Michael Platt
@MichaelLouisPl1
Director, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and James S. Riepe University Professor of Marketing, Psychology, and Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
Watch this space! The @Korn_Ferry Institute (KFI) and the @whartonbrain (WiN) are pioneering a new collaboration to integrate well-validated psychometric approaches with advanced neuroscience-informed methodologies to promote a deeper understanding of leadership dynamics in…
Important work from @AgustinMIbanez and team. Massive four continent study documenting the sociopolitical contributions to accelerated brain aging. We find echos of these effects in nonhuman primates suggesting deep origins.
Delighted to see our research on the exposome and accelerated aging making headlines in @Nature Check out the piece in Nature brilliantly written by @AnnaNowo:nature.com/articles/d4158… And the original research: nature.com/articles/s4159…
Not all mammalian brains were created the same. The granular prefrontal cortex, an area appearing the novo in primates is wired for mental representations and precise executive control of the rest of the brain. Very important ground-breaking work 👇 cell.com/cell/abstract/…
The synchronized brains of the Trader Joe's tribe. theatlantic.com/culture/archiv…
Here here! @DKThomp "I believe we’ve built ourselves a world of greater professional ambition, more intensive parenting, and lavish entertainment abundance. But in making this world, we’ve lost a bit of each other. If summoning these magnificent technologies incurs the death of…
Some good data in the full article: derekthompson.org/p/the-death-of…
Yum! But did they have marrow spoons?
Germany digs reveal a large-scale operation 100,000 years earlier than oldest known fat rendering by modern humans go.nature.com/4l5Xupe
Tour-de-force @TheHongLab ! Major step forward in understanding inter-brain neural dynamics!
Thrilled to share our latest work in @Nature studying inter-brain neural dynamics in both biological and artificial intelligence systems — amazing work by @xzh_brain, Nguyen Phi, and fantastic collaboration with @JonathanCKao! Read the full article here: rdcu.be/euu5Z
The birth-rate crisis isn’t as bad as you’ve heard—It’s worse! The overly optimistic UN estimates have obscured how urgent fertility collapse really is. If the birth rate continues to drop around the world at its current pace, we're looking at a smaller, sadder, poorer future…
So sad. A Eulogy for the Primary Care Physician meridian.allenpress.com/jgme/article/1…
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We evolved to endure hunger, not abundance. To move all day, not sit all day. To connect deeply, not scroll endlessly. To eat food from the earth, not from a factory. Modern illness is not a mystery, it’s a mismatch.
New national survey of teachers by Gallup & the Walton Foundation finds that teachers who use AI (about 60% of all teachers) report saving 5.9 hours a week as a result & improving quality, too. Also, teachers who use AI like it (teachers who have never used it are more negative)
REGISTRATION IS HAPPENING NOW !!! Come join us at SimCo 2025 in Durham !! Register now for early bird discount and re-share!!! simiancollective.com/2025-conference @neurodisney @_janzimmermann_ @stevewcchang
Does the color purple really exist? @whartonbrain 's Zab Johnson provides the answer. TLDR: no--it's all in your brain. livescience.com/health/neurosc…
Americans' trust in science is at its lowest point in nearly 50 years. Neuroscientists @MichaelLouisPl1 (@Wharton) and @CoryMillerMarmo (@UCSanDiego) argue that scientists need a new playbook, prioritizing communication, public engagement, and inclusion: whr.tn/4l9Ee9X
I feel the same way
Most parents wish that their kids grew up in a world with no social media. Same level of regret as for alcohol and guns. Smartphones and Youtube were lower. Bicycles were regretted by only 9%, despite kids sometimes getting hurt on bikes: @HarrisPoll nytimes.com/2025/06/18/opi…
Mutant KRAS peptide targeted CAR-T cells engineered for cancer therapy ft. Alexander Benton, @liujiageng10, Mathilde Poussin, Andrea Goldgewicht, @AdhamBear, @wellhausrn, Beatriz Carreno & @DJPowellLab (@PennMedicine) @Cancer_Cell sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Impressive stuff
NEW PAPER: Old monkeys injected with special stress-resistant human progenitor cells had improved cognitive function, bone density, less reproductive system decline, and slower rates of aging in multiple tissues! 👏👏 Will find out when human trials are planned & revert
Thought-provoking and upbeat article on new jobs that may be ushered in by AI. Gifting it here so everyone can have a think on it. You can read it for free without a subscription. nytimes.com/2025/06/17/mag…
Israel reportedly launched a major cyberattack alongside its overnight airstrikes on Iran. ➡️ The cyberattack disabled key Iranian defense systems, including radar and communications, making the military “blind, deaf, and dumb.” ➡️ Iranian radars were offline until morning, with…