A molecular ‘atlas’ of animal development

In a new paper, Junhyong Kim and collaborators report the first detailed molecular characterization of how every cell changes during animal embryonic development. The work used the latest technology in the emergent field of single cell biology to profile more than 80,000 cells in the embryo of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

• Biology

Is Your Business Ready to Scale?

In theory, most business owners want to increase revenues and at the same time see costs grow at a slower pace. As promising as that sounds, not all enterprises are good candidates for scaling, according to Gad Allon.

• Operations Information and Decisions

Finding the Value in IPOs: Why Customer Behavior Holds the Key

Spurred by tech companies such as Uber, 2019 is expected to be a record year for initial public offerings (IPOs), but what are these firms really worth? Wharton's Peter Fader explains why customer-based corporate valuation is a novel -- and very accurate -- way of determining a firm’s worth.

• Marketing

Gutmann, Moreno op-ed details ‘ethical mess’ of health care system

Published recently in The New York Times, Penn President Amy Gutmann penned an op-ed with Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor Jonathan Moreno about the importance of revising and reinforcing the Affordable Care Act. “Surely our fellow Americans with life-threatening diseases of all sorts are also worth saving,” they write.

• History and Sociology of Science
• Medical Ethics and Health Policy
• Philosophy

What is a ‘mass shooting’ and how do we talk about gun violence?

In a Q&A, Penn criminologist Richard Berk discusses why definitions matter, what needs to change, how the most recent tragedies reflect the current conversation about gun violence, and what role social media and mental illness play in this context.

• Criminology

The Impact of Social Media: Is it Irreplaceable?

In little more than a decade, the impact of social media has gone from a being an entertaining extra to a fully integrated part of nearly every aspect of daily life for many. Kevin Werbach spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about predicting which way social media will morph next.

• Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Founded on an ecosystem of innovation

See Warren Center affiliates Vijay Kumar and Konrad Kording featured in Penn's recent video on innovation at the University. “If it's new, if it's novel, then it holds promise to change the world. You'll find it at Penn,” says President Amy Gutmann.

What this Wharton Professor Wants Students to Know About Customer Centricity

Through two elective courses, an elaborate simulation, two books, and a Global Business Week in Finland and Sweden, Peter Fader offers students many opportunities to learn how customer centricity can drive profits. Read more about Fader's teaching and ventures.

• Marketing

Game-changer to Digital Dustbin: Why iTunes Is Shutting Down

18 years after Apple launched the music download store, the company announced that iTunes is shutting down. Peter Fader sat down with Knowledge@Wharton to discuss the demise of iTunes and the takeaways from the Worldwide Developers Conference.

• Marketing

Should Pandora’s Brain Be Regulated?

The existence of even a single AI with general intelligence would be a challenge to the ways human beings have seen their place in creation. "What, then, is to be done from a regulatory standpoint about the prospects of an “emergent” AI with general intelligence?" asks Jonathan Moreno.

• Medical Ethics and Health Policy