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National Geographic
Newly discovered primate species could redraw the ape family tree
Researchers in Egypt have found the first fossilized ape from North Africa–or at least, part of its lower jaw and some of its teeth. Ellen Miller, a paleoanthropologist at Wake Forest and a National Geographic Explorer who has worked in Wadi Moghra but was not involved in the current study, says many of the fossils at Moghra are broken, so the recovery of such a well-preserved fossil is surprising and very welcome. “Almost everything we know from early Miocene apes comes from sites in East Africa, and then there are lots of apes known from middle Miocene sites in Eurasia,” Miller said. “So the recovery of Masripithecus makes it tempting to draw arrows on maps.”
March 26, 2026
The New Indian Express
While these wagers may seem light-hearted, betting around elections is far from new. A 2004 study by economists Paul Rhode and Koleman Strumpf, which analysed US presidential betting markets between 1868 and 1940, found that such markets were widespread, highly organised, and often remarkably accurate in predicting outcomes.
March 25, 2026
Washington Post Opinions
Trump is right about polls — and the better bet
Other countries, like Britain, have long allowed betting on elections. The practice was also well established in the United States between 1868 and 1940, with citizens trading hundreds of millions of dollars, and the New York Times providing “nearly daily price quotations from early October until Election Day,” As Paul Rhode and Koleman Strumpf wrote, these markets did a “remarkable job forecasting elections in an era before scientific polling.”
March 25, 2026
Charlotte Business Journal
Wake Forest launches ‘Talks at the Tap’ as Charlotte engagement expands
So an archeologist walks into a bar … In Wake Forest University’s vision, there’s no joke here, but there is a fun, informative evening with a welcoming, informal vibe. Talks at the Tap, as it will be known, is the University’s initiative to engage with the Charlotte community. The monthly gatherings will rotate between breweries and topics, each featuring a Wake Forest professor sharing insights from their area of expertise — from pop culture and current trends to big ideas shaping our world.
March 25, 2026
Inside Higher Ed
The real ‘diploma divide’ is about identity, not beliefs
In the past few years, people have talked a lot about the “diploma divide” as the new fault line in American politics. The prevailing wisdom is that higher education has recently begun to act as an ideological sorting machine, creating two Americas with radically different views on the nation’s most pressing problems. Some pundits blame “woke” professors and others working-class resentment. Higher education may not be dramatically shaping what Americans think about political issues, but it is increasingly determining which political team they play for. This is the real diploma divide. Although smaller than people often think, our research indicates that it is very real and growing. In an age of polarization and precipitously declining public trust in higher education, we would do well to heed this warning sign.
March 24, 2026
Miami Herald
Irrational decision or helpful evolutionary adaptation?
Is it irrational to avoid swimming in lakes on hot summer days? How rational is it to fear flying? These reactions raise a deeper question: What does it mean to call a response "rational" or "irrational"? What ultimately matters is not labeling people as rational or irrational, but being explicit about which conception of rationality is at work – and why. That choice, in turn, shapes whether public policy aims to nudge behavior, educate citizens or redesign environments so that human reasoning can operate at its best.
Originally published in The Conversation, this story was reprinted in more than 150 news outlets.
March 24, 2026
Yahoo Life
Pluralism moves beyond tolerance. It’s not just permitting someone’s beliefs; it’s trying to understand them and getting to know them. This is not the absence of conviction. It is the determination to live out one’s deepest convictions within a shared civic space, and to treat other people not as a threat but as key contributors to the community. In an era when religious and moral differences often feel like threats to identity, cultivating an individual ethic of pluralism may be one of the most critical civic tasks before us. Pluralism is not who we are by default. But it can be who we become – slowly, deliberately and together.
This article was originally shared in The Conversation and ran in news outlets nationwide.
March 24, 2026
WICN-FM (Worcester, MA)
Inquiry Podcast: The Magic Kingdom
Philosophy professor Adam Kadlac talks about princesses, standing in long lines and what to make of it all in Disney World in this interview about his new book "The Magic Kingdom and the Meaning of Life: A Philosopher Visits Disney World."
March 23, 2026
Sports Business Journal
Germany finds World Cup oasis outside FIFA’s base camp catalog
Most of the teams participating in the 2026 World Cup selected their base camps from a catalog of 64 options compiled by FIFA. But of the more than 30 that have announced locations so far, five opted to source their own training sites and accommodations. Germany, the first team to announce its base camp, is among those that chose to go outside the catalog.
March 23, 2026
Poets & Quants for Undergrads
Poets & Quants’ Best Undergraduate Business Schools Of 2026
Wake Forest University earned a top spot among the nation’s best undergraduate business schools, earning the No. 13 overall ranking in the Poets & Quants 2026 list. The program secured high marks across multiple subcategories, including teaching quality, career advising, and workforce preparation, according to alumni evaluating their undergraduate experience.
March 23, 2026
University Business Magazine
Colleges face a new rival in teaching: AI chatbots
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in colleges’ business and administrative operations, academic leaders are growing more skeptical about its role in teaching and learning. With student AI use now pervasive in classrooms, libraries and residence halls, many faculty members and instructional staff say they increasingly feel as though they are competing with AI systems to educate students—often without clear institutional guidance. In Wake Forest University’s Master of Science in Management program, students now treat AI less as an authority and more as a collaborator whose output must be scrutinized. They analyzed their personality tests with AI to discover how individuals can best collaborate in a group setting.
March 23, 2026
The Mercury News
Economics professor Koleman Strumpf dismissed concerns about market manipulation and influencing voter behavior, saying that there historically hasn’t been issues and that the concerns “aren’t grounded very deeply in fact.” Instead, he sees them as an “incredible resource" for people interested in current events. “I would say as part of a news diet, opening up Polymarket or opening up Kalshi at the beginning of the day and seeing what markets are getting all of the activity tells you what the big stories of the day are,” he said.
March 22, 2026