
Social media triggers biased public debates: Echo chambers
Social media has become the central platform for forum discussions, be it offline or online, where people butt their heads on any and...
Playing the Empathy Card
Apart from a few rotten tomatoes in our society, everyone loves dogs. However, not less than our own babies, right? Well, an interesting...
Spirituality of psychedelics
“How many of my readers are going to be interested in something that’s kind of fringy?” Micheal Pollan says from his office at Harvard,...
She dreamt a dream for the people
Who does not dream of welcoming and affordable housing communities? One such dreamer is Claire Coletti who did her graduation and masters...
Rage rooms are worthless for anger management
Rage rooms- a global phenomenon- also known as smash rooms or anger rooms, are rooms where people can vent their rage and anger by...
Climate Change: What does the latest UN report say?
Throughout history, the Earth’s climate has been changing. However, today climate change has contributed in melting ice sheets and...
A Piñata to send out good vibes
A peaceful Friday afternoon saw Michelle Marini, Northeastern University’s third-year psychology student, outside the Curry Student...
Disabilities affecting large numbers
Pioneering new concepts of rehabilitation training and vocational development for people with visual disability, the Carroll Center, a...
Boston 311 system- a step closer to smart cities
Fiction books may have you believe that future smart cities are full of flying cars and robots, but some simple things like being able to...
Hate crimes and what our response to it should be
Recently, mass shootings have been making up most of the news, starting from New Zealand where a gunman killed 51 in two mosques to Texas...
Credibility of anonymous sources
Being an anonymous source is a great option for people to come forward and report something as it does not pose the threat of the news...
When Art makes art
Art Spiegelman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and illustrator. During his lecture at Northeastern University, he said, “Comics burn...
FBI and its transformation
The September 11, 2001 attacks brought out an evident transformation in the working of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It is...
Global resilience and why we need it
Disaster resilience is a critical issue facing every nation. Resilience is about addressing the need to be able to better anticipate and...
Should 3D printing of arms become legal
Violence is a persistent problem in the US. It results in thousands of deaths and injuries annually. In 2013, there were 73,505 nonfatal...
Keeping humanity alive in the artificial-intelligence era
There is a race going on in the artificial-intelligence sector. Everyone wants to get their hands on the next best thing as soon as...
Foster care for the youth in Boston
There are very few who deviate from their already decided career paths and choose to walk towards contributing themselves for a social...
Challenging broken window theory
Researches are challenging the traditional broken window theory. It says that acts of public disorder such as graffiti, litter, and...
Mistreatment and abuse of the elderly
Elder mistreatments and abuse is one of the many social crimes that have been emerging in the social spheres of society. According to the...