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Connie Phong wants to know how an animal adapted to live in a highly specialized environment — just below the freezing point for seawater — responds to warming oceans.
How Northeastern scientists are using Antarctic sea spiders to study life on the edge
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Fleury Augustin Nsole Biteghe has identified a way to target two of the deadliest cancer types with chemotherapy drugs but without the harms associated with chemotherapy.
Northeastern researcher uses light to target and kill cancer cells
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Why are people crashing out? Emotional breakdowns have gone viral
Remember when Britney Spears shaved her head and attacked a paparazzo’s SUV with an umbrella? Or when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars? Celebrity meltdowns like these once played out on TV or in tabloids. Now, anyone can go viral for an emotional breakdown, or what Gen Z calls a “crash out.” […]
What is a conlang? A linguist explains how languages in ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Star Trek’ are created
Adam Cooper, director of linguistics and teaching professor, helps explain what a conlang is, their history, and the use of them in Hollywood.
‘Brain rot’ is Oxford’s 2024 word of the year. What does that say about society?
Adam Cooper, a teaching professor of linguistics at Northeastern, says this year’s selection illustrates how the evolution of language can hold up a mirror to society.
What’s in a name? A linguistics expert explains why some baby names dominate the charts year after year
What do names like Noah, James, Mateo, Mia, Evelyn and Luna all have in common? They’re not only some of the top baby names in the United States, but they also seem to flow off the tongue. And that’s exactly why parents love them. On May 10, the Social Security Administration released a list of […]
Interaction Lab takes on Depp v. Heard trial in discourse analysis research
When someone thinks of research, they may think of traditional lab work. When it comes to linguistics, research can take many different shapes.
Linguist explains how slang like ‘rizz’ comes into being, catches fire with younger generations
If you hadn’t heard the word “rizz” prior to it being declared this year’s Oxford University Press “word of the year” this week, you’re probably not alone.
Where do accents come from? Linguist explains why we talk the way we talk
When it comes to how we talk, accents are often the thing people focus on first.
Linguistics Program releases eighth volume of undergraduate Working Papers
The Linguistic Program in the College of Science is proud to announce the publication of the latest in their series of undergraduate working papers.
Cracking the code to Native American language revitalization
The U.S. Military picked the Navajo language for a World War II secret code because the language was dying. Incidentally, the code jumpstarted the efforts to keep the language alive. Northeastern linguistics professor Adam Cooper explains how this revitalization process works.
Northeastern University Working Papers in Linguistics (Volume 7)
Northeastern University Working Papers in Linguistics
What the death of a lone Indigenous man in Brazil can tell us about our global future
As Brazil's presidential election approaches, the death of the "man of the hole" highlights what's at stake, from Indigenous rights, to environmental decline, to a global climate crisis.
Experience Magazine: How learning to communicate with aliens could save humanity
Adam Cooper, a linguistics professor at Northeastern University, talks about his research. Professor Cooper also comments on the projects from the SETI Institute and how we could reconstruct an alien language.