Adam Grant shared one crystal clear way you can master your self-leadership Inc. 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. Fine art and design using artificial intelligence Mach is majoring in psychology and design in the College of Arts and Sciences. nocred 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. 5 min. read ‘What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change’ nocred ‘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 Laughing gas: An old drug’s new trick to fight depression Image: vzmaze via Getty Images 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. 1 min. read The origin of community-based mental health treatment Psychology Today 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 Psychology Today 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. Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding The Conversation Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding In a co-written article, Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that reflecting on a prior experience socializing and bonding with friends can help mitigate the fear of missing out. Social psychology is not in crisis 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. Modeling careers in STEM This year’s Women in STEM Symposium featured (left to right) Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts & Sciences, Melissa Kelly of Penn Center for Innovation, Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Vanessa Chan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. nocred Modeling careers in STEM At Penn’s annual Women in STEM Symposium, Vanessa Chan, Allyson Mackey, Ping Wang, and Melissa Kelly shared lessons from their experiences. 3 min. read Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit that incentivized drivers of connected cars with reward money to build and maintain seatbelt habits shows promise for promoting safer, consistent buckling behavior. 2 min. read Load More
Fine art and design using artificial intelligence Mach is majoring in psychology and design in the College of Arts and Sciences. nocred 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. 5 min. read
‘What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change’ nocred ‘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
Laughing gas: An old drug’s new trick to fight depression Image: vzmaze via Getty Images 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. 1 min. read
The origin of community-based mental health treatment Psychology Today 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 Psychology Today 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. Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding The Conversation Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding In a co-written article, Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that reflecting on a prior experience socializing and bonding with friends can help mitigate the fear of missing out. Social psychology is not in crisis 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. Modeling careers in STEM This year’s Women in STEM Symposium featured (left to right) Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts & Sciences, Melissa Kelly of Penn Center for Innovation, Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Vanessa Chan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. nocred Modeling careers in STEM At Penn’s annual Women in STEM Symposium, Vanessa Chan, Allyson Mackey, Ping Wang, and Melissa Kelly shared lessons from their experiences. 3 min. read Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit that incentivized drivers of connected cars with reward money to build and maintain seatbelt habits shows promise for promoting safer, consistent buckling behavior. 2 min. read Load More
An artist’s immersion into neuroaesthetics Psychology Today 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. Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding The Conversation Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding In a co-written article, Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that reflecting on a prior experience socializing and bonding with friends can help mitigate the fear of missing out. Social psychology is not in crisis 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. Modeling careers in STEM This year’s Women in STEM Symposium featured (left to right) Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts & Sciences, Melissa Kelly of Penn Center for Innovation, Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Vanessa Chan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. nocred Modeling careers in STEM At Penn’s annual Women in STEM Symposium, Vanessa Chan, Allyson Mackey, Ping Wang, and Melissa Kelly shared lessons from their experiences. 3 min. read Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit that incentivized drivers of connected cars with reward money to build and maintain seatbelt habits shows promise for promoting safer, consistent buckling behavior. 2 min. read Load More
Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding The Conversation Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding In a co-written article, Barbara Kahn of the Wharton School says that reflecting on a prior experience socializing and bonding with friends can help mitigate the fear of missing out. Social psychology is not in crisis 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. Modeling careers in STEM This year’s Women in STEM Symposium featured (left to right) Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts & Sciences, Melissa Kelly of Penn Center for Innovation, Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Vanessa Chan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. nocred Modeling careers in STEM At Penn’s annual Women in STEM Symposium, Vanessa Chan, Allyson Mackey, Ping Wang, and Melissa Kelly shared lessons from their experiences. 3 min. read Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit that incentivized drivers of connected cars with reward money to build and maintain seatbelt habits shows promise for promoting safer, consistent buckling behavior. 2 min. read Load More
Social psychology is not in crisis 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. Modeling careers in STEM This year’s Women in STEM Symposium featured (left to right) Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts & Sciences, Melissa Kelly of Penn Center for Innovation, Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Vanessa Chan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. nocred Modeling careers in STEM At Penn’s annual Women in STEM Symposium, Vanessa Chan, Allyson Mackey, Ping Wang, and Melissa Kelly shared lessons from their experiences. 3 min. read Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit that incentivized drivers of connected cars with reward money to build and maintain seatbelt habits shows promise for promoting safer, consistent buckling behavior. 2 min. read
Modeling careers in STEM This year’s Women in STEM Symposium featured (left to right) Allyson Mackey of the School of Arts & Sciences, Melissa Kelly of Penn Center for Innovation, Ping Wang of the Perelman School of Medicine, and Vanessa Chan of the School of Engineering and Applied Science. nocred Modeling careers in STEM At Penn’s annual Women in STEM Symposium, Vanessa Chan, Allyson Mackey, Ping Wang, and Melissa Kelly shared lessons from their experiences. 3 min. read
Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Small incentives drive lasting seatbelt habits, cut unbuckled trips by a third Research from the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Medicine’s Nudge Unit that incentivized drivers of connected cars with reward money to build and maintain seatbelt habits shows promise for promoting safer, consistent buckling behavior. 2 min. read