Airbnb and VRBO customers have fewer options in Philly as new laws take hold Philadelphia Inquirer Airbnb and VRBO customers have fewer options in Philly as new laws take hold A study from the Wharton School found that short-term rentals are often concentrated in areas where rental housing is dominant, with each 1% increase of Airbnb listings in a ZIP code creating a small increase in rents and house prices.
Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel MSNBC Why I’m not expecting my friends to make social media posts about Israel A study from the Annenberg School for Communication found that people primarily share information on social media that they feel is meaningful to themselves or to the people they know.
A.I. could soon need as much electricity as an entire country The New York Times A.I. could soon need as much electricity as an entire country Benjamin Lee of the School of Engineering and Applied Science says there are many dramatic statements about the rapid growth of A.I., but it’s actually dependent on how quickly Nvidia chips can be distributed.
New AI may slash high death rate after hip fractures WebMD New AI may slash high death rate after hip fractures A study by researchers at Penn finds that AI tools can help doctors flag high-risk patients by predicting risk of dying after a hip fracture.
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried believed in ‘effective altruism’. What is it? BBC FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried believed in ‘effective altruism’. What is it? Brian Berkey of the Wharton School says that “effective altruism” is a philosophy that aims to do as much good as possible by making informed decisions about which charitable causes to support.
Not just frozen water: The growing business (and high price tag) of clear ice cubes Philadelphia Inquirer Not just frozen water: The growing business (and high price tag) of clear ice cubes Cait Lamberton of the Wharton School says, “It’s easy to say people’s desires for [luxurious] things are absurd or a mark of a society going into decline. But the truth is that people always seek ways to make their lives a little bit more beautiful and a little bit more enjoyable.”
Five Penn faculty were elected to the National Academy of Medicine Philadelphia Inquirer Five Penn faculty were elected to the National Academy of Medicine PIK Professor Desmond Upton Patton and the Perelman School of Medicine’s Kurt T. Barnhart, Christopher B. Forrest, Susan L. Furth and Robert H. Vonderheide have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
U.S. debt will become unsustainable and trigger default in about 20 years, if it stays on current path Business Insider U.S. debt will become unsustainable and trigger default in about 20 years, if it stays on current path According to the Penn Wharton Budget Model, the U.S. has roughly 20 years to change course on the size of its debt before a default will become unavoidable.
Philadelphia lawyer connects at risk youth to at risk animals, together they help each other WHYY (Philadelphia) Philadelphia lawyer connects at risk youth to at risk animals, together they help each other Penny Ellison of Penn Carey Law leads Hand2Paw, a Philadelphia nonprofit founded by Penn alum Rachel Cohen that connects youth experiencing homeless or in foster care to animals in need.
Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased rates of liver disease, transplants ABC News Excessive drinking during the pandemic increased rates of liver disease, transplants Maarouf Hoteit of the Perelman School of Medicine says there has been a nationwide increase in alcohol use since the pandemic, leading to increased hospitalization of patients with liver injury due to alcohol.