At a recent “Datathon” hosted by Wharton Customer Analytics, gaming giant Electronic Arts invited Penn students to demonstrate their data analytics prowess. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Telling the Data Story Behind Video Gaming
Fifty years ago yesterday, the first Earth Day was inspired by a scientist. The pandemic teaches us to seek refuge in science again, writes Eric W. Orts. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Earth Day 2020: COVID-19 Reminds Us Why Science Matters
Want to jump straight to the answer? The best blogging platform for most people is definitely Wix. When it comes to creating your own blog, you have two options. The first option is to build a website and blog there. Building your own website and blogging on it is the old-school way to build Read more about The Best Blogging Platforms and Blog Sites for 2020[…]
Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea leveraged their IT capabilities to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, writes Ravi Aron in this opinion piece. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Combating COVID-19: Lessons from Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan
Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General, says that, even before the Covid-19 pandemic, we were facing another health crisis: loneliness. Studies show that, around the world, more people have been feeling a greater sense of social isolation, which has many negative affects, including increased blood pressure, reduced immune response, and decreased engagement and productivity Read more about Another Workplace Crisis: Loneliness[…]
The staggering employment cliff precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has been tougher on women, and in a variety of ways, experts say. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Why the U.S. Economic Downturn Could Hurt Women More
The tools of quantitative finance provide enormous benefits to investors, but if they are misused or misunderstood, they can create illusions of safety that destroy wealth, says Bruce I. Jacobs, co-founder of Jacobs Levy Equity Management. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Why Free-lunch Strategies Cause Market Crashes
Block chain, location intelligence and other analytics-based tools can help reduce the risk of supply chain disruptions, according to Michael Ferrari and Raghu Iyengar, co-authors of this opinion piece. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton Analytics, Risk and Managing the 21st Century Supply Chain
As the Covid-19 pandemic shakes the global economy and disrupts the way we live, work, and conduct business, leaders are scrambling to manage the immediate fallout. But, as history proves, it’s also necessary to prepare for what’s next. Visionary leaders like Abraham Lincoln, FDR, Winston Churchill, and Nelson Mandela didn’t simply react to the Read more about Leaders, Do You Have a Clear Vision for the Post-Crisis Future?[…]
The China-U.S. “Phase One” trade deal now feels like ancient history. How will the relationship between the two countries change in the wake of the pandemic? Wharton dean Geoffrey Garrett offers predictions for 2020, 2021, 2022 and beyond. Source: Knowledge @ Wharton China-U.S. Relations in the Era of COVID-19: What Lies Ahead?