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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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Sep 3, 2024 • 23min
AI and Wellbeing
Stefano Puntoni, a Wharton marketing professor and a co-director of AI at Wharton, joins Gordon Burtch, an expert on AI and well-being. They discuss the significant drop in Stack Overflow traffic as users prefer AI for answers. The conversation highlights how generative AI affects online community engagement and personal relationships. They explore mental health chatbots and the need for empathetic AI, as well as the role of social chatbots in healthcare, showcasing the blend of technology and human interaction in improving well-being.
Aug 6, 2024 • 17min
What Is the Right Compensation for Student Athletes? | Ken Shropshire
Can student athletes profit off of their own name, image, and likeness (NIL)? Wharton’s Ken Shropshire weighs in on NIL and its impact on sports since a historic Supreme Court ruling brought it into the limelight in 2021. This Ripple Effect podcast episode is part of the "Back to School" series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2024 • 33min
How to Improve Work-life Balance for Caregiving Employees
Wharton’s Stephanie Creary speaks with Jennifer Andrews, head of equity and inclusion at Guardian, and Ellen Ernst Kossek, a distinguished professor of management at Purdue University’s Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. School of Business, about how companies can improve work-life balance for caregiving employees dealing with higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression.This episode is part of the Leading Diversity at Work series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2024 • 15min
What Does Your Writing Style Say About You?
Wharton marketing professor Jonah Berger discusses his published study, “Topography of Thought,” which was co-authored with Olivier Toubia, business professor at Columbia Business School. The paper examines how someone's writing style can be indicative of their future success, and where generative AI might come into the picture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 9, 2024 • 20min
Stocks for the Long Run | Jeremy Siegel
Wharton finance professor emeritus Jeremy Siegel discusses investment strategies from his book 'Stocks for the Long Run.' Topics include interest rates, Black Swan events, ESG investing, market bubbles, and strategies for long-term equity investing.
Jun 4, 2024 • 17min
How Can We Meet the AI Moment?
Eric Bradlow, the vice dean of Wharton’s new AI and Analytics Initiative, discusses how generative AI can be leveraged in education, companies, and society to enhance our lives — and why the first step to understanding AI is to simply start using it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 4, 2024 • 15min
Marketplace Dignity | Cait Lamberton
Wharton’s Cait Lamberton talks about her new book, Marketplace Dignity, which explains why customers want firms to treat them with respect and dignity above anything else. This episode is part of a series called “Meet the Authors" from the Ripple Effect podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21, 2024 • 38min
How Can Minority Employees Be Authentic in a Corporate Workplace?
Wharton’s Stephanie Creary speaks with Dr. Ella F. Washington — organizational psychologist, practice professor at Georgetown University, and founder of Ellavate Solutions — on the indisputable value of DEI and how to be authentic at work while navigating corporate culture.This episode is part of the Leading Diversity at Work series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 7, 2024 • 16min
The U.S. Housing Market Has Homeowners Stuck | Lu Liu
Wharton’s Lu Liu discusses what policy changes may be needed to break mortgage lock-in, which is restricting real estate inventory in the U.S. housing market. This Ripple Effect podcast episode is part of a series on “Real Estate.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2024 • 14min
How Financial Literacy Helps Underserved Students | David Musto
Wharton’s David Musto talks about Penn’s financial literacy course, which is being taught to high school students across the country. It’s just one of the programs at the Stevens Center to help younger people understand money and make better financial decisions. This Ripple Effect podcast episode is part of a series on “Financial Literacy.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
