$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

Connecting The Dots

For many people, the Internet is a centerpiece of social and professional activity, but billions of people around the world still lack access to it. Christopher Yoo launched the 1 World Connected project to identify, analyze, and share innovative supply- and demand-side approaches to connecting new communities.

Law

Ubiquity of Data

Artificial intelligence won’t solve all of medicine’s great problems

"The truth is, there is a lot of promise in AI. But it might be time to temper our expectations. AI isn’t exactly new, and it won't be a silver bullet," says Jason Moore. Read more in his USA Today op-ed.

Biomedical Informatics

Social Norms for Algorithms

News

$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

Connecting The Dots

Artificial intelligence won’t solve all of medicine’s great problems