What Will It Take to Distribute the COVID-19 Vaccine? Gad Allon speaks with Wharton Business Daily on SirusXM about the logistical challenges involved in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Operations Information and Decisions caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
The government’s hidden superpower: ‘Unrules’ The federal government's power to lift or loosen regulatory obligations can be wielded for good or ill, Cary Coglianese writes in his Fortune commentary, adding: "Far too much of that power is currently wielded in the dark." Law Political Science caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Job Ads for AI Could Soon Look Like This. Are You Ready? Jason Moore's recent Extreme Tech op-ed looks at a new computer science discipline called automated machine learning, or AutoML, and how it could potentially open up a whole new field of lucrative and fulfilling work. Biomedical Informatics caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Gamification Is Changing How We Work — and Succeed In a revised and updated edition of For the Win: The Power of Gamification and Game Thinking in Business, Education, Government, and Social Impact, authors Kevin Werbach and Dan Hunter argue that applying the lessons of gamification could change your business, the way you learn or teach, and even your life. Legal Studies & Business Ethics caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
How Data Science Can Help Marketers Manage Unprecedented Disruption Recently, Barbara Kahn, executive director of MSI and Wharton Marketing Professor, sat down with Kartik Hosanagar and Raghuram Iyengar. They discussed how AI and analytics can be used for governance and risk mitigation, and how algorithms can be used to manage disruption in unpredictable times. Marketing caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
The role of data in a world reshaped by COVID-19 Experts across Penn, including Warren Center affiliates Duncan Watts, Maria Cuellar, Shane Jensen, and Jason Moore, share their insights on how data and data science affect their fields in the context of an ongoing pandemic. Biomedical Informatics Communication Computer and Information Science Criminology Operations Information and Decisions Statistics caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Outside Their Bubbles The Undergraduate Data Science Hangout, organized by Bhuvnesh Jain, connects students and faculty across seemingly disparate disciplines. This summer, researchers from 10 departments covered 22 topics ranging from virus tracking to electoral politics to the universe’s expansion. Physics and Astronomy Statistics caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
New study by Prof. Coglianese shows that ‘unrules’ are ubiquitous in U.S. regulatory system and require greater oversight In the recently released paper “Unrules,” Cary Coglianese present his findings from the “first systematic empirical investigation of the hidden world of unrules”: evidence that challenges the widespread perception of the U.S. regulatory system as inflexible and burdensome. Law caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Facebook Keeps Data Secret, Letting Conservative Bias Claims Persist Duncan Watts was quoted in this recent NPR article exploring Republicans claims that Facebook is biased. The consensus: There is no statistical evidence to support the argument that Facebook does not give conservative views a fair shake. Communication Computer and Information Science Operations Information and Decisions caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Penn joins Public Interest Technology University Network Through the leadership of Warren Center affiliate Christopher Yoo and housed within Penn's SNF Paideia Program, a new partnership with the Public Interest Technology University Network will deepen Penn's investment in STEM training for the public good. Computer and Information Science Law caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
