At NPSC we know that one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy is to learn new things. Unfortunately, with all of the information available to us, it can feel almost impossible to find the time to sift through the web to find the gems.

So, we’ve decided to do it for you! Every Friday, you can find five new articles or videos from the week that will stretch your mind, fuel your spirit, and feed your brain.

“THE SCIENCE BEHIND YOUR CHILD’S TANTRUMS” by Ashley Abramson, nytimes.com

“And how to nip them in the bud before they start.”

“THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF THE BANDANA” by Laura Hilgers, smithsonianmag.com

“How an Indian export became part of the fabric of American life.”

“A SHORT, SWEET HISTORY OF CANDY CORN” by Ellen Gutoskey, mentalfloss.com

“But whether you consider candy corn a confectionary abomination or the sweetest part of the spooky season, you can’t deny that it’s an integral part of the holiday—and it’s been around for nearly 150 years.”

“PSYCHOGENIC SHIVERS: WHY WE GET THE CHILLS WHEN WE AREN’T COLD” by Felix Schoeller, bigthink.com

“Humans are particularly prone to shiver when a group does or thinks the same thing at the same time.”

“THE WORLD THROUGH A LENS” by The New York Times, nytimes.com

Missing travel? Check out one of these stories in which we get to visit unique places around the world (virtually) through photojournalists’ lenses.

At NPSC we know that one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy is to learn new things. Unfortunately, with all of the information available to us, it can feel almost impossible to find the time to sift through the web to find the gems.

So, we’ve decided to do it for you! Every Friday, you can find five new articles or videos from the week that will stretch your mind, fuel your spirit, and feed your brain.

“WHAT AMERICANS CAN LEARN FROM WINTER-LOVING CULTURES” by Laura Kiniry, smithsonianmag.com

“With large indoor gatherings off-limits, the Covid-19 pandemic is giving everyone more reason to stay outside.”

“AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 BOOKS” by Katherine LaGrave, afar.com

“Then came Covid-19, upending travel as even we modern adventurers knew it. But at AFAR, we have long believed in the power of stories that take you places, and so we thought there was no better time to turn to books that help us get out into the world.”

“THE LAMP WAS A CLUE TO A LIFE I DIDN’T KNOW MY MOTHER HAD” by William Lamb, nytimes.com

“Like many women in the 1960’s, Helen Lamb gave up a career to be a wife and mother. Decades later, her son discovered what she sacrificed.”

“LOOK INWARD TO MAKE EXTERNAL CHANGE: ADVICE FROM A MEDITATION TEACHER” by Elise Hu and and Tagle, npr.org

“When the outside world feels upside-down—like it so often does these days—it might seem counterintuitive to look inside yourself for change. But that’s exactly what Sharon Salzberg, a bestselling author and world-renowned meditation teacher, says is the answer.”

“NAZCA LINES: ARCHAEOLOGISTS FIND 2,000 YEAR-OLD CAT FIGURE IN PERU” by Oscar Holland, cnn.com

“The ancient geoglyph, which measures 37 meters (121 feet) across, forms part of the Nazca Lines, a collection of hundreds of mysterious artworks etched onto a plateau 250 miles south of Lima.”

At NPSC we know that one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy is to learn new things. Unfortunately, with all of the information available to us, it can feel almost impossible to find the time to sift through the web to find the gems.

So, we’ve decided to do it for you! Every Friday, you can find five new articles or videos from the week that will stretch your mind, fuel your spirit, and feed your brain.

“WHY EMBRACING CHANGE IS THE KEY TO A GOOD LIFE” by Lindsay Baker, bbc.com

“How we handle change is the essence of our existence and the key to happiness, particularly in our current times of uncertainty.”

“JEOPARDY! CHAMPION KEN JENNINGS ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLT” by Katie Hondorf, smithsonianmag.com

Humbolt was a “Prussian naturalist whose endless curiosity took him around the world to study flora, fauna, barometric pressure, and elevation differences.” Be sure to check out the included video!

“PROJECT ICEMAN: ANDERS HOFMAN AND ANTARCTICA’S FIRST IRONMAN TRIATHLON” by Mike Henson, bbc.com

“The preparations alone were, to say the least, complicated.”

“TOURIST RETURNS STOLEN ARTIFACTS TO POMPEII AFTER SUFFERING ‘CURSE’ FOR 15 YEARS” by Jack Guy and Nicola Ruotolo, cnn.com

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“HOW HUMANS ENDED UP THE MOST ALTRUISTIC OF ANIMALS” by Scotty Hendricks, bigthink.com

“Humans help each other in ways animals don’t dream of, but why?”