Too soon? Depends on how ready for fall you are. Starbucks has announced the return of its beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte. The autumnal beverage will be back on the menu Aug. 26, so that means we have about a month left to enjoy summer (kidding!). The PSL will join a lineup of other fall-themed drinks, including the new Pecan Cortado. For the budget-conscious, you can also learn how to make your own Pumpkin Spice Latte at home — if you start practicing the recipe now, you'll be a pro by the time the leaves start to turn.
Betelgeuse, betelgeuse! After years of speculation, astronomers spotted the hidden companion of a famous red supergiant star
Health
In Arkansas, a New Med School Reimagines Health Care With a Whole-Patient Approach
Timothy Hursley/ Courtesy of Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
Last week, the doors opened to Alice L. Walton School of Medicine in Bentonville, Arkansas, a medical school named after and opened by the world's richest woman. But what makes this school different isn't just its founder or the fact that its first five cohorts are getting a tuition-free education; it's also the curriculum. "They will get all the science and disease knowledge they need to manage the 'sick-care' side of things," Walton, who was motivated to start the school by her own health experiences, told Time magazine. But students will also get much more: "I wanted to create a school that really gives doctors the ability to focus on how to keep their patients healthy." Unlike many traditional programs, the inclusive curriculumprioritizes preventative health as well as whole-patient principles that integrate physical, behavioral, spiritual, and socioeconomic aspects of health into medical training. Design-wise, the school also stands out, with amenities such as healing gardens, a rooftop park, and outdoor classrooms reflecting the links between healing, art, nature, and science. The goal is to create a new pipeline of physicians who can address health care challenges with more empathy, particularly in medically underserved and rural communities (in Arkansas, nearly 80% of counties are considered medically underserved). "The foundation [of the curriculum] is traditional medicine but enhanced with the humanities and the arts to improve the delivery of care — so we improve on how we [act] with patients and how we partner with patients," said Dr. Sharmila Makhija, the school's founding dean and CEO. She added: "It's going to be really exciting and fun to see what happens."
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The World Is Your Oyster: Meet the Team Returning Discarded Shells to the Ocean
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Whether you love 'em or hate 'em, oysters often find their way onto seafood restaurant menus. And what happens to the shells after happy hour? Many get discarded into landfills, but it doesn't have to be that way: In Connecticut, a two-person nonprofit team is on a mission to return millions of oyster shells to the ocean. Oyster scraps play a vital role in supporting and restoring ecosystems, serving as essential bases for juvenile oysters to attach to and grow. Shells also prevent ocean erosion and support a diverse range of other marine life that rely on them for shelter — all missed benefits if the oyster shells are not returned. So Todd Koehnke and Tim Macklin, cofounders of the Collective Oyster Recycling and Restoration, have set out to restore the health of Connecticut's overfished oyster beds by collecting shells from about 50 seafood restaurants in the state and dropping them back where they came from. "We just move shell, really, is what we do, and nature does all of the work," Macklin told CBS News, adding that the team has returned around 700,000 pounds of oyster shells in two years.
Tech
How a Puzzle Game Is Teaching Kids to Think Critically About AI
University of Washington
Artificial intelligence has entered the hallowed halls of classrooms in the last several years, and often in positive ways. But that doesn't mean AI is always right. So, how do we help children understand that it's still important to think critically about the information AI provides? One answer may lie within a science-backed puzzle game, according to a recent study out of the University of Washington. Called AI Puzzlers, the game tasks both human players and AI chatbots with solving the same visual logic puzzles. While humans are generally very adept at solving these kinds of puzzles, the systems often struggle to work them out — making it the perfect opportunity to teach kids to be aware of AI's pitfalls and show them that they can outsmart bots. "Because the puzzles rely solely on visual pattern recognition, even kids that can't read yet can play and learn," lead author Aayushi Dangol said in a statement. "They get a lot of satisfaction in being able to solve the puzzles, and then in seeing AI — which they might consider super smart — fail at the puzzles that they thought were easy." After testing the game with more than 100 kids in grades three through eight, researchers found that students learned to think more thoughtfully about AI and discovered ways to guide the systems to generate more accurate answers. "Kids are smart and capable," added co-senior author Julie Kientz. "We need to give them opportunities to make up their own minds about what AI is and isn't, because they're actually really capable of recognizing it. And they can be bigger skeptics than adults." Try some similar puzzles for yourself.
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The Venice Film Festival's lineup is in — and packed with some big Hollywood names (read more)
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Inspiring Story
Marines' best friend
Raider is not just any adorable pup — he's the first "morale dog" to be stationed on a U.S. Navy ship. The 1-year-old lab mix was selected by the nonprofit Shelter to Soldier to be a much-needed source of comfort, love, and diversion for active-duty Marines and sailors. "They're built-in comedic relief," said Nicky Moore, the organization's director of training and operations. "They do silly things, and it kind of breaks up a little bit of stress."
Photo of the Day
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News broke yesterday that rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died at age 76, prompting an outpouring of love and tributes from mourning fans. The Black Sabbath frontman, pictured here performing in London in 1978, spent some of his final days doing what he loved most, having just recently reunited with his former bandmates for his last show. On July 5, he performed (seated, due to Parkinson's disease) at Back to the Beginning, which was watched by 45,000 attendees and 5.8 million online viewers — and raised enough money to become the highest-grossing charity concert of all time. "You've got no idea how I feel," Osbourne told fans at the heavy metal show. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart."
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