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David Meaney on Penn’s research enterprise
David Meaney leaning against a door in Penn's College Hall.

David Meaney, Penn’s vice provost for research.

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    • David Meaney on Penn’s research enterprise

    Penn Today spoke with David Meaney, vice provost for research, about research at Penn—its current focus and plans for its growth and evolution in the continued quest to help make lives better.

    4 min. read

    Does AI limit creativity?
    Graphic art of two stylized heads looking at each other.

    Image: DrAfter123/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

    Does AI limit creativity?

    Research co-authored by Wharton professors Gideon Nave and Christian Terwiesch finds that while ChatGPT improves the quality of individual ideas, it also leads groups to generate more similar ideas. 

    From Knowledge at Wharton

    2 min. read

    The discovery of a tomb linked to King Midas
    The South Gate cemetery excavations, with Gareth Darbyshire (foreground left), Brian Rose (foreground right), and Simon Greenslade (middle background). Tumulus MM is in the distance at upper left

    The South Gate cemetery excavations, with Gareth Darbyshire (foreground left), Brian Rose (foreground right), and Simon Greenslade (middle background).

    (Image: Gebhard Bieg)

    The discovery of a tomb linked to King Midas

    Penn researchers and collaborators have discovered a 2,800-year-old royal tomb linked to Midas Dynasty in Gordion, Türkiye.

    2 min. read

    Tracing the rise of modern forecasting

    Tracing the rise of modern forecasting

    Humans have been trying to predict the future since the beginning of time. From the ancient Greeks consulting the Oracle of Delphi to kings from the Shang Dynasty turning to oracle bones, people have tried to predict everything from the weather to success on the battlefield.In these initial forecasts people used their judgement and previous experiences to observe trends and patterns, which made their reliability difficult to assess and reproduce.

    1 min. read