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Debate doesn’t have to be divisive
The New York Times

Debate doesn’t have to be divisive

Adam Grant of the Wharton School is working with Open to Debate, a New York-based nonprofit, to find new data points to measure “how debate opens minds.”

Money doesn’t really affect happiness, and you shouldn’t care
Forbes

Money doesn’t really affect happiness, and you shouldn’t care

A study co-authored by Matthew Killingsworth of the Wharton School and PIK Professor Barbara Mellers finds that happiness increases when incomes rise above $75,000 for all but 20% of the population, the “least happy.”

Your email does not constitute my emergency
The New York Times

Your email does not constitute my emergency

In an Op-Ed, Adam Grant of the Wharton School says that apologizing for slow email replies is a symptom of unrealistic demands in an “always-on” culture.

Five easy steps to get healthier
CNN

Five easy steps to get healthier

Katy Milkman of the Wharton School says that people should approach their habit-setting goals one bite at a time with a plan, flexibility, fun, and support.

COVID-19 and anti-Asian hate
Tiffany Tieu smiles at the camera as she sits on a low white table next to yellow leather chairs.

Research by recent graduates Tiffany Tieu (pictured) and Hope Cho looked at anti-Asian hate experienced by Penn students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

(Image: Eric Sucar)

COVID-19 and anti-Asian hate

During the peak of the pandemic, psychology major Tiffany Tieu, in a collaborative study, explored anti-Asian racism through the lens of her peers.

Kristen de Groot

From burden to blessing: the benefit of reframing empathy
Psychology Today

From burden to blessing: the benefit of reframing empathy

A 2020 study by researchers from Penn and Georgetown University found that changing how a situation was framed impacted empathic and prosocial responses to another person in distress.

The delusion at the center of the A.I. boom
Slate.com

The delusion at the center of the A.I. boom

Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law is skeptical about the utility of cheap AI for the kinds of contracting problems that pose the most serious threats to low-income parties.