University of Pennsylvania expert explores the psychology of conspiracy theories Penn In the News 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. Dolores Albarracín appointed new director of Annenberg Public Policy Center Dolores Albarracín, a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences, has been appointed director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.(Image: Courtesy of the Annenberg School for Communication) Dolores Albarracín appointed new director of Annenberg Public Policy Center Albarracín is a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences. She is assuming the role from Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the inaugural director since 1993. 2 min. read Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story Penn In the News Nature Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story “There are trend lines down in science, but those look very much like the trend lines in other institutions...There’s an institutional crisis that is being reflected in science,” says Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. AI job losses are scaring Americans and policymakers are scrambling for answers Penn In the News Straits Times (Singapore) AI job losses are scaring Americans and policymakers are scrambling for answers Matthew Levendusky of the Annenberg School for Communication, School of Arts & Sciences, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “Concern about AI is bipartisan, and the public is waiting to see what politicians will do.” Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers A roundup of the latest awards and honors for faculty in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Nursing, and the Wharton School. 2 min. read What makes messages persuasive? Image: Maskot via Getty Images What makes messages persuasive? Psychology researchers Dolores Albarracín and Yubo Zhou studied the relative persuasive impact of messages expressing attitudes, describing behaviors, or combining both. 2 min. read The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, the Annenberg School for Communication, and APPC are quoted in a story spotlighting an APPC study on public opinion about AI and its government regulation. Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Penn In the News KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia) Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, Annenberg School for Communication, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “The one area people do think [AI] will make things better is in medical research.” Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Results of a survey from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center find that only 17% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on the United States over the next decade, while 42% expect its effects to be negative. Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students nocred Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and graduate students across various Penn Schools. 2 min. read Load More
Dolores Albarracín appointed new director of Annenberg Public Policy Center Dolores Albarracín, a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences, has been appointed director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center.(Image: Courtesy of the Annenberg School for Communication) Dolores Albarracín appointed new director of Annenberg Public Policy Center Albarracín is a Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with appointments in the Annenberg School for Communication and the School of Arts & Sciences. She is assuming the role from Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the inaugural director since 1993. 2 min. read
Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story Penn In the News Nature Have people stopped trusting science? The data tell a surprising story “There are trend lines down in science, but those look very much like the trend lines in other institutions...There’s an institutional crisis that is being reflected in science,” says Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. AI job losses are scaring Americans and policymakers are scrambling for answers Penn In the News Straits Times (Singapore) AI job losses are scaring Americans and policymakers are scrambling for answers Matthew Levendusky of the Annenberg School for Communication, School of Arts & Sciences, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “Concern about AI is bipartisan, and the public is waiting to see what politicians will do.” Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers A roundup of the latest awards and honors for faculty in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Nursing, and the Wharton School. 2 min. read What makes messages persuasive? Image: Maskot via Getty Images What makes messages persuasive? Psychology researchers Dolores Albarracín and Yubo Zhou studied the relative persuasive impact of messages expressing attitudes, describing behaviors, or combining both. 2 min. read The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, the Annenberg School for Communication, and APPC are quoted in a story spotlighting an APPC study on public opinion about AI and its government regulation. Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Penn In the News KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia) Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, Annenberg School for Communication, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “The one area people do think [AI] will make things better is in medical research.” Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Results of a survey from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center find that only 17% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on the United States over the next decade, while 42% expect its effects to be negative. Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students nocred Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and graduate students across various Penn Schools. 2 min. read Load More
AI job losses are scaring Americans and policymakers are scrambling for answers Penn In the News Straits Times (Singapore) AI job losses are scaring Americans and policymakers are scrambling for answers Matthew Levendusky of the Annenberg School for Communication, School of Arts & Sciences, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “Concern about AI is bipartisan, and the public is waiting to see what politicians will do.” Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers A roundup of the latest awards and honors for faculty in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Nursing, and the Wharton School. 2 min. read What makes messages persuasive? Image: Maskot via Getty Images What makes messages persuasive? Psychology researchers Dolores Albarracín and Yubo Zhou studied the relative persuasive impact of messages expressing attitudes, describing behaviors, or combining both. 2 min. read The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, the Annenberg School for Communication, and APPC are quoted in a story spotlighting an APPC study on public opinion about AI and its government regulation. Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Penn In the News KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia) Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, Annenberg School for Communication, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “The one area people do think [AI] will make things better is in medical research.” Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Results of a survey from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center find that only 17% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on the United States over the next decade, while 42% expect its effects to be negative. Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students nocred Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and graduate students across various Penn Schools. 2 min. read Load More
Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers nocred Awards and accolades for Penn faculty and Centers A roundup of the latest awards and honors for faculty in the Annenberg Public Policy Center, the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn Nursing, and the Wharton School. 2 min. read
What makes messages persuasive? Image: Maskot via Getty Images What makes messages persuasive? Psychology researchers Dolores Albarracín and Yubo Zhou studied the relative persuasive impact of messages expressing attitudes, describing behaviors, or combining both. 2 min. read
The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer The government hasn’t done enough to regulate AI, most Americans say in a new Penn survey Shawn Patterson Jr. of the Annenberg Public Policy Center and Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, the Annenberg School for Communication, and APPC are quoted in a story spotlighting an APPC study on public opinion about AI and its government regulation. Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Penn In the News KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia) Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, Annenberg School for Communication, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “The one area people do think [AI] will make things better is in medical research.” Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Results of a survey from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center find that only 17% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on the United States over the next decade, while 42% expect its effects to be negative. Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students nocred Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and graduate students across various Penn Schools. 2 min. read Load More
Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Penn In the News KYW Newsradio (Philadelphia) Penn poll finds Americans are pessimistic about the impact of AI Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences, Annenberg School for Communication, and Annenberg Public Policy Center says, “The one area people do think [AI] will make things better is in medical research.” Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Results of a survey from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center find that only 17% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on the United States over the next decade, while 42% expect its effects to be negative. Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students nocred Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and graduate students across various Penn Schools. 2 min. read
Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Many Americans pessimistic about AI’s impact—and want more regulation Results of a survey from Penn’s Annenberg Public Policy Center find that only 17% of Americans believe AI will have a positive impact on the United States over the next decade, while 42% expect its effects to be negative.
Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students nocred Awards and accolades for faculty and graduate students A roundup of the latest awards and honors for several faculty members and graduate students across various Penn Schools. 2 min. read