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News, Ideas and Conversations from the University of Pennsylvania Nov. 12, 2009
Penn Current Home Latest News Research Features Interviews Ask Benny News Briefs At Work With For the Record Out and About Publication Schedule RSS Feeds Penn Current is on Twitter What's On Event listings On Nov. 17 at 7 p.m., catch an I-House screening of Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's film, "New Muslim Cool." What do you think? Send us your ideas and comments to current@pobox.upenn.edu Penn Current Editorial Staff Manager of Internal Communications: Tanya Barrientos Managing Editor: Heather A. Davis Staff Writer: Greg Johnson	Research Teaching computers how to learn Researcher Ben Taskar and his colleagues are attempting to teach a computer to look at a video and answer the Five Ws: Who? What? When? Where? Why?. Read more ... Battling painful side effects from cancer treatment A team of Penn researchers has found a way to identify breast cancer survivors who are most at risk for painful side effects from a cancer treatment drug. Read more ... How the sofa changed the world Joan DeJean says many of the things that we associate with comfort—private bedrooms and baths, cotton clothing, indoor toilets and padded furniture—came into being in France between 1670 and 1765. Read more ... Foreclosures take an emotional toll A Penn political scientist looked at how public health is faring in the current economic crisis, and found people have been affected both physically and economically. Read more ... More Current Research Societal problems, personal solutions A vet’s view of animal research Emotions help us prioritize friends Inside the minds of casino customers Understanding the root causes of autism The dark side of setting goals Network structure affects outcome Tracing the history of cleanliness The brain is more likely to learn when the ‘unexpected’ happens	Penn Current Readership Survey Win an iPod! We would like to get your feedback on the Penn Current's overall effectiveness and appeal. Please take a few moments to take our survey. Search Penn Current View Current Archives Other Useful Sites Penn Homepage Penn Digest News Center Research at Penn Arts at Penn Penn@Work U@Penn Jobs@Penn Staff Directory Campus Maps Library Transportation College of Liberal and Professional Studies University Archives Penn Athletics Penn Recreation Human Resources Almanac World Cafe Live University City District Quoted Recently "It does somewhat go against the other messages that we give--'don't drink, don't smoke, don't put anything foreign or toxic into your body, but take this vaccine.'" —Neil Fishman, director of the Department of Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control at UPHS, on convincing pregnant women to get the flu shot. (Philadelphia Inquirer, Oct. 30, 2009)