Penn Medicine Releases Free, ‘Self-Service’ AI Tool for Data Analytics

The Penn Medicine Institute for Biomedical Informatics has launched a free, open-source automated machine learning system for data analysis called Penn AI. Jason Moore's team has taken three years to develop this system so that it can be approachable by anyone, regardless of their training or experience.

Biomedical Informatics

Ubiquity of Data

Mutz Receives Grant to Monitor Political Incivility in Media

Uncivil political discourse has become increasingly prevalent in American news media, and as the level of political incivility has risen, the development of tools to measure such incivility has not kept pace. To help remedy this situation, Diana Mutz has received a grant from the National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD).

Communication
Political Science

Consensus and Contagion in Society

$15 Million Anonymous Gift for Analytics at Wharton

Wharton announced the establishment of Analytics at Wharton, uniting the School’s teaching, research and industry engagement initiatives that use big data to improve decision-making and generate actionable business insights. The inaugural Vice Dean for Analytics will be Eric Bradlow.

Economics
Education
Marketing
Statistics

Ubiquity of Data

For People with Strong Life Purpose, Making Healthier Choices May Be Less Effortful, New Study Shows

According to a new study from Emily Falk, people with stronger life purpose are more likely to accept messages promoting health behavior change than those with weaker sense of purpose. And this might be because they experience less decisional conflict while considering health advice.

Communication
Marketing
Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Echo Chambers May Not Be as Dangerous as You Think, New Study Finds

In the wake of the 2016 American presidential election, western media outlets have become almost obsessed with echo chambers. A new PNAS study from Damon Centola shows that collective intelligence — peer learning within social networks — can increase belief accuracy even in politically homogenous groups.

Communication

Consensus and Contagion in Society

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The promise and pitfalls of 5G: Will it kill cable?

Kevin Werbach asks whether 5G technology will supercharge the “internet of things,” making it competitive with the fastest wired broadband networks. A fully functioning 5G future still is a long ways away, he says.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Resilience in Networked Systems

Businesses Looking for AI Expertise Lure Academics

As demand for artificial intelligence talent increases, companies across a range of industries are looking to recruit university professors who are experts in the technology. Hear from Warren Center Director Michael Kearns, who serves as a senior adviser in Morgan Stanley's AI Center of Excellence.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

Gig Economy Protections: Did the EU Get It Right?

According to Gad Allon, the gig economy requires regulation to ensure that there is enough competition in the market, not only on the customer side but also on the firm side or on the contractor side. In this podcast, he discusses the EU’s new rules protecting gig economy workers.

Operations Information and Decisions

Ubiquity of Data

Knowledge by the Slice: Observing the Invisible

At a Knowledge by the Slice lecture, part of a lunchtime series that offers topical talks by insightful faculty experts, Bhuvnesh Jain discussed what it means to pursue the mystery of dark matter and the use of some of the world’s largest telescopes to search for it.

Physics and Astronomy

Ubiquity of Data

Beyond Clicks: Getting the Most out of Big Data

In the deep ocean of big data, it’s hard for companies to know what’s true or even relevant to their operations. The latest research from Hamsa Bastani can help companies navigate the waters by offering a better way to use predictive analytics.

Operations Information and Decisions

Ubiquity of Data

News

Penn Medicine Releases Free, ‘Self-Service’ AI Tool for Data Analytics

Mutz Receives Grant to Monitor Political Incivility in Media

$15 Million Anonymous Gift for Analytics at Wharton

For People with Strong Life Purpose, Making Healthier Choices May Be Less Effortful, New Study Shows

Echo Chambers May Not Be as Dangerous as You Think, New Study Finds

The promise and pitfalls of 5G: Will it kill cable?

Businesses Looking for AI Expertise Lure Academics

Gig Economy Protections: Did the EU Get It Right?

Knowledge by the Slice: Observing the Invisible

Beyond Clicks: Getting the Most out of Big Data