Teachers save time with AI. Their students may pay the price Hechinger Report Teachers save time with AI. Their students may pay the price Alp Sungu of the Wharton School led a study finding that AI in the classroom can undermine teaching, saying, “students use AI as an answer machine, not as a tool for learning, and therefore it harms learning.”
Epigenetic editing makes its mark Nature Epigenetic editing makes its mark “The epigenetic modifications are numerous,” says Elizabeth Hellner of the Perelman School of Medicine.
Sea star skeleton does something engineers never expected Earth.com Sea star skeleton does something engineers never expected “The same porous mineral framework that provides support also contains built-in light-guiding elements, and these organisms have had millions of years of evolution to perfect these functions,” says Ling Li of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences about sea stars.
What’s epic about the Odyssey? Everything The New York Times What’s epic about the Odyssey? Everything Emily Wilson of the School of Arts & Sciences discusses why “The Odyssey” still feels relevant today.
See it, hear it, feel it: All the Philly art we loved this week Philadelphia Inquirer See it, hear it, feel it: All the Philly art we loved this week “There was a significant [restoration] project done...It finished around the 100th anniversary of the building in 1991, and that really brought the building back,” says Mark Kocent about the Fisher Fine Arts Library.
Is buying a home still the way to wealth? Some Young americans aren’t sure Bloomberg Is buying a home still the way to wealth? Some Young americans aren’t sure Broadly speaking, homes are a worse investment for first-time buyers today because wages haven’t kept up with surging prices and ownership costs, says Susan Wachter of the Wharton School.
University of Pennsylvania expert explores the psychology of conspiracy theories WITF.org University of Pennsylvania expert explores the psychology of conspiracy theories PIK Professor Dolores Albarracín discusses why conspiracy theories are so appealing and how they spread.
Classicist Emily Wilson: ‘Odysseus is a different kind of conman’ Financial Times Classicist Emily Wilson: ‘Odysseus is a different kind of conman’ “There is something really useful emotionally as well as intellectually about understanding that the world has been extremely different from how it is now — and will be different again,” says Emily Wilson of the School of Arts & Sciences about the renewed interest in the classics.
What’s the right role for AI in dementia care? STAT News What’s the right role for AI in dementia care? “Absent confidence that we’ve created artificial minds capable of thinking and feeling, the care of minds damaged by diseases like Alzheimer’s ought to remain the work of humans judiciously supplemented and amplified by AI,” writes Jason Karlawish of the Perelman School of Medicine.
How the ‘fresh start’ effect can help you stick to good habits BBC How the ‘fresh start’ effect can help you stick to good habits “If we can find a way to make goal pursuit enjoyable so it’s not something we dread and instead something we look forward to we’re dramatically more likely to persist,” says Katy Milkman of the Wharton School.