WASHINGTON — America’s children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of an exam known as the nation’s report card. The findings are yet another setback for U.S. ...
Can artificial intelligence be more empathetic than a doctor? Can it have better bedside manners? Dr. Jonathan Reisman thinks so. In a recent article in the New York Times, with the dramatic title “I’m a Doctor. ChatGPT’s Bedside Manner Is Better Than Mine,” he writes about his days as an idealistic, young doctor: “I was certain that the other side of practicing medicine, the human side, would keep my job safe. This side requires compassion, empathy, and clear communication between doctor and patient. As long as patients were still composed of flesh and blood, I figured, ...
There’s a saying in medicine that if you drive by a farm and see a four legged animal standing in the field, it’s probably a horse and not a zebra. This refers to the concept that typically, the most common reason, the typical cause, for some complaint is most likely the explanation. But what if it is a zebra? Medical providers are well aware that most complaints can be the result of many possible problems. The appropriate term for this list of possible causes is the “differential diagnosis” referring to all of the varied explanations that could potentially explain some ...
“Iris, wake up!” Early in “Companion,” lovely Iris and her nerdy-nice boyfriend Josh are driving to a secluded lake house for a stay with friends. Iris wakes from a nap and lovingly tells Josh she was dreaming about him. They reminisce about how they first met at the supermarket. All ...
There are places to travel to that when you visit, the atmosphere of the place itself can clear your mind. These types of places are likely different for every individual. For me, they are usually sweeping landscapes where wild country is the king and the queen and the jack and the ace — places there is no question that nature controls the scene. I think the big and the wide and the openness of these places — be they deserts, river valleys, prairies or mountainous landscapes — help instill that sense of clearing in my mind. It’s so easy to feel good there. These are ...
BUTTE, Montana — Contemporary and traditional home furnishings are always in style, but Rad Popovich, merchandise manager at Steele’s in Butte, said that some non-traditional woods, new colors and furniture styles are interesting. When it comes to wood, people are looking for something ...
