Montserrat Anguera of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that epigenetic factors like climate or chronic stress may also play a role in life span, widening or shrinking the disparities between men and women.
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the latest form of climate denial is to pretend climate change isn’t a threat rather than denying that it’s happening.
According to surveys from the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the proportion of respondents who believe vaccines are unsafe grew from 9% in April 2021 to 16% in the fall of 2023.
Paul Offit of the Perelman School of Medicine says that next season’s flu vaccines may not be ready in time or be the best match.
John Quigley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that the construction of every new natural gas plant is a setback for climate goals.
Lindsey Cameron of the Wharton School says that a lack of direct human oversight can be both freeing and frustrating for workers.
Nora Brier of the Perelman School of Medicine says that spending time talking to others can help people get out of their own head and bring them back to a neutral state.
Itay Goldstein and David Zaring of the Wharton School comment on the Federal Reserve’s supervisory relationship with banks.
Morris Cohen of the Wharton School says that tariffs could prevent a viable profit from being made on certain low-end or lower-cost products used to construct affordable housing.