Overheard with Ajay Raju
James Wilson of the Perelman School of Medicine critically examines the COVID-19 pandemic, questioning whether we’ve learned enough to prepare for the next one.
1 in 5 Americans fear they’ll get monkeypox
The Annenberg Public Policy Center publishes a survey which finds that 20% of Americans are concerned about contracting monkeypox, and that many possess a general lack of understanding about the virus.
Mega Millions jackpot reaches $1.2 billion
Dennis Deturck of the School of Arts & Sciences estimates the odds of winning the lottery, contrasting it with increasingly more unlikely occurrences.
Profits over planet? Experts eye companies at crucial moment for climate change fight
Carolyn Kousky of the Wharton School speculates whether America’s investors and companies can align their financial incentives with the needs of global society against escalating climate change.
How a new chewing gum could ‘trap’ COVID-19, reduce spread: study
A study led by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine discovered that gum containing plant-grown protein could neutralize COVID particles in saliva.
Dear Philly’s new ‘night mayor’: Create more bars and clubs for Black residents
Penn Carey Law student Ty Parks pens an op-ed about how Philadelphia nightlife has too few Black spaces for a majority-Black city.
Democrats’ plan to fight inflation may lower costs over time
Penn Wharton Budget Model offers an estimate on Biden’s inflation legislation, with a quote from Wharton’s Alexander Arnon.
Report: Roberts tried to persuade rest of Supreme Court to keep Roe v. Wade in place
Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law speculates that the early leak of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision would have made it more costly for a justice to change their position.