Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory, but why? On The Spark podcast, PSC researcher and social psychologist Dolores Albarracin discusses the science behind why conspiracies are so compelling. bit.ly/3RMrTj7

JOIN US - MON 9/28 @ 12PM for the POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM, when Lawrence Stacey of @VanderbiltU presents Uneven Changes in the Health Profiles of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ Populations and the Unexamined Role of Demographic Change, 2014-2023 INFO HERE: bit.ly/4iKrFUO

I am quite happy to see this paper with @NunoGalo and @jlperla in print. We emphasize that deep learning works because it automatically learns useful state-space representations. Transforming the state space is an old technique in economics. For example, we have been solving models in logs instead of levels for decades. The problem is that, in general, it is difficult to find the best representations: why logs and not another transformation? Deep learning finds these transformations by using an approximation class that has enough expressiveness. While I am very happy with the paper, I believe I can dig deeper into this idea, and I am already well advanced with a follow-up paper, where I am using geometry to clarify many further ideas in ways I find very transparent. Stay tuned!

ICYMI - catch PSC researcher @DrDianaMW discussing health equity in scientific research on @unbiasedscipod piped.video/p726HlABGRI?si=o3Mn…

The U.S. needs to recognize and reward the work of caring for others. Join us for the third Game Changers webinar: The U.S. Needs a Care Package THURSDAY, SEPT. 24 / 4-5PM ET Register: bit.ly/GCWebinarLabor Speakers: @NFolbre @LipstickEcon @pilargonalons @JaimieWorker

Join us (online or in-person) on 9/25 for the Education & Inequality Workshop with Herman van de Werfhorst sharing his insights on Politics & Intergenerational Social Mobility MORE INFO & ZOOM REGISTRATION bit.ly/4xZZVQQ

PSC researcher @angeladuckworth @ co-authors studied children's behavioral regulation during the school day. Results? Squirmier kids rated more disruptive and completed fewer hours of education before adulthood. READ THE STUDY: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…

JOIN US on MON 9/21 at 12PM for the POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES for a lecture by @socmolly of @PSUSocCrim presenting The Impact of Increasing Community Nonlabor Income on Fertility , EVENT INFO HERE: bit.ly/3TaZ8NJ

It's a new academic year! Who are the fresh faces at @PennPSC ? Drop into our annual WHO'S NEW newsletter to meet the 2026 Graduate Group in Demography Cohort, our visitors and postdocs, and Research Associate Mallika S. Sarma. READ IT HERE: bit.ly/3UMncqL

Busting the myth of “groupthink,” @WarrenCntrPenn faculty affiliate @DamonCentola's new book is a powerful look at how our ability to influence one another can accelerate individual and collective intelligence. penguinrandomhouse.com/books…

JOIN US on MON 9/21 at 12PM for the POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES for a lecture by @socmolly of @PSUSocCrim presenting The Impact of Increasing Community Nonlabor Income on Fertility , EVENT INFO HERE: bit.ly/3TaZ8NJ

Not to alarm you, but if you haven't noticed... 4 DAYS left until the #PAA2027 submission deadline! buff.ly/lAVnyNy

New study by @PennPSC & @PennPARC researchers @kevin_volpp, @ScottHalpernMD & colleagues on recruiting minority patients for heart disease clinical trials with small cash incentives. READ MORE HERE: bit.ly/4x3GCos

PSC researcher Harsha Thirumurthy sat down with New Beginnings podcast, speaking on healthy choices during tough times - and how cash transfer programs can improve people's health bit.ly/4zTQlAf

Today's (9/14) POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM lecture Juan Pedroza of @UCLAlatino speaks on Lost in Translation: Language Segregation in the United States Join us from 12-1 pm in the PSC Commons, McNeil 403 EVENT INFO HERE: bit.ly/4xrL416

Teaching girls to negotiate is a powerful tool for securing them a brighter future, according to a decade-long study by @femonomics and co-authors. READ MORE: knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/…

The POP STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES kicks off next week! Join us MON 9/14 from 12-1 pm in the PSC Commons, McNeil 403 Lost in Translation: Language Segregation in the United States with Juan Pedroza of @UCLAlatino EVENT INFO HERE: bit.ly/4xrL416

Got 60 seconds to learn something new? Meet PSC researcher Melissa J. Wilde on the College Green at NOON TODAY for a lecture on "Political Neutrality and Sociology."

Catch one last summer edition of the PENN POPULATION STUDIES NEWSLETTER! READ IT HERE bit.ly/4qO3yGA

NEW POP STUDIES WORKING PAPER by @HanmingF & Chang Liu "The Confucian Fertility Paradox: Education Competition and Ultra-Low Fertility in East Asia" examines changing size family priorities when modern life confronts traditional values READ IT HERE: bit.ly/45u5gmA