Psychology

In a widely shared Instagram post, Adam Grant of the Wharton School explained why parents should wait until high school to give their child a smartphone.

A paper co-authored by Alice Moon of the Wharton School finds that people will likely give more to a charity when presented with a range of possible donation amounts.

In a co-authored Op-Ed, Nina Strohminger of the Wharton School urges social scientists to set agendas based on evidence about how their research fits into larger social and political dynamics, lest corporations do it for them.

In an Op-Ed featuring a quote from PIK Professor Dorothy Roberts, Tess Wilkinson-Ryan of Penn Carey Law writes that American capitalism has commodified motherhood, shifting it from a “social good” to a “personal choice” when women ask for support.

A 2018 study by Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences found significant reductions in loneliness and depression among undergraduate students who limited their use of Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat to 10 minutes per day.

David Mandell of the Perelman School of Medicine found that many Black and Hispanic children were historically diagnosed with ADHD, adjustment disorder, or conduct disorder before autism.

A study co-authored by Katy Milkman of the Wharton School and Angela Duckworth of the School of Arts & Sciences finds that there is no “magic number” of days for habit formation.

PIK Professor Philip Tetlock found shockingly poor results when studying the accuracy of economic, social, and political predictions made by experts.