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To keep firearms safe from children, look to behavioral economics
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To keep firearms safe from children, look to behavioral economics

Mental shortcuts and cognitive biases may factor into whether a gun gets locked up, separate from ammunition. New findings suggest several ways to positively influence this behavior.

Michele W. Berger

So you had a bad day…

So you had a bad day…

Seth J. Gillihan of the Perelman School of Medicine said it’s normal for small stresses to become overwhelming these days. “A lot of us are taking on more than we can really process in real time and more than our nervous systems can digest,” he said.

Gaze and pupil dilation can reveal a decision before it’s made
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Penn Integrates Knowledge professor Michael Platt holds appointments in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Department of Neuroscience in the Perelman School of Medicine, and the Marketing Department in the Wharton School.

Gaze and pupil dilation can reveal a decision before it’s made

These two biomarkers may offer clues into the underlying biological processes at play in decision making, according to research from neuroscientist Michael Platt.

Michele W. Berger

Face to face: Relating in a changed world

Face to face: Relating in a changed world

Melissa Hunt of the School of Arts & Sciences spoke about online communication and loneliness and the benefits of connecting in person. “True intimacy grows when people share not only the good things in their lives but also the things they feel bad about, and the person they’re talking to responds empathetically and matches that bid for intimacy,” she said.

With support from parents, teens forge a path to handle social distancing
A teenager stands outside and puts a mask on their face while a group of friends wearing masks stands behind them on the grass.

With support from parents, teens forge a path to handle social distancing

Adolescents need and value their friends, relationships challenged by COVID-19 restrictions. By having explicit conversations and facilitating remote access to peers, the adults in their lives can help.

Michele W. Berger

Language in tweets offers insight into community-level well-being
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Lyle Ungar, a professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Science and one of the principal investigators of the World Well-Being Project, which has spent more than half a decade working on ways to grasp the emotional satisfaction and happiness of specific places.

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    • Language in tweets offers insight into community-level well-being

    In a Q&A, researcher Lyle Ungar discusses why counties that frequently use words like ‘love’ aren’t necessarily happier, plus how techniques from this work led to a real-time COVID-19 wellness map.

    Michele W. Berger

    Continued CO2 emissions will impair cognition
    Several smokestacks giving off smoke in a scene showing a top of a building and the skyline in the distance.

    Continued CO2 emissions will impair cognition

    Rising CO2 causes more than a climate crisis, according to a study from Penn and CU Boulder. It may directly harm our ability to think.

    Michele W. Berger