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The Art of Choosing

Event

Oct
14
2020

The Art of Choosing

Oct 14, 2020 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Virtual Event

Event/Talk title
The Art of Choosing
Co-sponsored by
Wolf Humanities Center
Name
Allison Hoffman
Professor of Law
University of Pennsylvania
Description

One of the world's leading experts on the psychology of choice, Sheena Iyengar asks the difficult questions about how and why we choose: is the desire for choice innate or bound by culture? Why do we sometimes choose against our best interests? How much control do we really have over what we choose? Sheena Iyengar reveals answers that are surprising and profound.

Introduction and remarks by Allison Hoffman, who has written extensively on choice in relation to healthcare and law. 

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The Population Studies Center (PSC) at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) was founded in 1962 and stands as an international leader in research and training on the dynamic structure, organization, and health and well-being of human populations. The services that PSC provides have been funded by infrastructure grants awarded by the Population Dynamics Branch at Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) since 1978. The center and its associates are also supported by research grants and contracts awarded by federal agencies including the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation and by private foundations. Penn’s School of Arts and Sciences is the administrative home of the PSC and provides generous dedicated support to the center.

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