Fran McCaffery, TJ Power, and the Penn Quakers are now the coolest story in Philly hoops Philadelphia Inquirer Fran McCaffery, TJ Power, and the Penn Quakers are now the coolest story in Philly hoops “This was Fran McCaffery in the aftermath of Penn’s 88-84 overtime victory in the Ivy League tournament championship Sunday at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y.: bespectacled and placid and content to be heading back to the NCAA Tournament for the 13th time with five programs. He was nothing like he often is on the sideline, where he can rage and yell and practically vibrate with intensity, and he was betraying little about what this game and its outcome had to mean to him.”
Why global warming is accelerating and what it means for the future New Scientist Why global warming is accelerating and what it means for the future Michael Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the impacts of aerosols and natural fluctuations on global warming.
The most important idea in AI: Recursive self improvement Forbes The most important idea in AI: Recursive self improvement Ethan Mollick of the Wharton School has documented the acceleration of AI capabilities: AI systems now exceed human expert performance on complex tasks 82% of the time and answer graduate-level questions at 94% accuracy.
Penn announces new partnership to expand admissions access to military veterans and service members Philadelphia Inquirer Penn announces new partnership to expand admissions access to military veterans and service members “‘We understand that veterans not only bring unique perspectives to our undergraduate population, but also that they face unique challenges in navigating the college application process,’ said Penn admissions dean Whitney Soule, noting that they may have different perspectives if they went straight to the military from high school. ’We want them to hear loud and clear that Penn could be an option for them.’”
War and the environment, and Neanderthal-human interbreeding The Naked Scientists Podcast War and the environment, and Neanderthal-human interbreeding Daniel Harris of the Perelman School of Medicine discusses research into the interbreeding of Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.
13 years, 6 doctors and a lawsuit: The road to an endometriosis diagnosis The New York Times 13 years, 6 doctors and a lawsuit: The road to an endometriosis diagnosis As the medical community develops a better understanding of an illness, “it takes time for law to catch up,” says Jasmine E. Harris of Penn Carey Law.
11 stocks to harden your portfolio against Iran risk MarketWatch 11 stocks to harden your portfolio against Iran risk According to Robert Stambaugh of the Wharton School, a stock with low sensitivity in one crisis is likely to have low sensitivity in subsequent crises as well.
New York City rebuilds a waterfront park to hold back rising seas Bloomberg New York City rebuilds a waterfront park to hold back rising seas Matthijs Bouw of the Weitzman School of Design worked on a community development and flood mitigation project on New York City’s waterfront for more than 10 years.
Gig workers feel pain at the pump as gas prices hit 21-month highs CNBC Gig workers feel pain at the pump as gas prices hit 21-month highs Lindsey Cameron of the Wharton School comments on the effect of gas prices on gig workers.
China wants its ethnic minorities to blend in. Now it’s the law. The New York Times China wants its ethnic minorities to blend in. Now it’s the law. Postdoc Aaron Glasserman of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on Chinese-government policies regarding ethnic minorities.