Northeastern University law professor Roger Abrams calls the decision “extraordinary.” It means the good news for young people is that if you are lucky enough to get an internship, now … read more »
Burying Tamerlan: Bostonians Say Not In Our Backyard
We are going to turn now to the Boston area, where the question of what to do with the body of bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is causing an uproar. Protestors … read more »
What Does Modern Prejudice Look Like?
In each case, however, Banaji, Greenwald and DiTomaso might argue, we strengthen existing patterns of advantage and disadvantage because our friends, neighbors and children’s classmates are overwhelmingly likely to share … read more »
Boston Lockdown ‘Extraordinary’ But Prudent, Experts Say
“The payoff to the would-be terrorists is the most disruption you can get,” says Stephen Flynn, who directs Northeastern University’s George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security. “So on … read more »
Agony, Ecstasy, Irony: The Fight For The Soul Of College A Cappella
Saturday night at Town Hall in New York, the Nor’easters of Northeastern University in Boston were crowned national champions at the International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), the entirely … read more »
For Bombing Suspects, Question May Be Who Led Whom
Criminologist James Alan Fox says the uncle’s intuition is justified. In cases like this, he says, it is highly unusual for the younger participant — in this case, a sibling … read more »
Obama’s ‘Terrorism’ Description Follows Cautious First Words
Stephen Flynn, a veteran homeland security expert and political scientist at Northeastern University in Boston, gave the president “high marks” for his statements, which on Tuesday included this: “Boston is … read more »
Living With Chronic Pain ‘In The Kingdom Of The Sick’
Laurie Edwards has a chronic respiratory disease so rare that she’s met only one other person who has it — and that was through the Internet. In and out of … read more »
Patent Ruling In India Could Boost Exports Of Cheap Medicine To Third World
Brook Baker, a law professor at Northeastern University, “said he doubts the pharmaceutical industry will pull back much on its investments in India based on the decision,” Bloomberg News writes. “The … read more »
Newtown Gunman Had Interest In Other Mass Murders
“It certainly lends some evidence of prior planning and at least a fascination with these kind of incidents, if not using it as a way to sort of develop a … read more »
New Voices For The Voiceless: Synthetic Speech Gets An Upgrade
If you don’t have a voice, who speaks for you? Today there are more than 60 different options for people who need to use synthetic voices to communicate, but for … read more »
Does Crime Drop When Immigrants Move In?
There is evidence that immigrants are overrepresented in local prison systems in Arizona and elsewhere. But overall, violent crime is actually lower than you would expect along the U.S. border … read more »