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Where should a child die? Hospice homes help families with the unimaginable
Chris Feudtner of the Perelman School of Medicine said palliative care for children is a “largely silent, hidden, and woefully unmet need.” However, he said, these facilities are expensive and unsustainable under the current reality of American health care.
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Economists conducted a $5 million experiment to (literally) shed light on crime
Aaron Chalfin of the School of Arts and Science co-led a study that found installing bright lights near public-housing developments in New York City reduced nighttime crime by as much as a 59%, the equivalent to a 10% increase in police presence. The results suggest that improved living conditions may more effectively reduce crime than increased policing.
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A contest to beat geopolitical ‘superforecasters’
PIK Professor Philip Tetlock was cited for his “gold standard” performance in a 2015 forecasting contest. Contestants in this year’s contest will have access to all the data on Tetlock’s team’s winning methodology.
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AHA News: Dangerous blood clots may be the latest risk from ‘bad’ cholesterol
Scott Damrauer of the Perelman School of Medicine authored a study that found that LDL cholesterol, often called “bad” cholesterol, may contribute to venous thromboembolism, which causes potentially dangerous blood clots in the limbs. “This study shows how we can use genetics to try to more accurately understand who will go on to develop venous thromboembolism and who will not,” he said.
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Uber blame game focuses on Morgan Stanley after shares drop
The Wharton School’s David Erickson commented on a drop in Uber’s stock prices, saying the company looks “kind of like what happened after Facebook. The balloon got deflated on the first day.”
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If you fear the deep state, history explains why
A recent poll found that “three-quarters of Americans believed that unelected government and military officials secretly control policy decisions in Washington.” John Gans of the Perry World House sees these beliefs as concerning evidence of “collapsing trust” in the U.S. government.
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The Inuit don't shout at their children – so why do we?
Frances E. Jensen of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about her research on the teenage brain and the benefits of parental empathy. “Teens will react more readily than an adult,” said Jensen. “If the reaction is anger it will come faster in a teenager and an act based on the anger could come faster too. They need to know they may trigger too quickly. But this is also why I say adults should give them what I call a ‘frontal lobe assist’.”
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Facebook breakup call from co-founder easier said than done
PIK Professor Herbert Hovenkamp said challengers of Facebook’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp would need evidence of consumer harm to justify invoking antitrust law.
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Leggy bots, flying bots, building bots: Here’s what Penn’s robotics hub is up to
School of Engineering and Applied Science students past and present, including Gavin Kenneally, Daniel Mellinger, Divya Ramesh, Mickey Whitzer, and Chao Liu, were highlighted for their work at the Pennovation Center. Their efforts were showcased at Philly Tech Week.
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These pediatricians ‘prescribe’ kids books, to boost your baby’s brain
James Guevara of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the Reach Out and Read program, which provides families with books to promote literacy and parent-child bonding. He also discussed his research, which suggests that reminding parents via text message to interact with their children can lead to a “richer home reading environment.”