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Communication Neuroscience

New Study Finds that Delivering the News with Humor Makes Young Adults More Likely to Remember and Share

When compared to non-humorous news clips, viewers are not only more likely to share humorously-presented news, but they are also more likely to remember the content from these segments.
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Librarian and Poet Sharon Black Looks Back on Her Career at Penn
Awards

Sarah J. Jackson Wins McGannon Award for #HashtagActivism
Research

Studying ‘Hunters and Busybodies,’ Researchers Measure Different Types of Curiosity
Research

Why Independent Cultures Think Alike When It Comes to Categories: It's Not in the Brain
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Events

Jan 25

CDCS Colloquium: Britt S. Paris, Rutgers University
Jan 27

Center for Media at Risk Roundtable: Counter-Dataveillance 
Jan 27

20th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice
Jan 28

CARGC Colloquium: Aswin Punathambekar, University of Virginia
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2020 Holiday Greetings from the Annenberg School for Communication

It's been an unusually challenging year, one that finds us all teaching, learning, and working from home. From our homes to yours, we're sending all of our best wishes — filmed from a safe distance! — for a healthy and happy holiday season and bright 2021.
Annenberg Conversations

Annenberg Conversations on Race: "Situating the Kardashians: Skin, Theft, Ops"
Faculty Videos, Health Communication Videos

Faculty Profile: Emily Falk, Communication Neuroscientist
Faculty Videos

Emile: the Mission of Emile Bruneau of the Peace and Conflict Neuroscience Lab
Faculty Videos

Faculty Profile: Political Communication Expert Diana C. Mutz
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