Michael Platt
@MichaelLouisPl1
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Director, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative and James S. Riepe University Professor of Marketing, Psychology, and Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Joined January 2016
Greatest music video ever!
We will never see anything like this again in our lifetimes. If you have a few minutes, watch it. Probably the greatest music video ever made. Michael Jackson - Thriller (1983)
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Another reason to love bumblebees. Positive emotional contagion and the roots of empathy.
Using a cognitive bias paradigm, researchers in Science demonstrate positive affective contagion—a core component of empathy—in bumble bees. The discovery shows that even insects can share affective states, tracing the roots of affect and social cognition deep into evolution.
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GlassView: Where Brain Science Meets the Future of Advertising
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October, 2025.- In a world driven by data and algorithmic optimization, GlassView is challenging the industry’s reliance on vanity metrics
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Can We Identify Future Leaders Before They Lead? When we think of leaders, we think of people with experience—managers, executives, team leads. But what if leadership shows up long before someone earns a title? What if the way someone thinks, makes decisions, and handles pressure
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Transform your hiring process with data-driven cognitive assessments
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Will AI lengthen lifespans or shorten them? I've been thinking about this a lot lately re: our (@whatishealth21) papers linking loneliness to deaths of despair & crashing fertility. Worse in individualist than collectivist countries https://t.co/Ydz9oiUx8T via @ft
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New science advances may offer longer life to some, but the socio-economic effects may push others to die sooner
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How Can Leaders Adapt to AI? - Knowledge at Wharton
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In an excerpt of his book, Wharton’s Michael Platt talks about three leadership skills that are critical in an increasingly automated world.
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Congratulations Jay! It’s been a privilege to collaborate with you!
4 HHMI Investigators have been elected to @theNAMedicine! Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Learn how these investigators are advancing our understanding of biology and human health: https://t.co/k5D8kCAbq1
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Unlock peak performance in work and life—through neuroscience! Second edition updated and expanded drops today. Level up your leadership! https://t.co/hSsZ9SswEq
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In this updated and expanded edition of his groundbreaking book, Wharton Neuroscience Initiative director Michael Platt reveals how the latest advances in ne...
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Dr. Luu is right. Very few factors have slowed epigenetic (methylation) aging, such as exercise. This study showed that effect for social engagement https://t.co/OGurGT7l8T
People obsess over supplements and biohacks while ignoring one of the strongest longevity factors: maintaining strong social relationships
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What a gem! Glad to call you a colleague only 2 floors up!
Congratulations to @halpernc (@PennNSG), recipient of the NIH Director's Pioneer Award! Learn more about Dr. Halpern & his research interests here➡️ https://t.co/SxmijpGsXF
#NIHHighRisk @NIH_CommonFund
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Very grateful to my co-authors for bringing their wisdom and courage to this conversation and to @NatureNeuro for publishing our opinion piece. We--the scientific community--have a lot of work to do to rebuild trust with the public.
Our piece arguing that all scientists need to engage with the public if we are to turn back the anti-science tide is out in NatNeuro today: https://t.co/v8CTcHd3T0;
@MichaelLouisPl1 @aaronbatista KatiGothard, KarenParker, @doristsao @zivwilliamslab
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P(doom) increasing. Import AI 431: Technological Optimism and Appropriate Fear
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Wow. David Foster Wallace in a 1996 interview, before smartphones: "At a certain point we’re gonna have to build up some machinery, inside our guts, to help us deal with this. Because the technology is just gonna get better and better and better and better. And it’s gonna get
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Great insights here for business especially succession planning, humility, and tolerance for mistakes.
Finding a franchise quarterback remains job No. 1 for anyone in charge of an NFL roster, so why do they keep screwing it up?
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Dial up the intensity folks if you want to feel better and live longer! TBH some of my workouts last only 2 minutes but you have to mop me up off the floor afterward.
New paper, health value of each minute of different physical activity intensities against 6 health outcomes. https://t.co/zXdmBzsBNM Pretty much the whole industry (incl. @Google Fit @Apple Fitness+) assume that 1 minute of vigorous activity = 2 minutes of moderate
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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: https://t.co/XjJ1RlrGBx
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