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The Knowledge at Wharton Network Acast feed serves as a curated showcase highlighting the best content from our podcast collection. Each week, we feature one standout episode from each show in the Wharton Podcast Network, giving listeners a comprehensive sample of our diverse business and academic content. This rotating selection allows audiences to discover new shows within our network while experiencing the depth and variety of Wharton's thought leadership across different topics and formats. It's your monthly gateway to explore the full spectrum of insights available through the Wharton Podcast Network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Nov 24, 2020 • 11min
What Will Persuade People to Take a Vaccine?
Behavioral scientists at Wharton and Penn are studying the best communication strategies that nudge people into getting vaccinated for the flu with implications for controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2020 • 30min
Conscious Capitalism: Giving All Stakeholders a Seat at the Table
Wharton’s Katherine Klein talks to Vital Farms investor Karl Khoury and CEO Russell Diez-Canseco about how stakeholders benefit from the ethical pursuit of profit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2020 • 21min
Gamification Is Changing How We Work -- and Succeed
From motivating employees to maintaining healthy habits games can help us achieve our goals in surprising ways say the authors of the revised and updated edition of ‘For the Win.’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2020 • 16min
How Gaming Can Help Learners of All Ages
Wharton Interactive co-founders Sarah Toms and Ethan Mollick are creating the next generation of game-based learning experiences that democratize education and make lessons more memorable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2020 • 12min
If Pandemic Productivity Is Up Why Is Innovation Slowing Down?
The majority of employees working from home during the pandemic are just as productive but they aren’t collaborating as effectively as before according to a new study overseen by Wharton management professor Michael Parke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 9, 2020 • 8min
How the Biden Administration Could Tackle Climate Change
Rejoining the Paris Climate Accord will be a positive step but options for the new administration will be limited to regulatory tweaks without control of Congress says Wharton’s Brain Berkey. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 3, 2020 • 12min
How Misinformation Hurts Democracy
While overtly fake news generated by bogus websites can be dangerous there’s greater harm in subtle misinformation that spreads through mainstream media according to new research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 3, 2020 • 14min
Startups Are Finding the Sweet Spot in a Downturn
Small business formation is booming during this pandemic but startups need buffers against a second or third wave of the virus says Wharton’s Ethan Mollick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 3, 2020 • 11min
Why Mispricing the Risks of Sea Level Rise Could Prove Costly
A lead-lag pattern between home sales volumes and prices is delaying a day of reckoning for homeowners in Florida’s coastal communities a Wharton study warns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2020 • 17min
Neuroscience Can Help You Become a Better Leader
Not everyone is a born leader but a new book by Wharton’s Michael Platt says that neuroscience can provide the tools to become one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
