Catie Fee, left, and Vivi Kirsh practice social distancing and wear face masks as they sit in downtown Davis, Calif.

You can help slow the virus if you talk about it accurately online

As the coronavirus pandemic tears through the US, and as some governors move toward reopening the economy, reducing the impact of the catastrophe depends on persuading people to continue to follow public health guidance. Emily Falk examines how ordinary citizens can amplify the most important public health information.

Communication
Marketing
Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than expected

The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than projected by many climate models, according to a statistical analysis by economists Francis X. Diebold and Glenn D. Rudebusch. Their statistical modeling could supplement current climate models and help global climate prediction.

Economics
Finance
Statistics

Ubiquity of Data

A Snapshot of the Frontiers of Fairness in Machine Learning

The last decade has seen a vast increase both in the diversity of applications to which machine learning is applied. Machine learning is no longer just the engine behind ad placements and spam filters; it is now used to filter loan applicants, deploy police officers, and inform bail and parole decisions, writes Aaron Roth.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

Coronavirus Crisis Vindicates the FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ Rollback

The widespread imposition of stay-at-home orders has underscored the critical role that access to the internet plays in modern society. Some countries have done a better job than others in deploying high-quality and robust network infrastructure. Christopher Yoo discusses this in his recent Wall Street Journal op-ed.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Law

Resilience in Networked Systems

Analytics, Risk and the 21st Century Supply Chain

In light of the recent disruption to the world economy, making use of both Blockchain and Location Intelligence technologies will allow managers to better identify risk and respond early when a pending supply disruption arises. Raghu Iyengar offers some insight into how the risk manager of the future may make use of these tools.

Marketing

Resilience in Networked Systems

Rethinking microeconomics

Economics professor Rakesh Vohra has spent the past five years reimagining the design of the intermediate microeconomics course, resulting in a new book and a new course structure. The approach is unique, and this academic year every full-time student taking intermediate microeconomics is taking Vohra’s innovative version.

Economics
Electrical and Systems Engineering

Resilience in Networked Systems

Designing a Virtual Neuroscience Conference

Konrad Kording spoke with the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain about his experience putting together an entirely virtual conference that included invited and contributed talks, panel discussions, and virtual happy hours. About 3,000 people registered for the event, with as many as 1,000 viewing talks simultaneously.

Bioengineering
Neuroscience

Professing Principles of Digital Ethics and Privacy

Anita Allen spoke about her illustrious career, the origins of American privacy law, and her predictions about the information age in a recent interview with CPO Magazine.

Law
Philosophy

Ubiquity of Data

AIMBE Elects 2020 Fellows

The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) announced the election of 156 new members of the AIMBE College of Fellows, including Dani Bassett in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in medical and biological engineering.

Bioengineering
Electrical and Systems Engineering

Ubiquity of Data

Five tips to stay positive and healthy during social isolation

Penn CIS Professor Lyle Ungar and Penn psychologist Melissa Hunt offer some suggestions to stay positive and healthy in the face of this new social isolation.

Computer and Information Science

Ubiquity of Data

News

You can help slow the virus if you talk about it accurately online

The Arctic could have almost no summer sea ice by 2040, decades sooner than expected

A Snapshot of the Frontiers of Fairness in Machine Learning

Coronavirus Crisis Vindicates the FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ Rollback

Analytics, Risk and the 21st Century Supply Chain

Rethinking microeconomics

Designing a Virtual Neuroscience Conference

Professing Principles of Digital Ethics and Privacy

AIMBE Elects 2020 Fellows

Five tips to stay positive and healthy during social isolation