Wharton Brain

Want to find your peak performance times and improve your workflow? WiN's latest project in collaboration with Slalom’s HabLab in a recent @whartonknows article explores how aligning work and #chronotype can unlock greater performance. Read more: lnkd.in/e5-BsVak

How to Keep your Brain Healthy in the Age of AI | Meta Self 09 youtu.be/a39GudTpPX4?si… via @YouTube

Wharton AI & Analytics Accelerator applications are open for 2026–27! Priority slots for Student Research Partnerships & nonprofits. Apply now: ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/for-industry/a… #WhartonAI

Register today! Wharton Human-AI Research is hosting the AI and the Future of Work Conference — a two-day academic conference exploring how AI is reshaping work & employment. May 20–21, 2026 | Philadelphia, PA ai.wharton.upenn.edu/ai-and-the-fut… #WhartonHumanAI #FutureOfWork

What if leadership potential shows up long before the first job? New research from @whartonbrain, @Korn_Ferry, and Lazul.ai finds early cognitive signals — like flexibility under pressure — that traditional assessments miss. 🔗 neuro.wharton.upenn.edu/wharton-ai-ana…

Rethinking Burnout: How High-Impact Performers Protect Brain Health via @forbes forbes.com/sites/jasonwal…

Join us for our first #BrainBizLunch of Spring '26 Semester (rescheduled due to inclement weather) on March 2! We are excited to welcome Roshni Lulla, a #podcaster, #entrepreneur, and PhD candidate in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at USC. Register here: neuro.wharton.upenn.edu/events-hq/a1WV…

AI relies on humans more than we think. In Psychology Today, Wharton Neuroscience Visiting Scholar Cornelia Walther explores how AI mirrors human cognition and why intentional input drives better outcomes. Read more lnkd.in/eRZahVsP #WhartonAI @Wharton

How do we decide what science to trust? New episode of the Neuro Network with Dr. Michael Platt on attention, communication, and why good science often fails to land in an attention-scarce world. apple.co/3M1uXF8 #NeurosciencePodcast #DecisionScience #TrustInScience

Join us for our first #BrainBizLunch of Spring '26 Semester on January 27! Roshni Lulla will share her experience as a #podcaster, #entrepreneur, and PhD candidate in Brain and Cognitive Sciences at USC. Don’t forget to register here: neuro.wharton.upenn.edu/events-hq/a1WV…

At Penn’s Enduring Literacy Symposium, @MichaelLouisPl1 highlighted how AI can support the literacy crisis by adapting to students’ brain states, reducing overload, and strengthening sequencing. neuro.wharton.upenn.edu/news/how-neuro…

How can we be sure that our brain, wired for the Stone Age, is optimized to navigate the complexities of an AI-powered world? In an excerpt from his newly updated book, @WhartonBrain director @MichaelLouisPl1 highlights three essential skills to harness: whr.tn/4q8Xqan

Powerful day working with the ⁦⁦@UN⁩ Strategic Planning Network in Geneva! Great people doing impactful work!

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@MichaelLouisPl1 updated & expanded edition of his groundbreaking book, The Leader's Brain, is out now! He reveals how the latest advances in neuroscience, with new insights from AI, are transforming our understanding of effective leadership. pennpress.org/9781613631959/…

On 10/14 @MichaelLouisPl1, Director of @whartonbrain, is speaking at Enduring Literacy in the AI World: From Barriers to Breakthroughs, presented by @StudyFetch at @Penn. Learn how we can promote and preserve literacy in the digital age. Virtual tickets: eventbrite.com/e/enduring-lit…

Tomorrow is our first #BrainBizLunch of the Fall '25 Semester and you won't want to miss it! We'll have Allen Weinberg presenting about how #Neuroscience has changed his personal and professional lives. Make sure to register here: neuro.wharton.upenn.edu/events-hq/a1WV…

Today the @PennMindCORE Summer Fellows gave their final poster presentations and as per usual, they were amazing! Congrats to Ryka Chandra (WiN), Fiona Shen (Platt Labs), and Malika Tillaeva (Kable Labs) on all your hard work! Cannot wait to see what you do next! #MindCORE #UPenn

NYT David Brooks nails it, so I'm gifting his op-ed from this morning. Despair continues to rise in the West, particularly among young people and even more so among progressives. This is a crisis of culture--focusing on the individual over the group, money over meaning and purpose. The good news is the solution is free: Get out and mingle, join a club, volunteer--all those things we used to do but now instead sit on screens all day, avoiding the real world. See my recent papers with @whatishealth21 for more: jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap… nature.com/articles/s4422… nytimes.com/2025/08/07/opi…

The @NanoTool from @Vera_Ludwig1 & @MichaelLouisPl1 is here: executiveeducation.wharton.upenn.edu/thought-leader…

@Vera_Ludwig1 & @MichaelLouisPl1 (with collaborators from WiN & the Platt Lab) have a way for meditation to help strangers feel deeply connected. Not just a study but a nano tool to boot! Check it all out here: psypost.org/a-surprisingly…