5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The 1.5-degree climate goal may be ‘deader than a doornail,’ and scientists are bitterly divided over it
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says the climate change threat isn’t physics, it’s politics.
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The real reason you’re obsessed with spicy food
Paul Rozin of the School of Arts & Sciences agrees that it’s actually the pain that keeps us coming back for more spice.
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The last gasp of the Iowa kingmakers
Daniel Hopkins of the School of Arts & Sciences says that local politics is nationalizing, with voters more often considering how candidates fit into broader political brands rather than their adeptness at addressing local issues.
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Trump, Lincoln ballot comparison meme ‘doesn't hold water,’ experts say
Rogers Smith of the School of Arts & Sciences says that 10 of the 11 states that would go on to form the Confederacy did not have ballots with Abraham Lincoln’s name on them in the 1860 election. Kermit Roosevelt of Penn Carey Law explains why likening Lincoln’s situation to Donald Trump’s is a bad comparison.
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Can a big village full of tiny homes ease homelessness in Austin?
Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy & Practice says that tiny homes are better for homelessness than shelter but still don’t meet America’s housing standards.
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Preparing the archives: Sun Ra comes to Kislak Center
Samantha Hill of Penn Libraries discusses the recent acquisition of two collections of archival materials by Sun Ra, a prolific jazz musician and forefather to the Afrofuturist movement.
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The best scholarly books of 2023
Jed Esty of the School of Arts & Sciences is lauded for his 2022 book, “The Future of Decline,” which compares the current decline of U.S. power to the dissolution of the British empire.
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Life is not a series of linear stages defined by age: Mauro F Guillen
In a Q&A, Mauro F. Guillén of the Wharton School discusses his latest book, “The Perennials,” which outlines the shaping of a post-generational society and its implications for businesses, governments, and society at large.
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It’s not just democracy at stake in 2024. It’s the future of the planet
Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences says “a second Trump term is game over for the climate.”
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Guaranteed-income programs pick up steam
Researchers at the School of Social Policy & Practice released a report suggesting that a new approach to addressing poverty in St. Paul, Minnesota, has worked as intended.