Fox News Bird flu patient had virus mutations, sparking concern about human spread “The same mutations were not present in viral genomes sampled from the backyard birds that presumably infected the individual,” Samuel Scarpino, director of AI and life sciences and professor of health sciences at Northeastern University in Boston, confirmed to Fox News Digital.
Broccoli listeria warning hits Walmart stores, says FDA recall website: Symptoms, list of states, what to know Darin Detwiler, a food safety adviser and professor at Northeastern University, told Fast Company earlier this year that the food system has grown more complex in recent decades, driven by globalization and demand for “fresh and ready-to-eat products.”
Bluesky users report AI bots, disinformation, and copycat accounts “They got this spike in attention, they’ve crossed the threshold where it is now worth it for people to flood the platform with spam,” said Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University and a member of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media.
NBC News New year, new health benefits? Here’s how to keep your out-of-pocket costs down. The good news is that you won’t need to relearn the basics if your plan is changing in 2025. The bad news is that the risk of unexpected bills remains, in part because the fine print for most policies “can get very complicated,” said Gary Young, director of the Center for Health Policy and Healthcare […]
Nvidia bets on robotics to drive future growth David Rosen, who leads the Robust Autonomy Lab at Northeastern University, said the robotics market still faced significant challenges, including training the models and verifying that they will be safe when deployed.
After a punishing year for Britain’s royals, the Windsors hope for a brighter 2025 Peter Mancusi, a crisis management expert and associate professor of journalism at Northeastern University, told CNN the couple wanted to reclaim their own narrative when they relocated to the US and the public was sympathetic to that.
LiveScience Why is fluoride added to drinking water? “Fluoride was found to significantly reduce tooth decay,” Neil Maniar, a professor of public health practice at Northeastern University, told Live Science in an email. “Putting [it] in the water supply is a form of passive prevention that can improve oral health.”
After a Year of Hard Climate Talks, ‘Minilateralism’ Is an Alternative “It has become increasingly more difficult to come to an agreement that is ambitious yet feasible and that will address the problem at hand,” said Maria Ivanova, director of Northeastern University’s School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
Axios The mounting list of FDA food recalls “We’re also dealing with a scenario where we’re having increased globalization of food production, which not only creates more opportunities for contamination at multiple points in the supply chain, but it creates more scenarios where there’s blind spots,” Darin Detwiler, a Northeastern University professor and food safety advocate, told Axios earlier this month.
History of the Self: Love Moira Weigel, assistant professor at Northeastern University and author of Labor of Love: The Invention of Dating, joins NPR’s ‘Throughline’.
‘Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c. 1504’ Review: Competition Among Masters A review by Cammy Brothers, a professor at Northeastern University and the author of “Giuliano da Sangallo and the Ruins of Rome” (Princeton).
Forbes Unleash Or Suppress AI? The Search For Middle Ground Continues Still, there are issues — both ethics and practical concerns — with AI that need to be acted upon sooner than later. AI’s impact on data privacy and the use of data are not matters that can be put off until later, said David De Cremer, dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.