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The Brink

Pioneering Research from Boston University

Brink 10-30-2023

October 30, 2023

Brink 10-27-2023

October 27, 2023

Photo: Maia Gil'Adi, a white woman with short, dark brown hair and wearing a grey suit, makes a zombie pose in front of light in a dim room. Her pose creates a creepy shadow behind her, emphasized by the lighting.

Zombies

Meet the BU Professor Building an Online Zombie Movie Archive

October 27, 2023

Brink 10-26-2023

October 26, 2023

Photo: The view from the 4-seat floatplane of Kodiak Island, where The Alutiiq/Sugpiaq people have lived for over 7,500 years. A lush green island surrounded by water can be seen from a plane.

Archaeology

Archaeology Student Trevor Lamb Found Some of Alaska’s Oldest Woven Textiles on Kodiak Island

October 26, 2023

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Gentrification

Can We Stop the Gentrification of Cities?

October 24, 2023

Brink 10-24-2023

October 24, 2023

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Expert Take

We Need Stronger Safeguards from Artificial Intelligence

October 24, 2023

Brink 10-23-2023

October 23, 2023

Photo: Palestinians inspect the destruction following the attack on the Ahli Arab Hospital, which killed dozens of civilians. Photo by: Mohammad Abu Elsebah/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images

Disinformation

Misinformation, Disinformation, and the Israel-Hamas War

October 23, 2023

Brink 10-20-2023

October 20, 2023

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Crime Scene Science

Video: Updating the Science of Bloodstain Analysis and Forensics

October 20, 2023

Brink 10-19-2023

October 19, 2023

Photo: Thousands of scientists and their supporters join the March for Science in Washington, D.C. A crowd of people hold signs and chant on a rainy, gloomy day. A row of people int he front hold a large blue banner across them that reads "March for Science".

Expert Take

Rebuilding Public Trust in Science

October 19, 2023

Brink 10-13-2023

October 13, 2023

Image: Collage of various images related to the challenges of tackling future pandemics. Collage features a snap of Nahid Bhadelia talking, an image of Earth, a plane, a Coronavirus, and the UN building.

Pandemic Response

Video: Unpacking the Push for a Global Pandemic Accord

October 13, 2023

Brink 10-11-2023

October 11, 2023

Photo: A red and silver high-speed train is parked during the opening ceremony for launching Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway at Halim station in Jakarta, Indonesia on Oct. 2, 2023. People stand under a large banner set up on the middle platform of the open-air train station.

Belt and Road

China Has Financed Power Plants, Airports, and Roads around the Globe—but Has It Made the World a Better or Worse Place?

October 11, 2023

Brink 10-06-2023

October 5, 2023

Photo: A woman with glasses and a polkadot blouse and red skirt poses for a picture in front of a stone building on a sunny day

MacArthur Fellowship

BU Ecologist Lucy Hutyra Wins a 2023 MacArthur “Genius Grant”

October 4, 2023

BU Ecologist Lucy Hutyra Wins a 2023 MacArthur “Genius Grant”