The government’s hidden superpower: ‘Unrules’

The federal government's power to lift or loosen regulatory obligations can be wielded for good or ill, Cary Coglianese writes in his Fortune commentary, adding: "Far too much of that power is currently wielded in the dark."

Law
Political Science

Ubiquity of Data

Masking and vaxxing for the public good

Damon Centola discusses how to get people to think and act in more pro-social and altruistic ways when it comes to masking and vaccinating on this episode of NPR's Radio Times.

Communication

Consensus and Contagion in Society

2020 Early Career Award Winner

Emily Falk was named the SANS 2020 Early Career Award winner. The Early Career Award recognizes an early-stage investigator who has made significant contributions to Social and Affective Neuroscience terms of outstanding scholarship and service to the field.

Communication
Marketing
Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Moral Code

Pennsylvania Gazette contributor Daniel Akst spoke with Michael Kearns about what might make an algorithm ethical and how we can manage the tradeoffs this might entail.

Computer and Information Science

Social Norms for Algorithms

Job Ads for AI Could Soon Look Like This. Are You Ready?

Jason Moore's recent Extreme Tech op-ed looks at a new computer science discipline called automated machine learning, or AutoML, and how it could potentially open up a whole new field of lucrative and fulfilling work.

Biomedical Informatics

Ubiquity of Data

Making sense of the election

A panel of Penn political scientists, including Warren Center faculty affiliate Diana Mutz, helped a virtual audience make sense of the presidential election and what comes next.

Communication
Political Science

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Gamification Is Changing How We Work — and Succeed

In a revised and updated edition of For the Win: The Power of Gamification and Game Thinking in Business, Education, Government, and Social Impact, authors Kevin Werbach and Dan Hunter argue that applying the lessons of gamification could change your business, the way you learn or teach, and even your life.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

Ubiquity of Data

How did echo chambers influence the 2020 election?

Research from Sandra González-Bailón shows that people are consuming news from more diverse sources, but many don’t consume any news at all. It’s too soon to tell what role that played in the recent race for president.

Communication

Consensus and Contagion in Society

How Data Science Can Help Marketers Manage Unprecedented Disruption

Recently, Barbara Kahn, executive director of MSI and Wharton Marketing Professor, sat down with Kartik Hosanagar and Raghuram Iyengar. They discussed how AI and analytics can be used for governance and risk mitigation, and how algorithms can be used to manage disruption in unpredictable times.

Marketing

Ubiquity of Data

Mobile Phones Help Americans Encounter More Diverse News

In a new study published in PNAS, Sandra González-Bailón found that contrary to the conventional wisdom about segregated news bubbles, mobile devices are exposing Americans to a much greater variety of news, diversifying the stories that people encounter and exposing them to a breadth of information sources.

Communication

Consensus and Contagion in Society