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C4R raises the bar in scientific rigor through interdisciplinary collaboration

The Community for Rigor’s grant, “Creating an Educational Nexus for Training in Experimental Rigor,” or CENTER, is led by Konrad Kording, and creates a free, online and open educational resource as a full curriculum focused specifically on scientific rigor topics such as good experimental design, performing proper statistical analysis.

Effects of anti-smoking messages on young adult LGBTQ+ women who smoke

A new study led by Annenberg School for Communication doctoral candidate Brittany Zulkiewicz examined the effectiveness of anti-smoking messages tailored for the LGBTQ+ community.

New book explores promise and perils of AI for scientific community

In a new collection of essays, experts at Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center provide a historical perspective on and an ethical approach to emerging AI technologies; an overview of AI frameworks and principles; and an assessment of AI’s current advances, hurdles, and potential.

Self

Four reasons your mouth might taste bloody or metallic

Thomas Sollecito of the School of Dental Medicine says that a metallic taste in the mouth can be caused by tiny bits of blood constantly being released by swollen gums and cleared by saliva.

Philadelphia Citizen

Penn bets big on green

Penn’s Climate and Sustainability Action Plan outlines the University’s efforts to combat climate change during the next five years.

PBS NewsHour

‘Brains and Beauty’ exhibit explores how the mind processes art and aesthetic experiences

Anjan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the aesthetic triad is a mental system for engaging with an artwork.

The Scientist

A beneficial bacterium helps wounds heal

Research by Ellen White of the Perelman School of Medicine and colleagues in Elizabeth Grice’s lab suggests that a bacterium found in chronic wounds can aid healing.

Business Insider

Get ready for weaker returns in 2025 after huge stock gains in the last two years, Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says

Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School expects that large-cap tech shares could see flat returns in 2025, though undervalued small- and mid-cap stocks will rally.

Stat

Scientists confront a mystery: Why have U.S. bird flu cases been so mild?

Scott Hensley of the Perelman School of Medicine says that one or two mutations can greatly change the pathogenicity profile of current bird flu viruses.

CNBC

The war on woke: How a gay rights index once touted by Walmart and others became a conservative target

Stephanie Creary of the Wharton School says that the internet gives people who don’t support LGBTQ+ rights easy access through the index to businesses that they may want to protest against.