Study Finds False Stories Travel Way Faster Than the Truth Penn In the News Associated Press Study Finds False Stories Travel Way Faster Than the Truth Kathleen Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center questions a study’s methods for measuring truth in news stories, and suggests rebranding “false” stories as “viral deception” to emphasize the severity of potential harm. Why Individualized Care Will Become the Gold Standard for Depression Patients Why Individualized Care Will Become the Gold Standard for Depression Patients A personalized approach to care is effective, yet the ability to discern and provide the best option for a particular individual remains a challenge. What UFO ‘Encounters’ Can Tell Us About Fake News and Climate Change Denial Penn In the News Newsweek What UFO ‘Encounters’ Can Tell Us About Fake News and Climate Change Denial School of Arts and Sciences doctoral candidate Kate Dorsch’s research on the tensions between UFO witnesses and scientists speaks to contemporary challenges to confirmation biases. Racially-charged Situations Topic at Black History Month Event Penn In the News Las Vegas Review-Journal Racially-charged Situations Topic at Black History Month Event Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education gave a lecture on racial literacy and outlined steps for coping with racially charged conversations and situations. To accept evolution, start with understanding To accept evolution, start with understanding Prevailing theories about evolution state that belief in the concept is tied only to a person’s politics, religion or both. But according to new research, whether Americans accept or reject the subject also depends on how well they understand it. The complicated relationship between humans and endangered sea lions in the Galápagos The complicated relationship between humans and endangered sea lions in the Galápagos On San Cristóbal Island, mammals and people share the land they live on and the fish they eat. To ease the tension, researchers sought the public’s input on and participation in a new kind of community science project. LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts Specifically, 40 percent of sexual-minority adolescents seriously considered suicide compared to 15 percent of their heterosexual counterparts, and nearly a quarter attempted suicide compared to approximately 6 percent of those in the sexual majority. Neuroscientists construct first whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories Neuroscientists construct first whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories Low-frequency rhythms of brain activity, when brain waves move up and down slowly, primarily drive communication between the frontal, temporal and medial temporal lobes. Tweets reveal emotions, behavior patterns of people who suffer from ADHD Tweets reveal emotions, behavior patterns of people who suffer from ADHD These posts, many of which are submitted late at night or in the early morning hours, often reveal mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. Q&A with Howard Stevenson nocred Q&A with Howard Stevenson For some people, experiencing a racial encounter can be so stressful that it’s as if they are facing a tsunami or a venomous snake. The episodes can be as minute as an inadvertent microaggression, or as malignant as being pelted with rocks and called the N-word. Load More
Why Individualized Care Will Become the Gold Standard for Depression Patients Why Individualized Care Will Become the Gold Standard for Depression Patients A personalized approach to care is effective, yet the ability to discern and provide the best option for a particular individual remains a challenge.
What UFO ‘Encounters’ Can Tell Us About Fake News and Climate Change Denial Penn In the News Newsweek What UFO ‘Encounters’ Can Tell Us About Fake News and Climate Change Denial School of Arts and Sciences doctoral candidate Kate Dorsch’s research on the tensions between UFO witnesses and scientists speaks to contemporary challenges to confirmation biases. Racially-charged Situations Topic at Black History Month Event Penn In the News Las Vegas Review-Journal Racially-charged Situations Topic at Black History Month Event Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education gave a lecture on racial literacy and outlined steps for coping with racially charged conversations and situations. To accept evolution, start with understanding To accept evolution, start with understanding Prevailing theories about evolution state that belief in the concept is tied only to a person’s politics, religion or both. But according to new research, whether Americans accept or reject the subject also depends on how well they understand it. The complicated relationship between humans and endangered sea lions in the Galápagos The complicated relationship between humans and endangered sea lions in the Galápagos On San Cristóbal Island, mammals and people share the land they live on and the fish they eat. To ease the tension, researchers sought the public’s input on and participation in a new kind of community science project. LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts Specifically, 40 percent of sexual-minority adolescents seriously considered suicide compared to 15 percent of their heterosexual counterparts, and nearly a quarter attempted suicide compared to approximately 6 percent of those in the sexual majority. Neuroscientists construct first whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories Neuroscientists construct first whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories Low-frequency rhythms of brain activity, when brain waves move up and down slowly, primarily drive communication between the frontal, temporal and medial temporal lobes. Tweets reveal emotions, behavior patterns of people who suffer from ADHD Tweets reveal emotions, behavior patterns of people who suffer from ADHD These posts, many of which are submitted late at night or in the early morning hours, often reveal mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. Q&A with Howard Stevenson nocred Q&A with Howard Stevenson For some people, experiencing a racial encounter can be so stressful that it’s as if they are facing a tsunami or a venomous snake. The episodes can be as minute as an inadvertent microaggression, or as malignant as being pelted with rocks and called the N-word. Load More
Racially-charged Situations Topic at Black History Month Event Penn In the News Las Vegas Review-Journal Racially-charged Situations Topic at Black History Month Event Howard Stevenson of the Graduate School of Education gave a lecture on racial literacy and outlined steps for coping with racially charged conversations and situations. To accept evolution, start with understanding To accept evolution, start with understanding Prevailing theories about evolution state that belief in the concept is tied only to a person’s politics, religion or both. But according to new research, whether Americans accept or reject the subject also depends on how well they understand it. The complicated relationship between humans and endangered sea lions in the Galápagos The complicated relationship between humans and endangered sea lions in the Galápagos On San Cristóbal Island, mammals and people share the land they live on and the fish they eat. To ease the tension, researchers sought the public’s input on and participation in a new kind of community science project. LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts Specifically, 40 percent of sexual-minority adolescents seriously considered suicide compared to 15 percent of their heterosexual counterparts, and nearly a quarter attempted suicide compared to approximately 6 percent of those in the sexual majority. Neuroscientists construct first whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories Neuroscientists construct first whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories Low-frequency rhythms of brain activity, when brain waves move up and down slowly, primarily drive communication between the frontal, temporal and medial temporal lobes. Tweets reveal emotions, behavior patterns of people who suffer from ADHD Tweets reveal emotions, behavior patterns of people who suffer from ADHD These posts, many of which are submitted late at night or in the early morning hours, often reveal mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. Q&A with Howard Stevenson nocred Q&A with Howard Stevenson For some people, experiencing a racial encounter can be so stressful that it’s as if they are facing a tsunami or a venomous snake. The episodes can be as minute as an inadvertent microaggression, or as malignant as being pelted with rocks and called the N-word.
To accept evolution, start with understanding To accept evolution, start with understanding Prevailing theories about evolution state that belief in the concept is tied only to a person’s politics, religion or both. But according to new research, whether Americans accept or reject the subject also depends on how well they understand it.
The complicated relationship between humans and endangered sea lions in the Galápagos The complicated relationship between humans and endangered sea lions in the Galápagos On San Cristóbal Island, mammals and people share the land they live on and the fish they eat. To ease the tension, researchers sought the public’s input on and participation in a new kind of community science project.
LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts LGBQ adolescents at much greater risk of suicide than heterosexual counterparts Specifically, 40 percent of sexual-minority adolescents seriously considered suicide compared to 15 percent of their heterosexual counterparts, and nearly a quarter attempted suicide compared to approximately 6 percent of those in the sexual majority.
Neuroscientists construct first whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories Neuroscientists construct first whole-brain map of electrical connections key to forming memories Low-frequency rhythms of brain activity, when brain waves move up and down slowly, primarily drive communication between the frontal, temporal and medial temporal lobes.
Tweets reveal emotions, behavior patterns of people who suffer from ADHD Tweets reveal emotions, behavior patterns of people who suffer from ADHD These posts, many of which are submitted late at night or in the early morning hours, often reveal mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion.
Q&A with Howard Stevenson nocred Q&A with Howard Stevenson For some people, experiencing a racial encounter can be so stressful that it’s as if they are facing a tsunami or a venomous snake. The episodes can be as minute as an inadvertent microaggression, or as malignant as being pelted with rocks and called the N-word.