A University of Pennsylvania research program has gathered together leading scholars and advocates representing strongly opposing views on today's most contentious church-state issues, not to forge a consensus, but to model how to disagree without being disagreeable, while identifying any unexpected common ground.
Rebecca Bushnell, School of Arts and Sciences Board of Overseers Professor of English, says video games can teach us a lot about what drives character development in theatrical plays.
Featured below is a sample of talks from this year's 60-Second Slam, a annual lecture-off held during Penn's Alumni Weekend. This month's featured lectures include:
Featured below is a sample of talks from this year's 60-Second Slam, a annual lecture-off held during Penn's Alumni Weekend. This month's featured lectures include:
Visual Studies majors put it all together.
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Masao Sako takes us way back.
Danny DiIulio, C’15, and the Fox Leadership Initiative build bonds on the personal level.
Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor in Sociology Randall Collins looks at the ingredients that make up social magnetism.
Assistant Professor of Biology Timothy Linksvayer discusses the complex behaviors of social insects.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy Philip Nelson discusses the ins and outs of authoring a science textbook.
Undergraduate Benjamin Fogel examines the effectiveness of the United Nations’ efforts.
Wing So, C'16, examines social media’s impact on war.
