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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.

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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.

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.

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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.”

Awareness grows of cancer risk from alcohol consumption

Public awareness of the link between drinking alcohol and an elevated risk of cancer has grown since last fall, with more than half of Americans now saying that regularly consuming alcohol increases your chances of later developing cancer, according to a survey by the Annenberg Public Policy Center. The survey was fielded following the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory on alcohol and cancer risk in January, calling for updated warning labels on alcoholic beverage containers.

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.

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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.

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.

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