Shows
CATALYSTThe Business of Social IssuesHow can we stop the gun violence epidemic? Temple University’s Center for Urban Bioethics, housed at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine, uses evidence-based intervention programs to detect conflicts, treat high-risk individuals and change norms in Philadelphia to prevent gun violence. The program has had success, but its leaders are keenly aware that sustainable funding is needed to ensure the programs' long-term success. That’s why the center partnered with the Fox School of Business to think of gun violence as a business model problem and come up with a sustainable path to funding. In th...
2020-09-2119 min
CATALYST(Fact)Check YourselfFake news. The two words basically juxtapose one another, yet the concept is very real. Today, fake news is everywhere and finding the truth is often easier said than done. Host Tiffany Sumner and Fox Management Information Systems Professor Sunil Wattal discuss the rise of fake news in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. According to Wattal, a number of factors prevent us from deciphering what’s real and what’s not. We all have implicit biases that affect our understanding and decision making. Several platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter have made efforts to minimize the prev...
2020-05-1820 min
CATALYSTTariffs, Trade Wars, and YouHost Tiffany Sumner and Kevin Fandl from the Fox Department of Legal Studies discuss the Trade War with China and how tariffs affect our everyday lives. For instance, in South Philadelphia, the city was working to protect bike lanes by installing plastic delineator posts. They eventually had to abandon the project, because the costs of the raw material needed for the posts had increased due to the Trade War. We’ve seen the same thing with the cost of shoes. Seventy percent of the U.S.’s shoes are imported from China, and they’re now pricier than ev...
2020-05-0433 min
CATALYSTAI for evil. AI for good.Artificial intelligence is everywhere: our phones, our cars, even our fridges. What’s the catalyst for the world’s race to be the best at AI? How did we get here? And should we be slowing down? Host Tiffany Sumner and Bertrand Guillotin from the Department of Strategic Management at the Fox School of Business discuss the global AI race, who the leaders are in that space and the future possibilities and potential of AI in the workplace. Key Links Forbes: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stats News: 50% Of Americans Optimistic And 50% Fearful About AI Follow Bertran...
2020-04-0626 min