WHYY Who We Are at Core We chat with Iris Berent, a cognitive psychologist at Northeastern University, who studies human nature, and the moral implications of our “true selves.”
‘More guns in fewer hands’: US study charts rise of hardcore super owners Americans own an estimated 265m guns, more than one gun for every American adult, according to the most definitive portrait of US gun ownership in two decades. But the new survey estimates that 130m of these guns are concentrated in the hands of just 3% of American adults – a group of super-owners who have […]
The Attleboro Sun Chronicle North, Mansfield score well on dropout rates With high school graduation mere months away, area school officials are pushing students at risk of dropping out to stay in school and say they hope to improve graduation rates to meet state levels.
Northeastern wins approval for 23-story, 1,400-student tower Northeastern University scored the Boston Planning and Development Agency board’s approval Thursday for a 23-story tower on Columbus Avenue that will house up to 1,370 students, one of several large projects to get a nod from officials.
A black man accused of rape, a white officer in the Klan, and a 1936 lynching that went unpunished Northeastern, with its renowned Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Project, was an ideal place. The clinic has investigated hundreds of lynchings, bringing closure to scores of families whose loved ones were killed without any justice at all.
WGBH Why CNN should not have hired ex-Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski The real mind-bender, though, is that Lewandowski—who remains a true believer in Trump despite the firing—signed a non-disclosure agreement when he left the campaign. Even worse, he may also have signed a non-disparagement agreement. On the face of it, that would seem to mean there exists a legal document somewhere that says Lewandowski cannot criticize […]
WGBH We are punishing women for their abortions Over the course of his campaign for the presidency, Donald Trump has made scores of derogatory comments about women. Detailing them here would exceed our word limit. But we will mention one of his claims—his suggestion that women should face criminal sanctions for abortions. Activists and the media properly skewered Trump for this idea. The […]
NESN NESN: Northeastern Downs UMass Lowell To Win First Hockey East Title Since 1988 NESN: Northeastern Downs UMass Lowell To Win First Hockey East Title Since 1988 For the first time in 28 years, the Northeastern Huskies are the kings of Hockey East. Junior forward Zach Aston-Reese scored the game-winning goal at the 11:03 mark of the third period Saturday night at TD Garden to propel Northeastern to a […]
Popular Mechanics Could super metallic glue replace soldering and welding? MesoGlue, developed by Hanchen Huang, a Northeastern University professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, works by interlocking metal nanorods that are treated with a coating of gallium or indium. The two substances are kept separate until a bond is desired. The gallium-coated nanorods are applied to one metal surface, while the indium-coated rods are applied to the […]
New Scientist Inside China’s plan to give every citizen a character score Christo Wilson, a computer scientist at Northeastern University in Boston, suggests that SCS may spawn a kind of black market in which people can pay for fake online profile details which will boost their scores, much like existing grey areas in which social network followers can be “bought” and “Likes” on posts paid for. “The […]
The Christian Science Monitor At core of Boston Marathon bombing trial, brothers’ complex relationship Legal analysts say that the “blood is thicker than water” argument is a crucial component of Mr. Tsarnaev’s defense. It’s likely to become even more important if he is convicted, leaving the jury to decide whether to sentence him to death. “Part of the defense strategy is to humanize him,” says Daniel Medwed, a law […]
Boston area foreclosures fell in February to their lowest level in five years Foreclosure activity in Greater Boston fell in February to their lowest levels in more than five years amid a strengthening real estate market, according to newly released data from CoreLogic, the California-based property information tracker. The portion of Boston area homeowners who were in some stage of foreclosure was 1.25 percent in February, a decrease […]