It’s Confirmed: This Kitchen Item Can Harbor More Bacteria Than A Toilet Seat “A dirty sponge can actually contain more bacteria than a toilet seat,” said Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert and professor at Northeastern University. “Each use spreads germs instead of removing them, turning your efforts to clean into an unintentional act of contamination.”
Oaklandside A new monthly food event delivers tasty eats and a sense of community to an East Oakland neighborhood Even before last summer’s Millsmont Seminary Block Party, Pastor James Polk of the Greater House of Prayer Church in East Oakland’s Millsmont neighborhood knew a community event could greatly benefit the neighborhood.
Boston 25 Personal Pricing: Who you are may change the price you pay online The FTC recently launched an investigation into the prevalence and use of surveillance pricing, also known as personal pricing. A team at Boston’s Northeastern University is also investigating its use and impacts on consumers.
The Globe and Mail Donald Trump’s 100-day rampage has upended all expectations of the beginning of a presidency A telling measure of the effect of Mr. Trump’s beginning days comes from a Northeastern University undergraduate course that is examining this period. “This hundred days has moved with incredible velocity,” said Jonathan Kaufman, one of the professors of the course and the director of the university’s School of Journalism.
Forbes Dr. Google Starts Sharing Regular Folks’ Advice As Chatbots Loom Perhaps more ominously, in a study involving structured interviews with a diverse group of around 300 participants, two researchers at Northeastern University found “trust trended higher for chatbots than Search Engine results, regardless of source credibility” and “satisfaction was highest” with a standalone chatbot, rather than a chatbot plus traditional search.
Newsweek Ex-Pelosi Adviser Rips Democrats ‘Squandering’ Opportunities Against Trump Costas Panagopoulos, a professor of political science at Northeastern University, told Newsweek it can be tough for the minority party to put up a strong fight in Congress because of some structural barriers that prevent Democrats from doing more to stand up to the administration and the GOP agenda.
Buzzfeed “The Risk Of Foodborne Illness Increases With Every Step”: These Are The Foods You Want To Stay Faaaaar Away From Next Time You’re At The Airport Because fountain drink machines and iced tea dispensers are particularly difficult to clean, they can be “breeding grounds for dangerous bacteria,” said Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert and professor at Northeastern University.
The Scientist Some Rats are More Empathetic Than Others. Neuroscientists Want to Figure Out Why. In a new Journal of Neuroscience study, neuroscientists Jocelyn Breton at Northeastern University and Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal at Tel-Aviv University explored the behaviors and neural characteristics of helpers and non-helpers.2
Mass Live 2 big reasons to care about the Harvard-Trump battle royale To get some clarity, we turned, as is often the case, to Jeremy R. Paul, a constitutional law expert at Northeastern University Law School.
Newsweek Pope Francis’ Funeral Could Turn Into Awkward Diplomatic Event Francis’ funeral “has already turned into a highly politicised event where heads of state are shaping the funeral into the chance to have diplomatic meetings,” Marianna Griffini, Assistant Professor in International Relations and Anthropology at Northeastern University London, told Newsweek.
California produce supplier is sued, accused of causing E. coli outbreak unreported by FDA Darin Detwiler, a food safety expert and associate teaching professor at Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies, said that it’s crucial for not only consumers but also other companies to know when any contamination occurs.
New Atlas Your phone isn’t secretly listening to you, but the truth is more disturbing In early 2017 Jingjing Ren, a PhD student at Northeastern University, and Elleen Pan, an undergraduate student, designed a study to investigate the very issue of whether phones listen in on conversations without users knowing.