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A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Critics say Yang's cash giveaway means people won't work. Alaska says otherwise
Ioana Marinescu of the School of Social Policy & Practice spoke about her research on universal basic income experiments in Alaska. Marinescu and her collaborator found that access to these funds did not have any negative impact on people’s desire to work.
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Amendment 4 in Florida restored voting rights to felons. Now that’s back in doubt
Marc Meredith of the School of Arts and Sciences discussed misconceptions about efforts to restore voting rights to former felons. “It’s pretty clear, people often overestimate how African-American the ex-felon population is,” Meredith said. “The majority of people in prison in almost every state are white. But a disproportionate share are black. Somehow, that’s been lost.”
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Mood-forecasting tech could help stop bad moods before they even strike
Sharath Guntuku of Penn Medicine’s Center for Digital Health said that “based on how we use technology, our mental state can be predicted.”
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Are doctors helping parents skirt mandatory vaccines for their kids?
A study from the nursing school, authored by postdoc Salini Mohanty, was cited in a report about medical exemptions from vaccination.
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Why the holidays stress us out so much—and how to cope
Lily Brown of the Perelman School of Medicine discussed strategies for minimizing holiday stress. Brown recommended budgeting to counter overspending, self-care to help time-management, keeping cool to handle family conflicts, and staying present to avoid overidealizing the season.
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Retailers have a secret shopper score for you
The Wharton School’s Peter Fader discussed how retailers prioritize customers based on their spending habits. “If we see you engaging with the company more deeply, we have a sense that you’re going to be worth that much more in the future,” said Fader.
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What the T.M. Landry Prep scandal reveals about race, stereotypes and inequality in American education
The School of Arts and Sciences’ Camille Zubrinksy Charles offered commentary on the Landry Prep scandal, saying that the administrators’ “slick sales pitch” relied on racial stereotypes to win over parents and the media.
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After a stressful election, experts warn blockchain is not the answer
Matt Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science weighed in on blockchain voting. “The charlatans pushing for blockchain elections and online voting are doing the equivalent of advocating a healthcare policy that assumes we’re about to cure cancer,” Blaze tweeted. “Maybe we will, but best not to bet on it.”
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Trump’s Potential Court Picks Scrutinized for ‘Code’ Words on Roe v. Wade
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s Kathleen Hall Jamieson said that the clearest indication of a judicial nominee’s stance on abortion is whether or not a jurist identifies as a “strict constitutionalist.”
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9 Things to Do This Morning to Make Your Whole Day More Productive
The Perelman School of Medicine’s Namni Goel discussed steps one can take to jump start the day, including planning ahead of time, creating healthy sleep patterns, staying well-hydrated, and more.