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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Wharton’s Philip Tetlock was cited for his research on “superforecasters,” people who appear to be systematically better at predicting world events. Common traits among those people include lots of practice and an openness to being wrong.
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The Wharton School’s Barbara Kahn explained why Black Friday seems to start earlier and last longer each year. “When someone is offering 50 percent discounts from 10 to 11 on Friday, you can offer 51 percent from 9 to 10 on Friday. That competitive response will cause the creeping behavior — it’s getting earlier and earlier — because you want [customers] to buy from you instead of the competition,” said Kahn.
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PIK Professor Philip Tetlock was cited for his expertise on forecasting future events.
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The School of Arts and Sciences’ Marc Meredith was cited for his research on Florida’s Amendment 4’s possible impact on election results. “Had all ex-felons been eligible to vote in Florida in 2016,” said Meredith, “we estimate that this would have generated about 102,000 additional votes for Democrats and about 54,000 additional votes for Republicans, with about an additional 40,000 votes that could be cast on behalf of either party.”
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The Wharton School’s Stephanie Creary weighed in on celebrity and corporate activism in and around the NFL. Creary credited the efforts with helping keep Colin Kaepernick’s national anthem protest in the public eye.
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Sarah Rottenberg of the School of Design attributed West Elm’s success with millennials to their stylized yet adaptable aesthetic and accessible price point. Rottenberg’s research has shown that “practicality is a critical attribute for millennials purchasing products.”
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The School of Arts and Sciences’ Dustin Brisson explained how people living in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Upper Midwest have become more vulnerable to Lyme disease. Brisson said that suburban environments are more susceptible to ticks than farmland, due to a proliferation of mice and deer, which can carry Lyme.
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The Wharton School’s Mark Pauly explained the difference between all-payer and single-payer health-care systems. Though similar in their objectives of efficiency and reduced overhead, all-payer doesn’t eliminate private plans and creates set prices for medical procedures. Pauly said that consumers won’t likely notice the difference between the two systems.
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A panel moderated by alumnus Yochi Dreazen at Perry World House discusses the odds of a nuclear war with North Korea.
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Jules Lipoff of the Perelman School of Medicine shares an explanation of greyscale as depicted on the show “Game of Thrones.”