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“The basic premise is that AI can help us do better physics, and something that is less expected is that physics can also help us understand AI better,” said Northeastern professor James Halverson.
AI and physics have more in common than you might think.
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Formed by superheated glacial water from the last ice age, the hydrothermal vents Professor Mark Patterson studies have been bubbling beneath the fjord for centuries.
Professor receives Fulbright to explore one of the world’s most unique hydrothermal vents
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These educators wanted to learn more about AI. Northeastern was there to help
Dylan Kao and Lucy Paolini co-oped with NU Oakland’s Lead by Learning and designed a program to help educators learn about AI.
What is an exoplanet? An astrophysicist explains why they are vital for finding alien life
The discovery of a more Earth-like planet beyond our solar system reveals how these objects can help us “understand where we came from and whether we’re also alone,” astrophysicist Jonathan Blazek said.
Lifelong Scouts Brian D’Amico and Rein Kirss bring chemistry to the campfire
Brian D’Amico and Rein Kirss share a love for Scouting, mentoring youth and inspiring curiosity in STEM at the National Jamboree.
Health care co-ops don’t get snow days
Experiential learning is an essential part of the Northeastern education, and Anya Tandon is learning that medical services must be provided no matter what the weather brings.
How Ilia Malinin and Mikaela Shiffrin fared against the ‘Olympic Dragon’
Psychology professor Grayson Kimball says the athletes’ different results demonstrate how the mental pressure of the Games can cut both ways.
Warming Antarctic waters come with a cost for the normally ‘robust’ rockcod
Researcher H. William Detrich investigated the potential impact of warming waters in the Southern Ocean on a common species of fish. What he found could be catastrophic for fish populations in the region.
Our preference for certain foods may be impacted by early life stress, research shows
Researcher Brie Reid finds a correlation between acute stress in infancy and an increased preference for inflammatory foods in subjects’ late teens and 20s.
With ‘Shrinking,’ therapy is more mainstream than ever. Is that a good thing? Therapists aren’t so sure
Teaching Professor William Sharp says therapy, once taboo, has now become fashionable thanks to social media and entertainment like Apple TV’s sitcom, but destigmatizing therapy has also distorted it in unexpected ways.
Co-op brings student up close and personal with a lioness
Ryan Sewell completed a co-op at Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, which works to protect Malawi’s wildlife from threats such as deforestation, poaching and the pet trade.
What different shaped skis do and do not influence
Physicist Stefan Kautsch said ski shape is all about providing a stable platform to best maneuver over the snow.
Will the Winter Olympics run out of snow?
Because of climate change, organizers will have to be careful about future venues and host events at locations of various altitudes, professor Samuel Muñoz say.
Soccer passing is harder, shorter and sharper across pro leagues, new research finds
Assistant teaching professors Brennan Klein's new research group, NetSi Sport, released research analyzing how professional soccer gameplay has evolved over the last five years.