Energy and Sustainability

In the most recent episode of Penn Engineering's Innovation & Impact Podcast Benjamin C. Lee discusses how AI, tech, population growth, and other factors will impact the future of energy and sustainability, while also exploring how educational institutions like Penn can lead the way.

• Computer and Information Science

The YouTube algorithm isn’t radicalizing people

A new study from Duncan Watts' Computational Social Science Lab finds that the YouTube recommendation system is less influential on users’ political views than is commonly believed.

• Communication
• Computer and Information Science
• Operations Information and Decisions

Eight Ways To Prevent and Fight Health Misinformation, Backed by Psychological Science

With misinformation and disinformation running rampant online, many people struggle to differentiate between what is true and what is not. A new report by Dolores Albarracín, Deen Freelon, and colleagues identifies effective ways to halt the spread of misinformation online, including debunking and “prebunking.”

• Communication
• Health Management
• Nursing
• Psychology

Going Head-to-Head with the New Health Care AI Revolution

Although the idea of making artificial intelligence (AI) large language models full partners with clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of patients is the most exciting potential for the innovative technology, Hamsa Bastani emphasizes how caution will guide its work in this exploding new area of health services research.

• Operations Information and Decisions

Penn Engineering launches first Ivy League undergraduate degree in artificial intelligence

The new degree will push the limits on AI’s potential and prepare students to lead the use of this world-changing technology. “The timing of this new undergraduate program comes as AI poses one of the most promising yet challenging opportunities the world currently faces,” says Vijay Kumar.

Once a spy satellite, now a telescope with an eye on the cosmos

Researchers from Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, including Warren Center affiliate Bhuvnesh Jain, are part of a collaboration to develop Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

• Physics and Astronomy

The State of the Semiconductor Chips Market

Benjamin C. Lee joined Nasdaq's TradeTalks to discuss the state of the semiconductor chips market, the massive demand for AI, and the future of procurement and supply chain.

• Computer and Information Science

Why Prof. Peter Fader Loves Teaching Executive MBA Students

Peter Fader shares his experience teaching in Wharton's MBA Program for Executives, including how valuable it is to see customer centricity in real-time at real companies and how Global Business Week is breaking down barriers.

• Marketing

The commonalities of common sense

How common is common sense? A straightforward question that, surprisingly, has yet to receive a definitive science-based answer. Now, Duncan Watts presents a new way to quantify common sense among both individuals and collectives.

• Communication
• Computer and Information Science
• Operations Information and Decisions

Navigating Climate Perceptions Through Communication Strategies

2023 was the hottest recorded year on Earth. Despite the scientific evidence, public perceptions of climate change are more complex to understand. Recent research by Dolores Albarracín sheds light on a new factor in understanding how people think of climate change: exposure to record-breaking heat.

• Communication
• Health Management
• Nursing
• Psychology