Vivian Le's reads

A survival guide for summer air travel. Travel season is now in full swing, which means that you're likely to face a myriad of obstacles and mishaps, including lost luggage, flight delays, and more. To help make air travel less stressful, the New York Times has enlisted experts to "to identify the pain points and provide the advice you need to navigate smoothly even when the going gets rough."

Why birds and their songs are good for our mental health. Looking for an easy way to improve your mental health? You might want to listen to some birds singing — with recent research suggesting that even recordings of birdsong may be beneficial. Writing for the Washington Post, Richard Sima explains the mental health benefits of being around birds, as well as what you can to do "make the most out of birds" in your life.

Lex Ashcroft's reads

3 ways to use ChatGPT for learning — not cheating.  A growing number of school districts across the country have decided to block access to AI chatbot ChatGPT on computers and networks, as educators worry that students may use it to cheat. Research shows that the decision to cheat or not often relates to how academic assignments and tests are constructed and assessed, rather than the availability of shortcuts. Based on this fact, some researchers argue that rather than ban ChatGPT, schools should instead utilize and embrace it as a partner. Writing for The Conversation, educational psychologists Kui Xie and Eric Anderman offer three strategies for teachers to use ChatGPT as a tool to increase students’ motivation and prevent cheating.

Summer vacation is moving indoors. Lots of time spent at the pool, outdoor play adventures, and travel: the American summer vacation is a tradition of its own. As climate change brings hotter and more extreme weather, these traditions are changing. Camps are moving indoors, parks are closing during heat waves, and fewer people are travelling to hotter destinations. Studies on the effects of heat waves have largely focused on adults, and there are no national or state standards for when kids should abandon outdoor activities. Writing for The Atlantic, Emma Pattee explains the challenges brought about by climate change-induced extreme heat, the dangers of heat illness to children, and the difficulties of answering the question, "how hot is too hot?"