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REM sleep is magical. Here’s what the experts know
Indira Gurubhagavatula of the Perelman School of Medicine says that most adults should aim for seven to nine hours of sleep a night, which includes about two hours of REM sleep.
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How the Fed opened Pandora’s Box
Christina Parajon Skinner of the Wharton School says that the Federal Reserve System is starting to do things that we would expect our democratically responsive government bodies to do.
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Free museum community days support happiness, connection, local execs say
A study by Penn investigators last year concluded that museum visits decrease the production of stress hormones, elicit positive emotions among visitors, and make individuals feel more connected and less isolated.
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Is it fraud, or is it ‘puffery’?
Matthew Bidwell of the Wharton School asks if people would rather work four days a week and be paid less, or work five days a week and be paid more.
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Jeff Marrazzo’s big, bold Philly gene therapy vision
A profile examines alumnus Jeff Marrazzo’s efforts as co-founder of Spark Therapeutics to make Philadelphia the cell and gene therapy capital of the country.
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The faith-based Federalist Papers: Amplifying the voices of the founding fathers of sustainable investing
Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law says that the current controversy over sustainable investing stems from perceived differences between what is value investing and what is values-based investing.
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Analysis: With record diversity on their boards, Fed bank chiefs see lower chances of policy error
Kaleb Nygaard of the School of Arts & Sciences says that a diverse slate of directors increases the odds that the Federal Reserve will be more in touch with what’s happening on the ground.
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East side school teaches financial literacy by giving students $50 a week
In partnership with Penn, a pilot program at Rooted School Indianapolis will study how teenagers learn to manage money by providing them with weekly allowances.
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How this company plans to use Earth’s heat to cool the planet
Hélène Pilorgé of the School of Engineering and Applied Science outlines one of the main ways to pull CO2 out of the air, the “solid sorbent” method.
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Generative AI won’t revolutionize search—yet
In a co-authored Op-Ed, Kartik Hosanagar of the Wharton School writes that the public’s infatuation with ChatGPT will fade as the practical realities and limitations of the technology set in.