by Giving Foundation, founded by Doris Buffett, the sister of billionaire investor Warren Buffett . The foundation funds 35 college courses, and has joined with Northeastern University and Cornell University to create the recent series of MOOCs.

Who could save America from fascism in the 1940s? Feminists, according to Wonder Woman’s creator, William Moulton Marston, in the form of Sapphists, coeds and Amazons. Marston created Wonder Woman to demonstrate how “feminine rule” would look and to cash in on the explosive popularity of comics, read by staggering numbers of people in the […]

The holidays are a prime time to network—at holiday parties, professional association events, and even neighborhood gatherings, says Lynne Sarikas, Director of the MBA Career Center at Northeastern University. It’s also a great opportunity to reconnect with old friends and colleagues and let them know what you’re looking for. While some industries may slow down […]

The Innovation District has all the charm of an office park in a suburb of Dallas,” the Boston Globe’s Pulitzer-winning architecture critic, Robert Campbell, wrote last month, in a scathing front page review of the district’s boxy new buildings. While the area’s architectural merits might be up for debate, the coldness that Campbell wrote of […]

Never comparison-shopping. Or, at least, never engaging your children in your search. Comparing products and prices is a good way to show kids how to think critically about what they’re buying, which will come in handy as they grow older and start shopping on their own. “You should shop at home using the Internet seeking […]

Research conducted by Northeastern University professors found that many employees working from home felt isolated or disconnected, making it difficult for them to develop personal relationships and trust. The study recommended informal social interactions like the ones described above to increase trust and build stronger connections.

The heavily redacted U.S. Senate report on the torture and brutal interrogation tactics employed at CIA prisons around the world in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks has shined a bright light on the conduct of American officials and interrogators who participated. But it is also causing headaches for both current and […]

In the wake of the killings of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, both black, there have been many calls from activists for more ethnically diverse police forces. “Symbolically, it’s important,” says Peter Manning, a criminologist at Northeastern University. “But there’s no evidence that recruiting more people similar to the people in the community—whether it’s blacks, […]