…team members for some of the key experiments and particle detectors at the Large Hadron Collider. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1882283z/audio.mp3 Download The Search For Hidden Particles Transcript for The Search For Hidden Particles…
Privacy in the Facebook Age
…regulated? Our guest Woodrow Hartzog is a professor of law and computer science at Northeastern University and discusses the battle and future of our personal information. He has a new…
Privacy in the Facebook Age [Rebroadcast and Update]
…of the first and most significant moves to establish a new American privacy identity online, with strict obligations for companies that use the Internet to collect personal information. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1881z062/audio.mp3 Download…
The Shifting Landscape of Music [Rebroadcast and Update]
…trademark, licensing, and new media. His clients include authors, publishers, record companies, recording artists, songwriters, composers, performers, producers, recording studios, visual artists, e-business innovation companies, software and service providers, webcasters,…
The Web at 30
…of the Web, and someone who has thought actively and creatively about the past present and future of what we do and say online. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1881p07p/audio.mp3 Download Episode 29 Transcript of…
Remaking the News
…commentary in both 2008 and 2009. Purchase Dan Kennedy’s new book, Return of the Moguls, here. Episode image by Matthew Modoono, Northeastern University Download Episode 17 Transcript of Episode 17…
Seeking Justice for Hidden Deaths [Rebroadcast and Update]
…in Massachusetts. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:gm80jm96v/audio.mp3 Watch Murder in Mobile: A Documentary Film About Race, Murder, and One Family’s Search for the Truth 70 Years Later Download Seeking Justice for Hidden Deaths Transcript…
Seeking Justice for Hidden Deaths
…in Massachusetts. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1881m39j/audio.mp3 Watch Murder in Mobile: A Documentary Film About Race, Murder, and One Family’s Search for the Truth 70 Years Later Download Episode 26 Transcript of Episode 26…
The Shifting Landscape of Music
…label. David maintains a law practice which concentrates in entertainment law, intellectual property, copyright, trademark, licensing, and new media. His clients include authors, publishers, record companies, recording artists, songwriters, composers,…
Tracing the Spread of Fake News
…social media. Now a comprehensive study has looked carefully at the impact of untrustworthy online sources in the election, with some surprising results, and some suggestions for how to avoid…
Making Artificial Intelligence Fairer
…in Computer Sciences (with a minor in mathematical statistics) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research is rooted in data mining and machine learning; and spans theory, algorithms, and applications…
The Secrets of Hollywood Storytelling
…screenwriter and film producer who has also worked as a story consultant with major studios such as Disney, Pixar, and Sony. Bobette has just been appointed Professor of the Practice…
The Secrets of Hollywood Storytelling [Rebroadcast and Update]
…screenwriter and film producer who has also worked as a story consultant with major studios such as Disney, Pixar, and Sony. Bobette has just been appointed Professor of the Practice…
Designing for Diversity
Inside all computers are ones and zeros, a binary world that excels in calculation and speed, but has difficulty with nuance, uncertainty, and complexity. And too often, we humans use…
A New Way to Scan the Human Body
…of Bioengineering and Chemistry at Northeastern University. Her lab is pioneering the use of nanosensors within body, and the potential applications of this work are truly amazing. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:cj82sw16t/audio.mp3 Heather Clark…
Engineering the Future: Boston’s Big Dig
…and added a new tunnel to Logan Airport to the east and a stunning new bridge to Charlestown to the north. It completely transformed the City of Boston and made…
Fake News and the Next Generation
…iPhone was released, destined to become a constant companion with these new sources of information. What is next generation’s view of the news like? How good are they at separating…
Revealing the Human Mind
…Mind Lab, who has a book titled The Blind Storyteller coming out later this year. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:gm80hw863/audio.mp3 Download Revealing the Human Mind Transcript of Revealing the Human Mind Photo by Micah…
Data and Public Health
…was recorded in new forms of data, and visualized in ways that affected public opinion and health and economic policy. This panel consisted Joanna Radin, an associate professor of history…
Identity and Self-confidence
…with identity in the workplace, and for many young queer people, an uncertain pathway toward life and work fulfillment. Recently a new podcast has launched with stories about successfully navigating…
Diversifying Power
…Policy, and Director of Strategic Research Collaborations, Global Resilience Institute poses for a portrait on Sept. 24, 2020. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University Download Diversifying Power Transcript of Diversifying Power…
Hashtag Activism
…there, slowly grew into a potent new form of activism. Brooke Foucault Welles and Moya Bailey join us on this episode to discuss their research surrounding Hashtag Activism. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:gm80j4560/audio.mp3 Download…
The Road Back to Normal
…New, an expert on the resilience of societies talks about the long road back after enormous tragedies. Northeastern University Global Resilience Institute’s Covid 19: How to be Safe and Resilient…
The Women Writers Project
…students and researchers to study in entirely new ways. Julia Flanders and Sarah Connell, Director and Assistant Director, respectively, of The Women Writers Project. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:ww72bb62g/audio.mp3 Download The Women Writers Project…
The Last Kings of Shanghai
…across the globe. But that still emerging future will also be an extension of China’s complex past, when other nations arrived on its shores with colonialism, capitalism, and once-distant cultures….
The Regeneration of Body Parts
Every year, thousands of graduate students write theses on topics at the frontiers of research. Many of those topics remain obscure, but there’s a new movement to have students explain…
Touch This Page
Reading is one of the most profound things we humans do, a way for our minds to encounter new ideas, and our imaginations to run wild with stories. For many…
How College Students Get the News
…study are in and on today’s What’s New you will discover the many often surprising channels, formats, and apps that inform today’s youth and shape their perspectives. On this episode,…
The Future of Energy
…energy industry and its finance and regulations, but has lived in and done field work in communities impacted by the energy industry. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:cj82r329z/audio.mp3 Download episode 11 Transcript of episode 11…
The Magic of Human Motion
…to move and acquire new skills. We’re joined by Dagmar Sternad, who is a Professor in the Departments of Biology, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Physics here at Northeastern. Dagmar…
The Steamship Revolution
Imagine if cars could suddenly go four times as fast, allowing you to drive from New York to Los Angeles in just a day. And imagine that trucks carrying goods…
Inventing Writing
…transition from a completely oral tradition to a specific written form, through the use of an entirely new set of characters created by one citizen of the Cherokee Nation. Ellen…
Tracking the Invisible Infrastructure of Cities
…tell us about our society? In Episode 7, we’re joined in this episode by Dietmar Offenhuber, who has a provocative new book out entitled Waste Is Information. Dietmar is also…
The Urban Commons
…Dan has a new book out from Harvard University Press titled The Urban Commons: How Data and Technology Can Rebuild Our Communities. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1881k95p/audio.mp3 Download Episode 24 Transcript of Episode 24…
Connecting Through Stories
…can have a positive impact on our society and ourselves. We’re joined by Cara Solomon, Executive Director and founder of Everyday Boston, to help us comprehend how community events and…
Inside the Pop Music World
…pop stars, and he has helped to create dozens of gold and platinum singles and albums. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:gm80j098p/audio.mp3 Download Inside the Pop Music World Transcript of Inside The Pop Music World…
Addressing Neglected Diseases [Rebroadcast and Update]
…incentive for drug companies to treat them? And what will happen when a disease like Ebola suddenly becomes common here too? In this episode, Mike Pollastri helps us understand how…
Interviewing Pop Stars
…pop music. Those interviews were condensed for the newspaper, but now the tapes of his original interviews have been donated to the Northeastern University Library’s Archives and Special Collections, offering…
The Plague Year
https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:ww72bc39w/audio.mp3 Artist Rene Gómez creates street art as part of an August 2020 community street painting day sponsored by Rhode Island Latino Arts. One of many items shared with the…
Hacking Life
…Reagle, an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, who just published the book, Hacking Life: Systematized Living and Its Discontents. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:gm80hx34j/audio.mp3 Transcript of Hacking Life Download Hacking Life…
Intellectual Property and Social Values
…“Against Progress: Intellectual Property and Fundamental Values in the Internet Age.” https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:gm80hw16d/audio.mp3 Download Intellectual Property and Social Values Transcript of Intellectual Property and Social Values Episode image by Daniel Foster…
Ethics and the Environment
…but a very present and growing challenge. We want to save our planet, but finding a coherent, ethical approach is hard. Ron Sandler, a professor of philosophy, Chair of the…
How Tariffs Made Modern China
…Smuggling, traces the history of the black market in China in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:gm80hz62x/audio.mp3 Download How Tariffs Made Modern China Transcript of How Tariffs Made Modern China…
Election Day Special: Michael Dukakis
…Nations delegation of the Military Armistice Commission in Munsan, Korea. Dukakis began his political career as an elected Town Meeting Member in the town of Brookline. He was elected chairman…
Young Researchers on the Environment, Energy, and Cancer
…Our guests are Alicia Volmar, who discusses her work on a common protein and the origins of cancer; Theresa Davenport on how the shape of restored oyster reefs affects the…
The Great News Divide
…Northeastern and the author of Political Godmother: Nackey Scripps Loeb and the Newspaper That Shook the Republican Party. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:gm80ms05s/audio.mp3 Download The Great News Divide Transcript of The Great News Divide…
Bridging the Academic-Public Divide Through Podcasts
…media coverage of research, podcasts present a unique opportunity to show the public how the expertise of the academy is relatable and valuable. This communication is especially important right now….
The Hidden Universe of Comics
…at Northeastern University and author multiple books, her most recent being Why Comics? You can purchase Why Comics from Harper Collins. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:cj82r0966/audio.mp3 Download episode 9 here Transcript of episode 9…
Addressing Neglected Diseases
…companies to treat them? And what will happen when a disease like Ebola suddenly becomes common here too? In this episode, Mike Pollastri helps us understand how to address these…
Controlling Killer Robots
…is also the vice-chair of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control, as a member of the Academic Council of the United Nations. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1881q42g/audio.mp3 Transcript of Episode 30 Download Episode…
European Disunion
…international affairs at Northeastern University. She is also currently a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Photo by Martin Hearn https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1881r85g/audio.mp3 Download Episode 31 Transcript of Episode 31…
The Evolution of Cities
80% of Americans now live in cities, which are areas of profound change, as well as great tension. How do cities change over time? How does planning, community input, social…
The Algorithms That Shape Our Lives
…College of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University, who has used clever methods to analyze how the big internet companies work. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:cj82qv26h/audio.mp3 Download episode 8 Transcript of episode 8…
How We Respond to Disaster
How do people and cities respond during and after major disasters such as terrorist attacks or the destructive hurricanes so many communities have recently endured? Stephen Flynn, Professor of Political…
How We See
…Our guest on “How We See” is Ennio Mingolla, a Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northeastern University and the head of the Computational Vision Laboratory….
Inequality and Mental Health
…and Sociology and the Director of the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research at Northeastern University. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1882404q/audio.mp3 Download Inequality and Mental Health Transcript of Inequality and Mental Health…
Enabling Engineering
…for granted. How do we design for that large part of the population with varying abilities? Featuring Waleed Meleis, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University. Waleed…
European Disunion [Rebroadcast and Update]
…unity of Europe, with Brexit being only the most recent example. Maia’s candid assessment was that Brexit was mostly a British, not a European, mess, and a giant one at…
Self-Knowledge, Nanotech Sensors, and Hospital Flow
…not only are doing incredible, creative work but they have been recognized in this competition for their ability to explain their research to a general audience. We’ll look at an…
The Challenge of Automation
…Humankind, Machines, and the Future of Enterprise, about the impact of automation and AI, and how humans and ethics must remain central to these processes. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f18822227/audio.mp3 Download The Challenge of…
Sensing Behavior
…Goodwin, an Associate Professor with a joint appointment in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences and the Khoury College of Computer Sciences. https://repository.library.northeastern.edu/files/neu:f1882250d/audio.mp3 Download Sensing Behavior Transcript of Sensing Behavior…
The World Health Organization and Pandemics
…its role is during crises like the coronavirus. Summer Marion, a research fellow at the University of Maryland School of Public Policy and a PhD candidate in political science at…