Through
4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín explained why conspiracy theories persist. “For a realistic style of thinking, if there is no evidence for a belief, the lack of evidence invalidates the belief. Conspiracy theories undermine this logic and make it so that lack of evidence or evidence to the contrary proves the belief,” she said.
Penn In the News
Marci Hamilton of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on the influence of religion on legal cases.
Penn In the News
Philip Gehrman of the Perelman School of Medicine commented on the use of melatonin to aid sleep. “There have been quite a few randomized trials showing that melatonin is no better than placebo to help people sleep,” he said.
Penn In the News
Bob Jarvis of the Graduate School of Education talks about his race and equity research and is cited as influencing alum Monica McHale-Small.