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The Problems with the Paramount–Warner Merger

Yale SOM’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, governance expert Nell Minow, and co-author Stephen Henriques argue that the proposed ...
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America’s CEOs Have Become Reluctant Guardians of Democracy

With U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche appointed as acting Attorney General, just days after boasting about his purges of dedicated, nonpartisan, patriotic career law enforcement officials, ...
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The Colorado River Is Overdrawn, and a Corporate Reckoning Is Imminent

For decades, the Colorado River has delivered less water than allocated, with shrinking reservoirs making up the difference. Yale SOM’s Todd Cort argues that companies across the West have yet to ...
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Activist Investor Nelson Peltz’s Track Record Doesn’t Back Up His Bluster

Given the sharp contrast between Disney chief Bob Iger’s widely celebrated performance record—with cumulative total shareholder returns of 554% during his tenure—and the ambiguous performance of ...
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The Key Information Hiding Behind ‘Consensus’ Target Stock Prices‌

Investors use estimates of a stock’s future price, set by finance industry analysts, as one tool to assess the asset’s value in coming months and decide whether to buy or sell. At first blush, very ...
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Wisdom of the Few? Prediction Markets Are Driven by a Small Number of Skilled Traders

Characters in fairy tales rely on crystal balls to see into the future. In 2026, the world has prediction markets, in which traders bet on the likelihood of real-world events such as election outcomes ...
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We’re More Likely to Stick to Decisions Rooted in Emotions

In early April, the Daily Northwestern, the student newspaper of Northwestern University, published an article about high school seniors making their college decisions in the middle of a pandemic. No ...
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Arya Singh: Beyond Accessibility

Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale College and Yale School of Public Health graduate Arya Singh, who reflects on growing up with spinal muscular atrophy, what it takes to build a full life with a ...
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Study: An Abundance of Media Fuels Polarization

Every day there are billions of posts on Facebook, 500 million tweets on Twitter, and 200 million new Instagram pictures. There are also 500 hours of video uploaded to YouTube…every minute. Add in ...
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Did Ticketmaster’s Market Dominance Fuel the Chaos for Swifties?

Ticketmaster merged with Live Nation in 2010, making it dominant in the market for live concerts. Is it a monopoly? Ticketmaster currently controls over 70% of the market for ticketing and live events ...
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Bhramar Mukherjee: What Can the Data Tell Us?

Howie and Harlan are joined by Yale School of Public Health biostatistician Bhramar Mukherjee to discuss how statisticians help researchers turn observations into evidence. Harlan examines a new study ...
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Ania Jastreboff: Treating Obesity Without Shame

In this bonus episode, Howie and Harlan are joined by Ania Jastreboff, a Yale School of Medicine endocrinologist and an expert on the science of obesity. They discuss her new book, co-authored with ...