Researchers at Penn have identified a brain circuit that acts like a “pain switch,” suppressing chronic pain when survival instincts like hunger or fear take priority.
Justin McDaniel of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses the rise of spiritualism in the 1800s.
Joseph Romm of the School of Arts & Sciences conducted research on the effectiveness of carbon offsetting to date, concluding the practice is ineffective and riddled with “intractable” problems.
John Vasudevan of the Perelman School of Medicine explains that it’s difficult to tell the difference between a severe stress reaction and an early stress fracture.
Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School says that America’s lack of a strategic reserve of rare earth materials is negative for national security.
PIK Professor Desmond Patton of the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Social Policy & Practice discusses Instagram’s limits on teenagers’ access.
Wendy De La Rosa of the Wharton School advises saving a percentage of your income automatically any time you receive income.
