University of Pennsylvania
Study showing AI access without guardrails can improve performance in high school math, but it reduces learning when AI access is taken away
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Videos Mentioning University of Pennsylvania

Stanford CS547 HCI Seminar | Winter 2026 | Does GenAI Work in Education?
Stanford Online
Study showing AI access without guardrails can improve performance in high school math, but it reduces learning when AI access is taken away

197 - The science of obesity & how to improve nutritional epidemiology | David Allison, Ph.D
Peter Attia MD
Kelly Brownell was described as an alumnus or colleague of the University of Pennsylvania.

Jonathan Haidt: The Case Against Social Media | Lex Fridman Podcast #291
Lex Fridman
Where Jonathan Haidt pursued his graduate studies, focusing on moral psychology.

Ep. 225: Should I Become A Thriller Writer? (w/ J.T. Ellison)
Cal Newport
Location where the ENIAC computer was developed.

#41–Jake Kushner, M.D.: How to thrive with T1D and the valuable insights that can benefit anyone
Peter Attia MD
Where Dr. Kushner took his first job as an assistant professor, setting up a lab to study beta cells.

The Coddling of the American Mind and How to Become Intellectually Antifragile — Jonathan Haidt
Tim Ferriss
The institution where Jonathan Haidt received his PhD in 1992.

Jack Kornfield — How to Overcome Apathy and Find Beautiful Purpose
Tim Ferriss
Where Jack Kornfield's father was a student and where he died at the medical center.

How to Use Music to Boost Motivation, Mood & Improve Learning | Huberman Lab Podcast
Andrew Huberman
The institution that published a study on specific musical stimuli reducing anxiety.

Steve Viscelli: Trucking and the Decline of the American Dream | Lex Fridman Podcast #237
Lex Fridman
The academic institution where Steve Viscelli is a sociologist.

Race & Reason: A Conversation with Coleman Hughes (Episode #353)
Sam Harris
Mentioned in the context of disastrous congressional hearings where its president, along with those from Harvard and MIT, struggled to define what was wrong with advocating for genocide against Jews, while previously penalizing individuals for not adhering to DEI policies or biological sex definitions.

The War in Gaza: A Conversation with Dan Senor and Douglas Murray (Episode #344)
Sam Harris
Cited as an example of a university whose presidents failed to coherently address anti-Semitism, highlighting flaws in the diversity, equity, and inclusion apparatus.

AMA #2: Improve Sleep, Reduce Sugar Cravings, Optimal Protein Intake, Stretching Frequency & More
Andrew Huberman
Mentioned as a location with a sleep laboratory used for accurate sleep stage tracking.

Jim Keller: The Future of Computing, AI, Life, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #162
Lex Fridman
Where Jim Keller studied engineering, where tests were open book and emphasized methods over memorized facts.

How I built a 1M+ subscriber newsletter and top 10 tech podcast | Lenny Rachitsky
Lenny's Podcast
Institution where Lenny took an online course on the psychology of happiness, which taught him about increasing his baseline happiness.

E81: All-In Summit: Bill Gurley & Brad Gerstner on markets, downturns & investment cycles
All-In Podcast
Mentioned as a potential Limited Partner (LP) that a venture capital firm might have to justify capital calls to, especially after deploying funds into risky assets like crypto.

Healthy Eating & Eating Disorders - Anorexia, Bulimia, Binging
Andrew Huberman
The institution where Dr. Casey Halpern is now working after leaving Stanford, continuing his research on eating disorders.

#15 – Paul Conti, M.D.: trauma, suicide, community, and self-compassion
Peter Attia MD
Paul Conti's undergraduate institution, where he minored in math and majored in political science, studying history and literature.

The Science of Vision, Eye Health & Seeing Better
Andrew Huberman
They have a group that works on sleep and made an important discovery about nightlights and myopia in children.

Michael Littman: Reinforcement Learning and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #144
Lex Fridman
Mentioned as a local Philadelphia school where some of Michael Littman's family went.

Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses | Lex Fridman Podcast #172
Lex Fridman
Listed as one of the Ivy League schools.

A Good Life: A Conversation with Scott Barry Kaufman (Episode #209)
Sam Harris
Institution where Scott Barry Kaufman has taught.

Vijay Kumar: Flying Robots | Lex Fridman Podcast #37
Lex Fridman
Vijay Kumar's academic affiliation, where he is a professor and former director of the GRASP Lab.

Eric Weinstein: On the Nature of Good and Evil, Genius and Madness | Lex Fridman Podcast #134
Lex Fridman
Where Hermann Gluck worked.

244 ‒ The history of the cell, cell therapy, gene therapy, and more | Siddhartha Mukherjee
Peter Attia MD
The institution where the ill-fated gene therapy trial for Jesse Gelsinger took place around the year 2000.