Thoughts from a medical ethicist on gene editing babies

Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR) is science’s most efficient methodology to modify chromosomes to express different properties through the genes that carry information. Penn Today spoke with Jonathan Moreno about CRISPR and where he predicts the future of the technology is headed.

History and Sociology of Science
Medical Ethics and Health Policy
Philosophy

Ubiquity of Data

Where do comets originate?

new technique developed by Bhuvnesh Jain and a team of astronomers may allow scientists to measure radiation from celestial bodies that are only theorized to exist. Indeed, the team presents an intriguing detection of radiation that may well originate from the source of comets around nearby stars.

Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

How to Find Value in Every Customer

Customers are not monolithic. There are high-value customers, low-value ones, and plenty who fall in the middle, but they all matter for businesses that want to make the most out of them. Peter Fader discusses his new book, The Customer Centricity Playbook: Implement a Winning Strategy Driven by Customer Lifetime Value.

Marketing

Ubiquity of Data

The Warren Center welcomes its newest affiliate, Ron Berman

Ron Berman is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Wharton School with a focus on quantitative marketing. He is interested in online advertising, social media, e-commerce and marketing strategies of young companies.

Marketing

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Linguistic red flags from Facebook posts can predict future depression diagnoses

Analyzing social media data shared by consenting users across the months leading up to a depression diagnosis, the researchers of a new PNAS study, including Lyle Ungar, found their algorithm could accurately predict future depression.

Computer and Information Science

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The Warren Center welcomes its newest postdoc, Cyrille Doux

Cyrille Doux is working in the field of cosmology with Professor Bhuvnesh Jain. He's interested in tackling various problems related to gravitational lensing in galaxy surveys with bayesian deep-learning techniques, such as deblending or galaxy interactions in clusters.

Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

Talking philosophy, privacy, and race with Anita Allen

In early July, Anita Allen began her three-year term as the first female African-American president of the Eastern Division of the American Philosophical Association. Penn Today spoke with Allen about the intersection of philosophy and the law, how the field has changed, and her thoughts on being head of this organization.

Law
Philosophy

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Professors González-Bailón and Mutz to Participate in Research Partnership with Facebook

Sandra González-Bailón and Diana Mutz will both serve on Social Science One advising committees, employing their expertise to advise how companies' data might be divided into subsets for further study.

Communication
Political Science

Ubiquity of Data

Can Washington Create Smarter Regulations?

Since Donald Trump’s days on the campaign trail, the Republican president has called for a radical rollback of government regulations that he sees as overly broad and impeding business growth. Cary Coglianese spoke recently to staffers on Capitol Hill about how to build a framework for sensible, flexible regulation.

Law
Political Science

Ubiquity of Data

Can Barnes & Noble Survive?

Barnes & Noble once played the role of disruptor, leading to the demise of many an independent bookseller. But now the big box book chain is considered a dinosaur, struggling to survive in a rapidly changing retail landscape. Peter Fader discusses what the future holds for the company.

Marketing

Ubiquity of Data

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Thoughts from a medical ethicist on gene editing babies

Where do comets originate?

How to Find Value in Every Customer

The Warren Center welcomes its newest affiliate, Ron Berman

Linguistic red flags from Facebook posts can predict future depression diagnoses

The Warren Center welcomes its newest postdoc, Cyrille Doux

Talking philosophy, privacy, and race with Anita Allen

Professors González-Bailón and Mutz to Participate in Research Partnership with Facebook

Can Washington Create Smarter Regulations?

Can Barnes & Noble Survive?