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Bringing together top leaders, innovators and renowned faculty from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania discussing topics that matter to consumers and the business world.

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Everything You Need to Know About Transitioning to Assisted Living Sep 19, 2018

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Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Gerontologist and Instructor at Johns Hopkins University, joins host Ken Smetters to discuss everything you need to know, consider, and plan for when making the transition into assisted living for yourself or a loved one on Your Money.

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Panel Discussion: Dynamics of End of Life Care Sep 19, 2018

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Host Jeff Voigt leads an expert panel discussion on the current dynamics surrounding end of life care in the US - is there such a thing as a good death? on The Business of Health Care.

Expert Panelists include: Dr. Holly Prigerson, Irving Sherwood Wright Professor of Geriatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and Director of the Cornell Center for Research on End-of-Life Care; Dr. Connie Ulrich, Lillian S. Brunner Chair, Professor of Nursing, and Professor of Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine; and Dr. Philip Pizzo, David and Susan Heckerman Professor and Founding Director of the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute. Dr. Pizzo co-chaired the National Academy of Medicine 2014 report on Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life.

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The World of White Collar Crime Sep 18, 2018

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Jesse Eisinger, Senior Reporter at ProPublica and Author of "The Chickenshit Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives," joins hosts Peter Cappelli and Iwan Barankay to discuss the world of White Collar Crime and whether or not the US has been cracking down on punishment of these crimes on In the Workplace.

Book - https://www.amazon.com/Chickenshit-Club-Department-Prosecute-Executives/dp/1501121367

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NFL Analytics and 2018 Outlook with ESPN's Brian Burke Sep 18, 2018

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Brian Burke, Senior Analytics Specialist at ESPN, joins hosts Cade Massey, Eric Bradlow, and Shane Jensen to discuss the outlook for NFL's 2018 season on Wharton Moneyball.

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Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Uncover Gender Bias Sep 17, 2018

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Katica Roy, CEO and Founder of Pipeline, joins host Laura Zarrow to discuss how her technology company uses artificial intelligence to assess, address, and take action against gender bias in companies and helps them improve their bottom line on Women@Work.

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Digital Innovation at Hershey Sep 14, 2018

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Doug Straton, Chief Digital Commerce Officer at Hershey, joins host Nicolaj Siggelkow to discuss digital innovation within a 120-year old established global brand on Mastering Innovation. The Hershey Company is "among the most respected companies in the world, bringing snacks, community growth, and human opportunity to all corners of the globe."

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Debate Over the GDP - Time for a New Indicator of US Economic Growth? Sep 13, 2018

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Hosts Jeremy Schwartz and Wharton Prof Jeremy Siegel lead a discussion with Leonard Nakamura, Vice President and Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. After a quick market recap, they'll examine the intricate debate over how GDP is measured and whether we need a new way to chart U.S. economic growth and predict the future on Behind the Markets.

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How Good People Fight Bias Sep 13, 2018

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While many of us believe consider ourselves to be supportive of equality, diversity and inclusion, we might not be really examining our own unconscious biases. Host Dan Loney and guest co-host Wharton Professor Katherine Milkman talk to Dolly Chugh, Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, about her new book, “The Person You Mean To Be: How Good People Fight Bias,” which addresses this issue of unconscious bias and offers strategies for overcoming these ideas to become even better people on Knowledge@Wharton. Katherine Milkman is the Evan C Thompson Endowed Term Chair for Excellence in Teaching and a Professor of Operations, Information and Decisions at the Wharton School, and holds a secondary appointment in Penn's Perelman School of Medicine.

Book - https://www.amazon.com/Person-You-Mean-Be-People-ebook/dp/B0756F5CHD

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Back to School with Knowledge@Wharton High School Program Sep 12, 2018

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It’s “Back To school time,” which means high school and college students will be settling in to new curriculae and learning new subjects. Did you know Knowledge@Wharton has an online resource for students and teachers alike to help prepare students for success? You can find it all on the Knowledge@Wharton High School website (KWHS). Host Dan Loney talks with Diana Drake, Managing Editor of KWHS, and Allyson Vaughn, KWHS's Global Young Leaders Academy Coordinator, to discuss the engaging KWHS summer program on Knowledge@Wharton.

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Update on the US Opioid Crisis Sep 12, 2018

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Deaths from drug overdoses have now surpassed those from car crashes or guns in the United States, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). To understand this complicated crisis, Host Dan Loney speaks with Dr. Evan Anderson, Senior Fellow at the University Of Pennsylvania’s Center for Public Health Initiatives and Senior Lecturer at the Penn School of Nursing, and Dr. Anita Gupta, Scholar at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Clinical Bioethics and former advisor to the FDA, on Knowledge@Wharton.

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