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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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Dec 15, 2015 • 27min
What Are the Gains from the Paris Climate Accord?
Last week’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris brought unprecedented political consensus on curbing emissions. Now the focus is on how business and technology can help. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 14, 2015 • 24min
Why Are There More Male Entrepreneurs Than Female Ones?
Significantly more men launch startups than women but it’s not because they are better at being entrepreneurs. New research by Wharton’s Ethan Mollick offers some answers as to why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 11, 2015 • 34min
Creating a Yelp-like Resource for Autism Families
As a father to an autistic child Topher Wurts realized autism families could use an app and website that listed resources to help them find appropriate places services and products -- with reviews. So he created Autism Village. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2015 • 23min
Green Evolution: How Business Is Joining the Environmental Vanguard
Time was when governments and nonprofits were the only ones pushing planet-saving agendas. Wharton professor Sarah Light has done new research on what has changed and why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2015 • 30min
The ’Magic Strings’ of Mitch Albom
Bestselling author Mitch Albom speaks with Wharton management professor Adam Grant about his new book ’The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto.’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 9, 2015 • 25min
What You Don’t Know about the Federal Reserve
The U.S. Federal Reserve is touted as the most powerful single institution in the country. But many people don’t have the foggiest clue about the ‘epic struggle’ involved with launching the central bank in the early 1900s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 4, 2015 • 25min
Banning TV Drug Ads: Could the Cure Cause More Harm Than Good?
The American Medical Association’s call for a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs could have both positive and less desirable effects say Wharton experts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 3, 2015 • 17min
The Coming Collision of Superpowers in the Pacific
In a wide-ranging new book Simon Winchester examines the role of the Pacific Ocean in the modern world where “East meets West.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 3, 2015 • 16min
Why Patent Trolls Are Not All Bad
Silicon Valley dreads “patent trolls” -- companies whose main business is to own patents and enforce their rights by charging fees or suing. But research shows they could also be a force for good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2015 • 22min
When Profit Powers a Clean Water Project for the Poor
Ecofiltro began as a nonprofit with a goal of helping the rural poor in Guatemala get access to clean water. But CEO Philip Wilson realized that becoming a for-profit company actually helped fulfill his social goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
