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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Chances are, you’re not as open-minded as you think
PIK Professor Philip Tetlock was highlighted for his research on differences in experts’ ability to predict future events. The best forecasters, he found, were scholars with broad, interdisciplinary interests and open minds.
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Music ‘calms nerves before surgery’ as well as sedative
A new study from the Perelman School of Medicine has found that relaxing music can reduce anxiety in patients prior to surgery as well as the sedative midazolam. Lead author Veena Graff said, “Music lights up the emotional area of the brain, the reward system and the pleasure pathways. It means patients can be in their own world, they can be comfortable and have full control.”
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Trump’s harsh words on ‘squad’ reinforce dark posts online
Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg School for Communication commented on President Trump’s xenophobic rhetoric. By casting U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar and other political opponents as enemies of the nation, Trump aims to discredit “the loyalty, patriotism, and ability to act on behalf of the U.S. of an elected official,” says Jamieson.
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The economy looks solid, but the Fed plans to cut rates anyway. Here’s why
Peter Conti-Brown of the Wharton School responded to news that the Fed plans to cut interest rates in spite of a solid economy, a shift from past approaches. “I am unaware of another Fed chair in history who has, so quickly and clearly, owned the policy uncertainties that the Fed confronts, including when the Fed has gotten it wrong,” he said. “The strategy was to be the Wizard of Oz to the citizens of the Emerald City, not the man behind the curtain to the visitors from Kansas. [Fed Chair Jerome Powell] has opened the curtain and let us in.”
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After years of ‘glacial’ change, women now hold more than 1 in 4 corporate board seats
Katherine Klein of the Wharton School spoke about cultural shifts in the boardroom. “I think norms would not have changed nearly as much if there had not been this drumbeat that gender diversity on the board improves corporate performance,” she said.
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Behind the scenes of Netflix’s call to alter ‘13 Reasons Why’ episode
Joseph Turow of the Annenberg School of Communication spoke about Netflix’s decision to edit out a graphic suicide scene from one of its original programs. “The way they did it on television in that episode seems to have hit a nerve,” he said. “Once it becomes pictorialized, it takes on a new level of scrutiny and concern.”
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Social media vs. video games: Not all screen time is equal
Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts and Sciences commented on a study that found a difference in the way social media impacts mental health, as compared to video games. “The vast majority of kids play the games socially, either physically side by side with friends or joining friends via headset. Skills (both technical and social) are rewarded, just like on a playing field or a Science Olympiad team. It only becomes problematic if that’s the only thing a kid is doing,” she said.
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How to help a hoarder set goals and make progress
Thea Gallagher of the Perelman School of Medicine said she likes Marie Kondo’s concept of thanking belongings before parting with them.
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Art Museum moves sculpture
“Social Consciousness,” a sculpture by Jacob Epstein, is being moved from the Philadelphia Museum of Art to Penn’s campus on a 99-year loan.
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The promise and price of cellular therapies
Carl June of the Perelman School of Medicine was profiled for his contributions to the field of CAR-T cellular therapy.