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We study health and wellbeing, climate action and resilience, and equity @annenbergpenn.bsky.social www.asc.upenn.edu/research/centers/communication-neuroscience-lab

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Diego Reinero, Ph.D. @diegoreinero.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨 New preprint out! 🚨 We’ve spent years assuming liberals and conservatives prioritize fundamentally different moral values—and designing persuasive messages based on that assumption. Our data suggest there's more to the story, and that making that assumption can backfire.
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨 HIRING! 🚨 Are you passionate about using science to help society? We’re hiring a Civic Science Fellow to develop civically oriented projects on topics like climate and health comms, civic engagement and climate action, and social connection and resilience. Apply here: tinyurl.com/CCDCivicScience
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Recruiting participants aged 18-35 that can come to Penn's campus for a 2-session study! Fill out the screening survey here: tinyurl.com/neuronewsinfo
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Check out Emily's interview on @whyy.org's "The Pulse" where she discusses why nurturing connections is essential for health and wellbeing: whyy.org/episodes/wha...
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Why Nurturing Connection is Good for Your Health
What new research shows about why relationships matter, and how to prioritize them amid life’s competing demands.
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Emily discusses how different regions of the brain shape the big and small decisions we make every day with Marty Moss-Coane on @whyy.org. Listen to the podcast here: whyy.org/episodes/the...
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The Neuroscience of decision-making - WHYY
Why don’t we always prioritize what matters most—like making time for family and friends or fitting in a workout during a busy day? Emily Falk believes that understanding how our brain works can help ...
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Dani Cosme @dcosme.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
It was a delight to share insights from our research on youth voting with @asc.upenn.edu on behalf of my fabulous collaborators @curse10.bsky.social @asinclair.bsky.social @diegoreinero.bsky.social @falklab.bsky.social!
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
🚨📣 We’re recruiting a postdoc! 📣🚨 Are you curious about how the environments in which people spend time influence their health? Are you motivated by research that promotes climate action, resilience, and wellbeing? Read more and apply here: www.asc.upenn.edu/node/5905
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Dani Cosme @dcosme.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Young voters played a key role in elections across the country last week. It’s fantastic to see record turnout in so many communities AND we still have so much room to grow! For ideas on how to motivate and support youth to vote check out our new commentary: osf.io/kyzh9_v1 Key points in 🧵
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🗳️📣Happy election day!! What motivates young people to vote? In a new preprint, we share key findings from our collaboration with undergraduate students where we developed and tested a theory-guided GOTV messaging campaign doi.org/10.31234/osf... (1/5)
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Sebastian Speer @sebospeer.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Recruiting PhD students for Fall 2026! The Coupled Minds Lab at @tamu.bsky.social will use a multimodal approach combining fMRI hyperscanning, computational modeling, and natural language processing to study how conversations transform minds. Learn more: coupled-minds.github.io Due Date Dec 1
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Coupled Minds Lab
Coupled Minds Lab — social neuroscience of conversation, negotiation, and human–AI interaction.
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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 20/10/2025
Researchers from Annenberg's @falklab.bsky.social have found that smokers report higher levels of craving and smoked more cigarettes on days when their exposure to tobacco retail is higher:
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How Tobacco Retail Exposure Impacts Smoking Behavior
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Sebastian Speer @sebospeer.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
@falklab.bsky.social wrote a nice summary of our hyperscanning work on how people form social connection and find agreement through conversation: www.scientificamerican.com/article/good...
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Good Conversations Don’t Require Everybody to Agree, Neuroscience Shows
Brain imaging is illuminating the patterns linked to productive, positive dialogue, and those insights could help people connect with others
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Penn has launched a new website to share climate insights, available to PennKey holders. Our post-doc @asinclair.bsky.social and Emily shared their first insight here: climateinsights.upenn.edu/insights/wha...
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Behavior Change for Good Initiative @bcfginitiative.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Reminder: BCFG is co-hosting a conversation between @katymilkman.bsky.social & Team Scientist Emily Falk on her new book. @falklab.bsky.social 📅 TOMORROW, Sept 10 | 4–5:30PM 📍 The Agora, Annenberg Public Policy Center Co-hosted with @appc.upenn.edu, @asc.upenn.edu, @pennmindcore.bsky.social
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
📢 Our awesome post-doc is recruiting for her Learning & Behavior Change Lab! 📢
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Check on Emily's episode on the Hidden Brain podcast where she talks about how we can regain control over our decisions! @hiddenbrain.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Winning the Battle Against Yourself
Podcast Episode · Hidden Brain · 09/08/2025 · 53m
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
In this @pnas.org Letter, we respond to a comment on our paper about behavioral interventions to motivate action on climate change. In new analyses exploring individual differences, we find that our leading interventions were effective across the political spectrum. 🧵⤵️ www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Emily joins Matt Abrahams on "Think Fast Talk Smart: The Podcast" to discuss insights on relevance, storytelling, and what makes our brains sync up during great conversations. Watch/listen here: www.fastersmarter.io/guests/emily...
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Check out Emily's op-ed for @nytimes.com on how small shifts in how we think can help us make choices that are better aligned with our values! www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/o...
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Opinion | Here Is the Science of Why You Doomscroll
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
In this letter in @pnas.org, we respond to a comment on our recent paper. Although multiple factors shape whether we act on our intentions, intentions are valuable precursors of behavior that can guide the iterative development of behavior change interventions. www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
@sciam.bsky.social spoke with Emily for a What We Value Q&A! Check out their discussion here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-m...
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To Make Better Choices, Understand How Your Brain Processes Values
The brain weighs factors based on their importance to oneself and one’s social world as part of a complex calculation that shapes behavior
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Guy Kawasaki @guykawasaki.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
There is currently a lot of polarization about how we should think about what's right and wrong!💡 Neuroscientist Emily Falk drops some serious wisdom in our recent interview: bit.ly/emilyfalkdecisions
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Watch or listen to Emily's Grooving Session with Kurt and Tim on the Behavioral Grooves Podcast, where they discuss real-world applications for the insights in What We Value! Find it here: behavioralgrooves.com/episode/the-...
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Behavioral Grooves | The Top Reason You Make Bad Decisions
Emily Falk reveals how value, influence, and identity shape decisions—and how to use neuroscience to improve communication and behavior change.
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Another great What We Value conversation, this time with Emily and Kerri Miller on @mprnews.org! Have a listen: www.mprnews.org/episode/2025...
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Kylie Falcione @kyliefalcione.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Phenomenal health communication research panel hosted by CSAB which highlighted great research from the @falklab.bsky.social at #ica25! @xinyiwang.bsky.social on curiosity’s role in health info seeking, and Ben Muzekari on how ad cues spark smoking cravings (via experiments + fMRI). 🧠🚬
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Attending #ICA25? I’m presenting twice! Today (Sat) 10:30-11:45: imagination interventions motivate pro-environmental behaviors Mon 12-1:15: affective framing of news headlines influences engagement, donations, and memory @falklab.bsky.social @asc.upenn.edu @penncssm.bsky.social @appc.upenn.edu
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Emily shared five key insights from What We Value with @nextbigidea.bsky.social! Read and listen at nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/man...
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Jon Freeman @freemanjb.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Want your NIH and NSF program officers and division directors to be fired and turned into political appointees? Deadline extended: 3 days left! Already 33,000+ public comments Comments can tank a proposed rule in court. 📣 Oppose the rule with a brief comment: shorturl.at/WKuBj
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Annenberg Public Policy Center @appc.upenn.edu · 27/05/2025
New! Emily Falk (@upenn.edu @asc.upenn.edu @falklab.bsky.social) is interviewed on @nextbigidea.bsky.social about her new book on the episode "The Neuroscience of Choice: Train Your Brain to Accomplish What Matters Most" bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/the-neuros...
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The Neuroscience of Choice: Train Your Brain to Accomplish What Matters Most
Discover how our brains shape our habits, our identity, and our capacity to change—for ourselves and the world around us.
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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 28/05/2025
A new study by @falklab.bsky.social and the @penncssm.bsky.social tested 17 strategies to motivate environmental action:
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
If you're in Philly on Tuesday (June 3)-- Come join Emily Falk and @corinnelow.bsky.social at Barnes & Noble in Center City for a discussion of What We Value, the current moment, and more! Register here: emilyfalkbnphilly.eventbrite.com
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
We are so proud of you, Prof Sinclair!!! For folks looking for grad school opportunities, Allie Is incredible! Can’t wait to see all of this lab’s breakthroughs!
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
What motivates people to take action and share info about climate change? We tested 17 psychological interventions in a tournament—Discover the winners in our new paper! Out now in @pnas.org w/ @falklab.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social, & team. Thread ⤵️ 1/9 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Behavioral interventions motivate action to address climate change | PNAS
Mitigating climate change requires urgent action at individual, collective, and institutional levels. However, individuals may fail to act because ...
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
We've got more podcast features! Emily talks What We Value on The Groks Science Show: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v... and Instant Genius: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h.... Tune in for some cool conversations!
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
A brief interruption from book posting to say a huge congratulations to DR. @xinyiwang.bsky.social on a spectacular dissertation defense! We're excited to see you pique people's curiosity in your new postdoc role and beyond 🎉 Job well done!
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Emily recently spoke with Moira Gunn on Tech Nation Radio - another great conversation about "What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change"! Listen to the full interview here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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Episode 25-15 The Neuroscience of Choice
Podcast Episode · TechNation Radio Podcast · 04/16/2025 · 59m
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Annenberg Public Policy Center @appc.upenn.edu · 17/04/2025
Miss this great conversation between Emily Falk and Ethan Kross on the neuroscience of choice and change? Now you can catch it on FAN's YouTube page: youtu.be/DAIDEFE6h7g?... @asc.upenn.edu @upenn.edu
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Emily Falk, Ph.D. and Ethan Kross, Ph.D. - What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change
YouTube video by Family Action Network
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
LIVE ONLINE TODAY! Secret Science Club presents “WHAT WE VALUE: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change” Free! Join via ZOOM TODAY, April 16 at 8PM (EST). "Doors" open at 7:30PM. For sign-up, visit their website: secretscienceclub.blogspot.com
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Join us today!
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Happening tomorrow 4/16 at 1pm EST/12pm CT! #free event with a book giveaway! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change - Emily Falk, Ph.D. and Ethan Kross, Ph.D.. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email abou...
With so many competing priorities pulling us in different directions every day―family, friends, work, our health―it can feel difficult to make decisions that are aligned with what we care about most. ...
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Update via #SCIMaP now broken down by house districts Our interdisciplinary team has expanded efforts to communicate the economic impacts of White House proposed cuts to health research. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org
Visualization of cuts to health research by house districts at scienceimpacts.org
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Annenberg School at Penn @asc.upenn.edu · 08/04/2025
Neuroscientist and Annenberg Professor Emily Falk reveals the hidden calculations that shape our daily decisions — and how to make more fulfilling, impactful choices in our work, relationships, and lives — in her new book What We Value, out now from @wwnorton.bsky.social:
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What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice and Change
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Today's the day! We're thrilled to share that Emily Falk's new book, "What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change" is out now! Available here wwnorton.com/books/978132... & more. Happy reading! #psychology #neuroscience #communication #research #choice #change #book #emilyfalk #whatwevalue
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I had a great time talking with Xavier about my new book, What We Value: The neuroscience of choice and change, and lots of other things! I hope you enjoy!
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Share this widely!
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Family Action Network is hosting a talk with Emily Falk & Ethan Kross, Ph.D. (FAN ’25), on Weds, 4/16 at 1PM EST/12PM CT focused on What We Value: The Neuroscience of Choice & Change! This event is #freeandopentothepublic and will be recorded. Click here to register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Our April paper spotlight features Steven Mesquiti’s work, which explains how current freezes in funding halts life-changing research and shuts the door on talented, hardworking students. Read it here: shorturl.at/fHhHI #communication #neuroscience #psychology #fundingfreeze #NIH
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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Attending #CNS2025? Come visit my poster Mon morning from 8-10 AM to hear about how affect shapes information seeking and sharing, charitable donations, and subsequent memory! @cogneuronews.bsky.social Preprint here: osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵
US map via scienceimpacts.org visualization of economic loss due to IDC cuts to 15% as part of Feb 7, 2025 executive order, with shading denoting intensity of cuts.
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Communication Neuroscience Lab @falklab.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Allie and this team have worked incredibly hard to visualize job and economic losses from cuts to indirect costs alone. The total impact of cuts to health and science research are even bigger. Thank you, Allie and team!
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