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How nearly a century of happiness research led to one big finding

Martin Seligman of the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for his work encouraging psychologists “to make the lives of all people more fulfilling and productive.”

Some people are just difficult. Here’s how to handle them

Adam Grant of the Wharton School recommends a book, “The Asshole Survival Guide,” as an actionable method for dealing with difficult colleagues and managers.

Trump administration cuts funding for autism research—even as it aims to find the cause

David Mandell of the School of Arts & Sciences comments on cuts to funding for autism research.

How to train our brains’ value systems

In her book “What We Value,” Emily Falk of the Annenberg School for Communication examines the mechanics and real-life implications of training the brain to create value systems and make subsequent calculations.

Adam Grant shared one crystal clear way you can master your self-leadership

Adam Grant of the Wharton School illustrates self-leadership by drawing a boundary between the things that are and are not within a person’s control.

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Fine art and design using artificial intelligence

Through the design course Artificial Intelligence in Art, second-year Jessica Mach has discovered AI's potential through creating several projects, including a video story and an interactive game.

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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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Laughing gas: An old drug’s new trick to fight depression

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine have uncovered how nitrous oxide, an anesthetic used worldwide since the 19th century, could help lift mood fast in people with depression that resists other treatments.

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The origin of community-based mental health treatment

Yvette Sheline of the Perelman School of Medicine writes about the historical evolution of mental health treatment, from asylum to state hospital to deinstitutionalization.

An artist’s immersion into neuroaesthetics

Judith Schaechter recounts her experience working on a stained-glass project as artist-in-residence at the Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics, helmed by Anjan Chatterjee of the Perelman School of Medicine.

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