Women in Data Science Podcast: Kristian Lum Kristian Lum describes how following her interests has led her on an everchanging career path across business, public service, and academia on this episode of the WiDS Podcast. Computer and Information Science caret-arrow Social Norms for Algorithms
Pandemic Ethics: Where Do We Go from Here? Jonathan Moreno joined Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs' discussion on the breadth of ethical issues and the near-term consequences of our making good choices during the COVID-19 pandemic. History and Sociology of Science Medical Ethics and Health Policy caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
The Ethical Algorithm: 2021 AAP PROSE Award Winner Michael Kearns and Aaron Roth's book "The Ethical Algorithm: The Science of Socially Aware Algorithm Design" was announced as a 2021 PROSE Physical Science and Mathematics Category Winner in Computing & Information Sciences. Computer and Information Science caret-arrow Social Norms for Algorithms
The outlook for science under the Biden-Harris administration Penn Today spoke with experts in various areas of science and environmental policy, including Warren Center affiliate Cary Coglianese, about what they anticipate will shift now that President Biden has assumed the nation’s leadership. Law Political Science caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
The state of U.S. democracy On the eve of a presidential inauguration following a historic election and its aftermath, experts from across Penn, including Warren Center affiliate Ezekiel Dixon-Román, weigh in on where we stand as a country. Social Policy caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
Damon Centola Publishes New Book on Behavior Change How do you create the change you want to see in the world? Damon Centola’s newest book, Change: How to Make Big Things Happen, aims to answer that question by drawing on his research rooted in the fields of sociology and communication Communication Sociology caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
Penn to Develop New Turing Tests, Investigate How AI Can Become More Like Biological Intelligence Despite their tiny brains, honey bees are intelligent and capable of solving complex, novel problems. AI researchers led by Konrad Kording aim to better understand this kind of biological intelligence in order to make artificially intelligent systems better able to learn and adapt. Bioengineering Computer and Information Science Neuroscience caret-arrow Evolution, Emergence and the Brain
The influence and importance of language Labels for what happened Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol were very different from those used to describe the Black Lives Matter movement or the 2020 election results. Diana Mutz discusses how much weight individual words actually have. Communication Political Science caret-arrow Consensus and Contagion in Society
Dark Energy Survey makes public catalog of nearly 700 million astronomical objects With the goal of understanding dark energy and the accelerating expansion of the universe, DES released six years of data, representing one of the largest galaxy surveys published to date. Here at Penn, DES research efforts are led by Bhuvnesh Jain and others in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Physics and Astronomy caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
Money matters to happiness—perhaps more than previously thought Research from Matthew Killingsworth shows that contrary to previous influential work, there’s no dollar-value plateau at which money’s importance lessens. One potential reason: Higher earners feel an increased sense of control over life. People Analytics caret-arrow Ubiquity of Data
