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So um, why do we say ‘um’ so much?
NPR

So um, why do we say ‘um’ so much?

Delphine Dahan of the School of Arts & Sciences says that the shortness of “um” and its employment of the “uh” vowel makes it easy to say, since it relaxes the tongue.

Sep 3, 2025

The year’s buzziest deals are corporate breakups
The Wall Street Journal

The year’s buzziest deals are corporate breakups

Paul Nary of the Wharton School says that deciding to pursue a corporate breakup and following through with it can take years and be costly.

Sep 4, 2025

You’re probably doing small talk wrong
The New York Times

You’re probably doing small talk wrong

Erica Boothby of the Wharton School explains how strong bonds occur through playful conversational riffing rather than pre-existing similarities.

Sep 4, 2025

A weekly workout to protect your knees
The New York Times

A weekly workout to protect your knees

John Vasudevan of the Perelman School of Medicine says that tired or weak glutes can change the way people walk and can lead to knee pain.

Sep 1, 2025

Damson Idris has his eye on jewelry fame
The New York Times

Damson Idris has his eye on jewelry fame

PIK Professor Michael Platt of the Wharton School, Perelman School of Medicine, and School of Arts & Sciences says that Damson Idris’s Didris jewelry brand is taking the right steps to be authentic and appealing for consumers.

Sep 3, 2025

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