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National Geographic
Fabien Cousteau leads “aquanauts” in record-breaking undersea expedition
Launched on June 1, Mission 31 is a 31-day, privately funded expedition at Florida International University’s Medina Aquarius Reef Base. The habitat lies 63 feet (19 meters) below the surface in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Windows look out on swimming fish and deep coral reefs. The team is studying climate change, ocean acidification, […]
Think you have what it takes to be a City Hall greeter?
One of the major pillar themes to Mayor Walsh’s administration is transparency. And while for the most part he’s referring to the manner in which city government operates, it’s also on a more personal level. You know those newly minted, red-vested, iPad-in-hand City Hall greeters stationed just after the metal detectors? Yeah, that’s another subtle […]
The Atlantic Cities
Does new mass transit always have to mean rapidly rising rents?
On Saturday nights, Davis Square bustles with the young and fashionable. They’re seeing an independent film at the restored movie palace or taking in a comedy show down the street. They’re slurping ramen at a Japanese restaurant, sipping a beer at a sidewalk table, or people-watching on the busy central plaza. Tucked into a corner […]
NOVA
Beams of Light Could Steer Future Spaceships
Picture this: A spaceship—nothing out of the ordinary, except for the spinning glass rods mounted at the corners—that can be steered by nothing more than light. While that application may be a long ways off, physicists at MIT and Northeastern University theorize that the Bernoulli principle—the same thing that lifts airplanes and hooks golf balls—may […]
Xconomy
No More Rock Stars: Startups Like Swipely Are Hiring Collaborators
This is the story of a student, a mentor, a school, and a startup. Together they highlight the ways in which recruiting and talent development at New England companies have changed over the past decade. Bart Flaherty was an undergrad at Northeastern University. His major was communication studies, but halfway through he started taking computer […]
Aggressive Or Annoying? Some Find Debate Too Rude
This is presidential? They bicker, interrupt, talk over the moderator. To some, the Obama-Romney rematch was squirm-inducing. But shedding some dignity probably won’t cost the candidates much. Since both President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney came out swinging, neither was likely to claim a decisive advantage among viewers who thought the debate smacked of […]
How Obama aced the comeback
So it looks like President Obama got the message. In his second debate with Mitt Romney, the president delivered a comeback performance that will stand as a model for future debaters of how to right a listing ship. Obama was as good in Hempstead as he was bad in Denver. In fact, this may have […]
Romney wasn’t stellar, but Obama fell short
Incumbent presidents often take it on the chin when they return to the debate stage after a four-year absence. Wednesday night in Denver added another such instance to the history books. It’s not that Mitt Romney was particularly stellar, but rather that President Obama fell short.
After a New-Look Debate, a Harsh Light Falls on the Moderator
The new format for the presidential debate prompted plenty of partisan debate online — as did the performance of the moderator, Jim Lehrer. Mr. Lehrer’s light touch was widely criticized during and after the debate on Wednesday night, particularly by Democrats who felt that President Obama’s Republican challenger, Mitt Romney, effectively moderated the debate himself. […]
C-Span
Debating Styles of President Obama & Mitt Romney
As President Obama & Mitt Romney prepare for their first debate Wednesday in Denver, a look at their respective debating styles as well as how they’re preparing for the debate. Alan Schroeder, author of “Presidential Debates: 50 Years of High-Risk TV” and journalism professor at Northeastern University, and Warren Decker, director of debate at George […]
The Book on Mitt
When John McCain endorsed Mitt Romney just before the New Hampshire primary, there was some tittering about all the nasty things the Senator from Arizona said about his former rival during the 2008 Republican nominating contest—like when he called Mr. Romney a “phony†in an ad. That was a little embarrassing, especially since the John […]
CNN Radio News Day: September 26, 2012
AUDIO: Here are some of the stories we cover in today’s edition: In just one week, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will meet for the first presidential debate of the 2012 general election. The very first presidential debate in history was held 52 years ago today between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. Watching […]