The advent of e-commerce During the holiday season, about three times as many parcels are shipped per day. For delivery workers, it’s a grueling marathon that goes on through mid-January. (Image: Maarten van den Heuvel on Unsplash) Q&A The advent of e-commerce In a Q&A, sociologist Steve Viscelli of the School of Arts & Sciences talks transport, last-mile delivery, and the “incredible amounts of physical effort” required to get the holiday packages to America’s front doors.
Climate, public health crises, and fertility nocred Q&A Climate, public health crises, and fertility Letícia Marteleto, a social demographer new to Penn, does research at the intersection of fertility, Zika, COVID-19, climate conditions, urbanicity, and inequality.
Carbon capture and common misconceptions: A Q&A with Joe Romm Joe Romm, a senior research fellow in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media, has recently published two papers on carbon dioxide removal and bioenergy carbon capture and will be keynoting American University’s Third Annual Conference on Carbon Dioxide Removal Law & Policy: Carbon Removal Deployment: Law and Policy from Planning to Project. (Image: iStock/Teamjackson) Q&A Carbon capture and common misconceptions: A Q&A with Joe Romm In a conversation with Penn Today, Joe Romm casts a sobering light on “solutions” to curb climate change.
The philosophy of pregnancy nocred Q&A The philosophy of pregnancy Fifth-year Ph.D. candidate Maja Sidzińska is working to fill a gap in philosophy of science scholarship about what individuality means.
The Biden administration is trying to make it easier to convert offices to apartments post-pandemic Philadelphia Inquirer The Biden administration is trying to make it easier to convert offices to apartments post-pandemic In a Q&A, Vincent Reina of the Weitzman School of Design discusses a new White House initiative to incentivize commercial-to-residential conversion projects, especially as the office market continues to struggle. Coca-Cola in Africa Sara Byala, a senior lecturer in creative writing and associate director of the Penn Global Documentary Institute, is the author of a new book, "Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African." nocred Q&A Coca-Cola in Africa A new book by Sara Byala of the School of Arts & Sciences examines the century-long history of Coca-Cola and its local social, commercial, and environmental impact in Africa. Wellness at Penn: Managing stress in uncertain times nocred Q&A Wellness at Penn: Managing stress in uncertain times The University resource has posted advice on helping to cope with emotional distress. Lab tests and scans interpreted by AI? These Penn doctors are researching the good—and bad—ways to use AI in health care Philadelphia Inquirer Lab tests and scans interpreted by AI? These Penn doctors are researching the good—and bad—ways to use AI in health care In a Q&A, Samiran Mukherjee of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the potential ways that AI can benefit health care professionals and patients. A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work Workers in Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., in 1959. (Image: CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Q&A A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work Penn economists Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Goldin during her time at Penn, and Petra Todd, whose students have been motivated by Goldin’s work, talk about the importance of her research. Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives? Image: iStock/Prostock-Studio Q&A Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives? New research from Abigail Blyler and Martin Seligman at the Positive Psychology Center found that the language model can produce accurate personal narratives from stream-of-consciousness data. Load More
Coca-Cola in Africa Sara Byala, a senior lecturer in creative writing and associate director of the Penn Global Documentary Institute, is the author of a new book, "Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African." nocred Q&A Coca-Cola in Africa A new book by Sara Byala of the School of Arts & Sciences examines the century-long history of Coca-Cola and its local social, commercial, and environmental impact in Africa.
Wellness at Penn: Managing stress in uncertain times nocred Q&A Wellness at Penn: Managing stress in uncertain times The University resource has posted advice on helping to cope with emotional distress.
Lab tests and scans interpreted by AI? These Penn doctors are researching the good—and bad—ways to use AI in health care Philadelphia Inquirer Lab tests and scans interpreted by AI? These Penn doctors are researching the good—and bad—ways to use AI in health care In a Q&A, Samiran Mukherjee of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses the potential ways that AI can benefit health care professionals and patients. A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work Workers in Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., in 1959. (Image: CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Q&A A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work Penn economists Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Goldin during her time at Penn, and Petra Todd, whose students have been motivated by Goldin’s work, talk about the importance of her research. Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives? Image: iStock/Prostock-Studio Q&A Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives? New research from Abigail Blyler and Martin Seligman at the Positive Psychology Center found that the language model can produce accurate personal narratives from stream-of-consciousness data.
A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work Workers in Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., in 1959. (Image: CQ Roll Call via AP Images) Q&A A look at former Penn economics professor Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-winning work Penn economists Jere Behrman, who overlapped with Goldin during her time at Penn, and Petra Todd, whose students have been motivated by Goldin’s work, talk about the importance of her research.
Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives? Image: iStock/Prostock-Studio Q&A Can ChatGPT help us form personal narratives? New research from Abigail Blyler and Martin Seligman at the Positive Psychology Center found that the language model can produce accurate personal narratives from stream-of-consciousness data.