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The Washington Post

Everyone’s ignoring these investors’ warnings on climate risk. You shouldn’t

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School forecasts a more gradual decline in regional housing markets due to climate risk rather than an imminent severe downturn.

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Fortune

Post-election, CFOs should ‘focus on what they can control,’ advises economist

Jeremy Siegel and Kent Smetters of the Wharton School assess the feasibility of campaign promises made by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

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Time

The gap between open and closed AI models might be shrinking. Here’s why that matters

Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that even if there was no further progress in AI, it would likely take years before open systems are fully integrated with the world.

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CNBC

10-year Treasury yield posts huge leap to 4.46% on Trump win, possible GOP Congress sweep

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that a Republican sweep of the House, Senate, and presidency would cause the bond market to be wobbly.

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NBC News

Special mud rubbed on all MLB baseballs has unique, ‘magical’ properties, study finds

A study by Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues has uncovered the mechanical properties of the mud used to coat Major League baseballs.

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Baltimore Sun

Baltimore gave $61M — 10% — of its COVID funds to public safety. Where did it go?

A study from the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences estimates that Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy reduced homicides and shootings in the city’s western police district by about a quarter and reduced carjackings by about a third.

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Indianapolis Star

Expert: A return this season for James Wiseman is possible, but not likely

Lou J. Soslowsky of the Perelman School of Medicine says that extensive physical therapy after surgery is the most important thing to heal a ruptured Achilles tendon.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

How a rave with Bill Nye and Quavo turned out droves of early voters at City Hall

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that some celebrities aren’t helpful to political candidates because their followers are already engaged and have already made up their minds.

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ARTnews

Previously unknown Chopin waltz identified at New York’s Morgan Library

Jeffrey Kallberg of the School of Arts & Sciences helped authenticate the score for a newly uncovered waltz by Romantic era composer Frédéric Chopin.

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The New York Times

Climate change should make you rethink homeownership

In an opinion essay, Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School writes that renting beachfront property might be better than owning due to reduced exposure for climate risk and for greater flexibility.

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