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I-95 bridge collapse: What we know and don’t know
Marilyn V. Howarth of the Perelman School of Medicine says that any carcinogens and particulates from the I-95 tanker-truck accident in Philadelphia would have been quickly dispersed and diluted once the fire was out.
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Unionism’s perpetual anxiety has brought it to a place of despair
Brendan O’Leary of the School of Arts & Sciences is preparing for a border poll 10 years from now in Northern Ireland.
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Medical Mysteries: Why was her sleep so frighteningly out of whack?
Charles Bae of the Perelman School of Medicine says that it can take five to 10 years for patients to receive a narcolepsy diagnosis, although awareness of the disorder is increasing.
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Pets are sensitive to poor air quality, and many of the precautions for humans apply
Kaitlyn Krebs of the School of Veterinary Medicine says that pets with underlying respiratory illnesses can have their conditions exacerbated by poor air quality.
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The A.I. revolution will change work. Nobody agrees how
Researchers at Penn and OpenAI found that 80 percent of the U.S. workforce could see an effect on at least 10% of their tasks due to artificial intelligence.
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Candles, clocks and throw pillows: Three charts show how Home Depot and Lowe’s pivoted to ‘soft-DIY’
Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that the phasing out of COVID lockdowns led to a second wave of home projects: decorating.
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Serena Mayeri on ‘Outside In: The Oral History of Guido Calabresi’
Serena Mayeri of Penn Carey Law pens a blog on “Outside In” and the life of Guido Calabresi, an immigrant from fascist Italy became a legal scholar and federal judge.
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What communes and other radical experiments in living together reveal
In her new book, “Everyday Utopia,” Kristen Ghodsee of the School of Arts & Sciences examines radical social experiments like communes and ecovillages while critiquing existing structures of family and community.
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How wildfires and climate change impact headache and migraine symptoms
A study by Holly Elser of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues finds that poor air quality caused by wildfires is likely to increase the odds of getting a headache.
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Why do businesses keep raising their prices?
As business raise their prices during times of inflation, consumers become accustomed and thus more receptive to the hikes, says John Zhang of the Wharton School.