Why Income Inequality in America Is Hurting Collective Happiness

What does income inequality in America have to do with happiness? And more generally, what is the right way to think about the relationship between money and happiness? A recent study by Matthew Killingsworth offers some surprising answers.

People Analytics

Consensus and Contagion in Society

Penn Professor Wins Prestigious Award for Drone Research

Drones continue to evolve as an important way to aid and support humans. In this interview on PHL17 Morning News, Vijay Kumar discusses his research to enhance a drone’s reach and his recent John Scott Award. "We do things that benefit humankind," says Kumar.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Ubiquity of Data

NeurIPS 2024 Papers from Warren Center Faculty Affiliates

Fifteen papers from Warren Center faculty affiliates, including three Spotlight papers, have been accepted to the Thirty-Eighth Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS 2024). A huge congratulations to these affiliates for their impressive research.

Bioengineering
Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Neuroscience
Operations Information and Decisions
Statistics

Is ‘Bypassing’ a Better Way to Battle Misinformation?

New research from Dolores Albarracín and Annenberg Public Policy Center postdoctoral fellow Javier Granados Samayoa explores an innovative approach to countering the impact of factually incorrect information called “bypassing.”

Communication
Health Management
Nursing
Psychology

Consensus and Contagion in Society

C4R Raises the Bar in Scientific Rigor Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Rigor in how science is done and how results are analyzed and communicated is essential for science to be useful in the real world. The Community for Rigor (C4R), with leadership from Konrad Kording and Damon Centola, aims to teach the principles and practices of scientific rigor to a broad audience.

Bioengineering
Communication
Neuroscience
Sociology

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Grumpy Voters Want Better Stories—Not Statistics

In the aftermath of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, polling has once again come under fire. Duncan Watts believes that Trump benefited from a broad anti-incumbent trend seen in elections worldwide; that sentiment swung enough undecided voters to his tally to win him the swing states needed for victory.

Communication
Computer and Information Science
Operations Information and Decisions

Ubiquity of Data

AI, Technology, and the Role of Regulation: How to Regulate for Responsible Innovation

With AI advancing faster than many policies can keep up, this Wharton event featuring panelist Kevin Werbach provided valuable insights into the crucial role regulation plays in the rapidly evolving world of AI and big tech.

Legal Studies & Business Ethics

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Penn Engineering Dean Honored with John Scott Award for Robotics Advances

For their research that has revolutionized the science of robotics while dramatically improving the quality of human life, Vijay Kumar is one of three world leaders in robotics science who will share the coveted 2024 John Scott Award.

Computer and Information Science
Electrical and Systems Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

Ubiquity of Data

Election Roundtable: A Look at the 2024 Presidential Election

Penn Arts & Sciences' long-running Knowledge by the Slice lunchtime series offers educational talks led by insightful faculty experts. Diana Mutz joined for a special post-election roundtable examining the results of the 2024 presidential election, the general state of elections in the U.S., and what comes next.

Political Science

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AI Meets Medicine: Penn Secures ARPA-H Funding for AI in Breast Cancer Care and More

A $7M award from ARPA-H will bring together Penn Engineering and Penn Medicine to develop transparent new AI tools to improve treatment for breast cancer, among other diseases. "This is an exciting project that will bridge our expertise in AI with the clinical expertise of one of the world’s great health systems," says Vijay Kumar.

Computer and Information Science

Ubiquity of Data