Don’t Fear Cryptocurrencies. Manage Them. The idea that regulation chills activity in new markets is intuitive, but not always accurate. Sometimes the opposite is true, writes Kevin Werbach in his recent New York Times op-ed. Legal Studies & Business Ethics caret-arrow Resilience in Networked Systems
Chris Callison-Burch receives Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising Congratulations to Chris Callison-Burch, who received the Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising, one of Penn Engineering's annual teaching and advising awards. This award recognizes Chris's dedication to helping students realize their educational, career and personal goals. Computer and Information Science caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
How Big a Threat Is the Supreme Court to Biden’s Climate Agenda? President Biden will rely upon regulatory agencies like the EPA to push his ambitious clean energy and climate agenda. Yet increasingly conservative courts could stand in the way of Biden’s plans. Cary Coglianese discusses how big a threat the Supreme Court could be to Biden’s climate agenda. Law Political Science caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Understanding and addressing barriers to COVID vaccine acceptance Reservations about the COVID-19 vaccine emerge for a range of reasons: Concerns about how fast they were developed or their safety, distrust of the medical establishment, a feeling that the shot simply isn’t necessary. Damon Centola discusses how understanding and moving past these will be key to overcoming the pandemic. Communication Sociology caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
Toward a better understanding of ‘fake news’ Duncan Watts has published a new framework for studying media bias and misinformation, detailing an ambitious and comprehensive research agenda for understanding the origins, nature, and prevalence of misinformation and its impact on democracy. Communication Computer and Information Science Operations Information and Decisions caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Peter Fader receives 2021 Lindback Award Congratulations to Warren Center affiliate Peter Fader for receiving one of Penn's 2021 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching.! Marketing caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
How COVID could reshape mental health policy Jonathan Moreno addresses the uncertainty over the broader impact on the general health and quality of life of the survivors of COVID-19 in his recent op-ed on The Hill. History and Sociology of Science Medical Ethics and Health Policy caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Cyber comfort and security: Sebastian Angel receives NSF CAREER Award Congratulations to Sebastian Angel, who recently received an NSF CAREER Award for his project on “Tools for building online services that hide metadata.“ Computer and Information Science caret-arrow Resilience in Networked Systems
Twitter Bots May Not Be as Influential as You Think A new study from Sandra González-Bailón found that verified media accounts are more central in the spread of information on Twitter than bots — even though they amount to a much smaller fraction of all accounts active. Communication caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
What’s Ahead in the Second Year of COVID-19? Gad Allon comments on what's ahead in 2021 as the ground keeps shifting, vaccines are rolled out, and new coronavirus mutations emerge. Operations Information and Decisions caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
