Post-election, CFOs should ‘focus on what they can control,’ advises economist Fortune Post-election, CFOs should ‘focus on what they can control,’ advises economist Jeremy Siegel and Kent Smetters of the Wharton School assess the feasibility of campaign promises made by Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
When Kentucky bans homeless camps, where do people go? The New York Times When Kentucky bans homeless camps, where do people go? Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that criminalizing street camping will simply force homeless people to sleep somewhere else, saddling them with bench warrants and unpayable fines.
The gap between open and closed AI models might be shrinking. Here’s why that matters Time The gap between open and closed AI models might be shrinking. Here’s why that matters Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School says that even if there was no further progress in AI, it would likely take years before open systems are fully integrated with the world.
Special mud rubbed on all MLB baseballs has unique, ‘magical’ properties, study finds NBC News Special mud rubbed on all MLB baseballs has unique, ‘magical’ properties, study finds A study by Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues has uncovered the mechanical properties of the mud used to coat Major League baseballs.
Does it matter what time you take your medicine? WHYY (Philadelphia) Does it matter what time you take your medicine? Garret FitzGerald of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the timing of medication dosing can substantially influence the drug levels in people’s blood.
Baltimore gave $61M — 10% — of its COVID funds to public safety. Where did it go? Baltimore Sun Baltimore gave $61M — 10% — of its COVID funds to public safety. Where did it go? A study from the Crime and Justice Policy Lab at the School of Arts & Sciences estimates that Baltimore’s Group Violence Reduction Strategy reduced homicides and shootings in the city’s western police district by about a quarter and reduced carjackings by about a third.
Donald Trump, evangelicals and the 2024 MAGA coalition Newsweek Donald Trump, evangelicals and the 2024 MAGA coalition Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that Donald Trump was largely an apolitical figure in 2016 with a wide array of celebrity relationships, donations to candidates of both parties, and a career in New York real estate.
The science that makes baseball mud ‘magical’ The New York Times The science that makes baseball mud ‘magical’ A study by Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Science and colleagues has uncovered the mechanical properties of the mud used to coat Major League baseballs, with additional remarks from postdoc Shravan Pradeep and Paulo Arratia.
Philly’s soda tax may improve the city’s obesity rate – in time, Penn study says PhillyVoice Philly’s soda tax may improve the city’s obesity rate – in time, Penn study says A Penn Medicine study suggests there’s some evidence that Philadelphia’s soda tax could slow obesity over time.
How Pennsylvania’s mail ballot rules will lead to thousands of provisional ballots on Election Day NBC News How Pennsylvania’s mail ballot rules will lead to thousands of provisional ballots on Election Day Marc Meredith of the School of Arts & Sciences and Michael Morse of Penn Carey Law say that most provisional ballots in Pennsylvania are likely to come from voters with outstanding mail ballots, rather than voters who’ve already returned deficient mail ballots.