Roving security teams increasingly visit train stations, subways and other mass transit sites to deter terrorism. Critics say it’s largely political theater. By Brian Bennett, Washington Bureau December 20, 2011, 5:03 p.m. Reporting from Charlotte, N.C.— Rick Vetter was rushing to board the Amtrak train in Charlotte, N.C., on a recent …
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Northwestern University’s deception lab
A new form of lie detection could stop crimes before they happen. By Nicole Frehsee With its weathered blue sofa, textbook-littered desks and corkboard plastered with postcards from spring-break spots like Florida and Hilton Head, Room 202 in Northwestern University’s Cresap Hall could easily belong to a frat brother. But …
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