The Mütter Museum commemorates 50th anniversary of deadly Legionnaires’ summer in Philly with new exhibit WHYY (Philadelphia) The Mütter Museum commemorates 50th anniversary of deadly Legionnaires’ summer in Philly with new exhibit David Barnes of the School of Arts & Sciences will be on a panel discussing the new Legionnaires exhibit.
New AI method tackles one of science’s hardest math problems Science News New AI method tackles one of science’s hardest math problems Researchers in the School of Engineering and Applied Science have developed a smarter AI method for solving notoriously difficult inverse equations, which help scientists uncover hidden causes behind observable effects.
Reducing nurses’ patient loads would save lives and reduce hospital costs, Penn study finds PhillyVoice Reducing nurses’ patient loads would save lives and reduce hospital costs, Penn study finds “Ensuring safe nurse staffing is a proactive way to retain nurses and improve patient safety,” says Linda Aiken of the School of Nursing.
You have heart disease risks. Should you be taking a statin? Everyday Health You have heart disease risks. Should you be taking a statin? Michael Miller of the Perelman School of Medicine says, “Statins are most useful in those patients at the highest risk of having a cardiovascular event, either initial or repeat events.”
Delivery robots still learning from ‘edge cases,’ scientists say Chicago Sun-Times Delivery robots still learning from ‘edge cases,’ scientists say Dean Vijay Kumar of the School of Engineering and Applied Science compares delivery robots to self-driving cars, saying, “It’s really hard for robot software developers, for folks like me [in] academics to predict because the environment is indeed very unstructured.”
6 lifestyle habits to try before turning to unauthorized peptides, according to experts Today 6 lifestyle habits to try before turning to unauthorized peptides, according to experts “There’s no doubt that peptides are important, but it's not news. We’ve known about insulin, for example, for 106 years,” says PIK Professor Ezekiel Emanuel of the Perelman School of Medicine and Wharton School.
There are more shelter beds than ever. It’s not enough The New York Times There are more shelter beds than ever. It’s not enough Dennis Culhane of the School of Social Policy and Practice says that although California has recently invested in shelters, hundreds of thousands more people need a bed than there are beds available.
Congress eyes action on prediction markets amid corruption concerns Christian Science Monitor Congress eyes action on prediction markets amid corruption concerns “I think the public is going to be paying careful attention to how activities in the prediction markets can be abused or misused,” says Jill Fisch of Penn Carey Law.
The most beautiful college campus in every US state Business Insider The most beautiful college campus in every US state Penn's campus is highlighted and described as “embedded in nature, with plenty of trees peppered across the campus.”
‘Think outside the bots’: How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush BBC ‘Think outside the bots’: How to stop AI from turning your brain to mush According to Wharton School researchers, “cognitive surrender” is when people trust AI over their own thinking and intuition even when the AI is wrong.