Eleni Katifori of the School of Arts & Sciences and colleagues used simulations of curving plastic pieces to predict the formation of wrinkling patterns.
Frank Matero of the Weitzman School of Design discusses the work faculty and students are doing to protect a Native ancestral site.
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a new study about rising heat waves focuses on mathematical probabilities rather than the true political obstacles.
Kent Smetters of the Penn Wharton Budget Model says that Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan will simply create debt to be paid out over time, adding to an already sizable national debt.
E. John Wherry of the Perelman School of Medicine compares vaccine tweaks to periodic software updates and advises waiting four to six months between boosters.
In a podcast, Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School discusses the economy and recommends that people limit investment in volatile meme-stock to a small portion of their portfolio.
Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that the EPA will need to find a way to audit the declarations of green construction companies to avoid potential damage to the entire sector.
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the term “monkeypox” doesn’t convey useful information and predicts that the public will easily adapt to a new name.
A referenced documentary features Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and her thoughts on the failed Presidential campaign of Michael Dukakis.