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Uber and DoorDash found a way to make food-delivery profitable
Quartz

Uber and DoorDash found a way to make food-delivery profitable

PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp says that food delivery companies succeed because of their size but remain vulnerable to competitors due to a mutual lack of technological advantage.

Aug 5, 2022

Michael E. Mann is coming for your climate doomism
Philadelphia Citizen

Michael E. Mann is coming for your climate doomism

In a profile, Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the country is on the verge of truly meaningful climate action on the policy front.

Aug 9, 2022

Philly students talk about ending gun violence
WITF.org

Philly students talk about ending gun violence

A study by Eugenia South of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues shows that low-income Philadelphia neighborhoods which received city-funded housing repairs saw a 21% reduction in crime.

Aug 12, 2022

Cable news has a more polarizing effect than social media, study finds
Fast Company

Cable news has a more polarizing effect than social media, study finds

A study by Homa Hosseinmardi of the Annenberg School for Communication shows that the TV news audience is being “distilled,” with an overall shrinkage but an increased number of partisans.

Aug 12, 2022

The boy bosses of Silicon Valley are on their way out
The New York Times

The boy bosses of Silicon Valley are on their way out

Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School says that young tech CEOs are likely to depart with their wealth and success intact rather than lingering with a downward economy and increased regulation.

Aug 10, 2022

‘Is an abortion medically necessary?’ is not a question for ethicists to answer
STAT News

‘Is an abortion medically necessary?’ is not a question for ethicists to answer

Holly Fernandez Lynch, Steven Joffe, and Emily A. Largent of the Perelman School of Medicine write that ethics committees are not intended to second-guess clinical judgements about medical procedures or provide legal cover for institutions.

Aug 15, 2022

The truth about the history education wars in 2022
The Washington Post

The truth about the history education wars in 2022

Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education writes that political battles over education have secularized, shifting focus from religion to American history and identity.

Aug 15, 2022

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