Psychology

In an Op-Ed, Adam Grant of the Wharton School argues for a lottery to randomly select political leaders from everyday citizens, rather than a voting system that encourages candidates with exploitative personality traits.

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School advises prioritizing one new goal at a time and building out a plan for achieving that goal when it comes to routines.

PIK Professor Michael Platt says that the brain’s immune system will generally attack foreign additions like implants.

A collaborative study by Matthew Killingsworth of the Wharton School finds that the correlation between wealth and happiness depends crucially on whether someone is already a happy person.

A pair of studies co-authored by PIK Professor Philip E. Tetlock and Cory Clark of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences suggests a tendency to overestimate the risk that research findings will fuel public support for harmful actions.

Karen Reivich of the School of Arts & Sciences recommends identifying which core positive emotion is quintessentially “you” and finding small ways to feel that every day.

A study by Ramon Diaz-Arrastia of the Perelman School of Medicine and Michael Kahana of the School of Arts & Sciences suggests that a precisely timed pulse of electricity to the brain can improve recall and halve memory deficit in patients with traumatic brain injuries.

Jena Shaw Tronieri of the Perelman School of Medicine says that current insurance coverage for weight loss medication is poor, with many people struggling for access.

Lily Brown of the Perelman School of Medicine says that any behavior that creates a physical barrier to a nail-biting habit can be helpful.