--- description: Splash pads are the new public pools, it’s possible to lose weight with the help of apps and wearables and more. title: Splash Pads are the New Public Pools image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Splash Pads Are the New Public Pools by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 1, 2016 4:00 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 1, 2016 4:00 PM CUT **1\.** [**Splash pads are the new public pools.**](http://www.curbed.com/2016/8/25/12613140/summer-swimming-pool-fountains-splash-pads-cities "undefined") By Alissa Walker in Curbed **2\.** [**Yes, it’s possible to lose weight with the help of apps and wearables. Here’s how.**](http://www.dailydot.com/irl/study-internet-apps-help-lose-weight/ "undefined") By Cynthia McKelvey in the Daily Dot **3\.** [**To consume less plastic, we can use food wrappers you can eat.**](http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/heres-food-wrapper-you-can-eat-180960287/ "undefined") By Randy Rieland in Smithsonian **4\.** [**Can nurses be a secret weapon against opioid addiction?**](http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2016/08/31/nurses-step-in-to-boost-treatment-for-opioid-addiction "undefined") By Christine Vestal at the Pew Charitable Trusts **5\.** [**Older Americans take too many medications. Here’s a solution.**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/polypharmacy-americas-drug-problem/ "undefined") By Anna Gorman in PBS Newshour  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4475808/splash-pads-are-the-new-public-pools/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4475808/splash-pads-are-the-new-public-pools/"},"headline":"Splash Pads Are the New Public Pools","datePublished":"2016-09-01T16:00:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:59:32.965Z","description":"These are today's best ideas","url":"https://time.com/4475808/splash-pads-are-the-new-public-pools/","keywords":["Innovation","Food","Addiction","health","medication"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4475808/splash-pads-are-the-new-public-pools/","name":"Splash Pads Are the New Public Pools"}}]}] ```