- In the world of software development, how much does having a masters degree matter? I’ve been seeing a lot of product companies posting their jobs with preferred qualification as masters in the domain! https://www.northeastern.edu/graduate/blog/masters-degree-benefits/ 41 comments programming
- When psychologists offered taste testers meat samples with background stories -- where the meat came form and how it was raised -- consumers tended to prefer the meat they thought was humanely cared for and processed over samples they believed to be sourced from factory farms. http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2016/08/chew-on-this-how-we-believe-our-meat-is-raised-can-influence-how-it-tastes/ 7 comments science
- Researchers find that Android apps can secretly track users whereabouts http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2016/08/researchers-find-that-android-apps-can-secretly-track-users-whereabouts/ 3 comments privacy
- Researchers' metallic glue may stick it to soldering and welding http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2016/01/researchers-metallic-glue-may-stick-it-to-soldering-and-welding/ 21 comments science
- New algorithm gives credit where credit is due: It makes sense that the credit for science papers with multiple authors should go to the authors who perform the bulk of the research, yet that’s not always the case http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2014/08/credit-allocation/ 4 comments science
- Climate change research goes to the extremes http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2014/07/climate-change-research-goes-to-the-extremes/ 5 comments science
- Language structure - You're born with it: Humans are unique in their ability to acquire language. But how? A new study shows that we are in fact born with the basic fundamental knowledge of language, thus shedding light on the age-old linguistic “nature vs. nurture” debate http://www.northeastern.edu/cos/2014/04/language-universals-iris-berent/ 3 comments science
- The dark side of fair play: Fairness is usually linked to cooperation and prosocial behaviour, but a new study shows that it may have evolutionary links to harmful antisocial behaviour http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2014/03/smead/ 7 comments science
- Your face says it all? Not so fast: New research calls into question the very foundations of emotion science - “Emotions are not universally perceived. Everything that’s predicated on that is a mistake.” http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2014/03/barrett-gendron/ 5 comments science
- Human behavior is 93 percent predictable, research shows http://www.northeastern.edu/news/stories/2010/02/network_science.html 10 comments science
- [old] The soul of programming http://www.northeastern.edu/magazine/0301/programming.html 9 comments programming