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‘What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change’

The first book from Emily Falk of the Annenberg School for Communication provides a window into the impacts of the brain’s value, self-relevance, and social relevance systems.

6 min. read

The New York Times

The many ways Kennedy is already undermining vaccines

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on recent steps taken to undermine confidence in vaccine efficacy and safety.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Critics say CDC ‘secrecy’ will slow vital info; agency pledges transparency

Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center says that the CDC’s recent response to the monkeypox outbreak wouldn’t be replicable after federal funding cuts.

People select feedback to flatter others, except when they dislike them

New research by Penn’s Social Action Lab research associate Xi Shen and PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín finds that people generally want to make other people feel good about themselves—unless they dislike that person.

2 min. read

WGN-TV

Pregnancy and the risk for long COVID

A new survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that public awareness of the elevated cancer risk from drinking alcohol is growing.

APPC Visiting Scholar John Gastil on democracy and digital media

Gastil, the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) distinguished sabbatical scholar in residence, has been working on a book titled “The Democracy Machine: Reimagining How We Can Govern Ourselves Online.” His sabbatical from teaching political science and communication arts and sciences at Penn State allows time to research the “potential for a strong, positive relationship between digital technology and democratic reform.”

A person affixes an I VOTED sticker to their t-shirt.

‘I Will Vote’: Using future-oriented frames to motivate voters

A new paper from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center examines whether “I Voted” stickers influence people’s voting intentions, and whether different language choices in this approach to voter outreach might make a bigger impact on civic engagement.

2 min. read

The Chronicle of Higher Education

Social psychology is not in crisis

In a co-written letter, PIK Professor Dolores Albarracin comments on a recent essay portraying social psychology as experiencing catastrophic failure.

Hindustan Times (Delhi)

Survey reveals concerning number of Americans still believe raw milk is healthier than pasteurized milk

A survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center shows that many Americans remain unaware of the risks associated with raw milk.

Over 1 in 3 adults in households with guns do not store all in locked locations

According to a new health survey from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center, over a third of Americans with guns in their homes say they do not store all of them in a locked location, despite the fact that firearm-related injuries have been the most common cause of death from injury among children and young adults.

1 min. read

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