Philly medical teams at outdoor FIFA Fan Festival prepare for cases of heat illness as temperatures soar in the region WHYY (Philadelphia) Philly medical teams at outdoor FIFA Fan Festival prepare for cases of heat illness as temperatures soar in the region “And at the top of the list was heat-related illness, so the infrastructure to manage that was here from the start, because we were anticipating this problem,” says Jonathan Bar of the Perelman School of Medicine, describing his pre-planning for the FIFA Fan Festival.
Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story Nature Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story “There are trend lines down in science, but those look very much like the trend lines in other institutions...There’s an institutional crisis that is being reflected in science,” says Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
Should you go to work during a heat wave? Your productivity suffers, and GDP tanks when it’s hot Fortune Should you go to work during a heat wave? Your productivity suffers, and GDP tanks when it’s hot “Heat affects everything from students taking important exams to workers,” says R. Jisung Park of the Wharton School and the School of Social Policy & Practice.
US murder rate approaches a record low NPR US murder rate approaches a record low “What we're seeing now is a re-engagement of policing a few years down the line. And we continue to see again that crime reduction,” says Jerry Ratcliffe of the School of Arts & Sciences.
What smart people are saying about Comcast spinning off NBC and Sky Business Insider What smart people are saying about Comcast spinning off NBC and Sky “This split makes sense, leads to creation of two more focused, hopefully more profitable businesses,” says Paul Nary of the Wharton School. “That is, until the next opportunity for a media megamerger presents itself.”
The history of the United States KCBS San Francisco The history of the United States Emma Hart of the School of Arts & Sciences speaks about the beginning of the United States, and Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education discusses how American history is taught across the country.
Data centers proposed on top of largest underground water reservoir in US Newsweek Data centers proposed on top of largest underground water reservoir in US “Building data centers in these geographic locations is not inherently good or bad for water use. What matters most is the type of data center and the cooling technology that is used,” says Benjamin Lee of the School for Engineering and Applied Science.
Owning a piece of America The Wall Street Journal Owning a piece of America Susan Wachter of the Wharton School discusses the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, a uniquely American loan that helped supercharge homeownership in the U.S. after World War II.
Can one bill make housing more affordable? NPR Can one bill make housing more affordable? “At the core of this, we have a housing affordability problem, which is distinctly related to the housing supply problem. But when we think of solutions, we really have to center the affordability issues,” says Vincent Reina of the Weitzman School of Design.
Costs of Iran war will linger despite conflict’s end, experts say Los Angeles Times Costs of Iran war will linger despite conflict’s end, experts say “Markets are still cautious, and the infrastructure that’s been destroyed [in the Middle East] is going to take a while to re-create. Inflation’s going to stay elevated for a while,” says Patrick Harker of the Wharton School.