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.

“WITH 1920 POSTMARK, MAIL IS DELIVERED TO MICHIGAN HOME 100 YEARS LATE” by Sydney Page, washingtonpost.com

“While the puzzle of who wrote the postcard, and who was intended to receive it, has been mostly solved, what remains in question is how it ended up in Keech’s mailbox—nearly 100 years after it was written.”

“THE HEALING POWER OF GARDEN CLASS” by Danielle Dreilinger, theatlantic.com

“Rahn Broady’s mission is to introduce New Orleans students to the magic of nature.”

“THE MAN WHO PICKED LONDON’S UNPICKABLE LOCK” by Jake Rossen, mentalfloss.com

“The Detector was one of many famous British locks of the era, an example of design and ingenuity that lock companies would promote with pride.”

“EXERCISE MAY MAKE IT EASIER TO BOUNCE BACK FROM STRESS” by Gretchen Reynolds, nytimes.com

“Regular exercise helped lab mice remain psychologically resilient even when their lives seemed filled with threats.”

“WHY BIRDS SURVIVED, AND DINOSAURS WENT EXTINCT, AFTER AN ASTEROID HIT EARTH” by Riley Black, smithsonianmag.com

“Paleontologists think that beaks may have given birds an advantage over other creatures.”

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 MAKES SOME PEOPLE MORE RESILIENT THAN OTHERS” by Eilene Zimmerman, nytimes.com

“The very earliest days of our lives, and our closest relationships, can offer clues about how we cope with adversity.”

“ROAD BUILT BY BIBLICAL VILLAIN UNCOVERED IN JERUSALEM” by Andrew Lawler, nationalgeographic.com

“A long-buried street that led pilgrims to the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago was commissioned by Roman governor Pontius Pilate.”

“THE IMPROBABLE JOURNEY OF DOROTHY PARKER’S ASHES” by Laurie Gwen Shapiro, newyorker.com

“After two decades in a filing cabinet and three next to a parking lot in Baltimore, the author returns to New York.”

“THE PANDEMIC COULDN’T STOP ROBERT ‘RAVEN’ KRAFT’S 45-YEAR RUN STREAK” by A.C. Shilton, runnersworld.com

“When Robert Kraft started his run streak in 1975, he never expected how far it would take him.”

“TREES HAVE THEIR OWN WAY OF SOCIAL DISTANCING” by Zoe Baillargeon, atlasobscura.com

“A treetop expert explains the mystery of ‘crown shyness.'”

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.

“PENGUINS ARE NATURE’S BEST SNUGGLERS” by Susan D’Agostino and Quanta, theatlantic.com

“How they huddle is so mathematically perfect that mathematicians can’t design a better way themselves.”

“THE 2020 BACK-TO-SCHOOL LIST FOR TEENS’ EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING” by Lisa Damour, nytimes.com

“Forget backpacks and binders. Here are the essentials teenagers will need for the strange school year ahead.”

“A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE MASON JAR” by Emily Matchar, smithsonianmag.com

“Around since 1858, the home canning classic is a sought after item for pandemic gardeners this summer.”

“SPEEDY CHICAGO NUN RUNS A TREADMILL MARATHON AND RAISES MORE THAN $100,000” by Sarah Large Butler, runnersworld.com

“How is Sr. Stephanie Baliga feeling the day after? ‘You know, marathon-ey.'”

“‘PIE FOR A SUFFRAGIST’S DOUBTING HUSBAND’ AND OTHER RECIPES THAT FUELED A MOVEMENT” by Sam O’Brien, atlasobscura.com

“Suffragist cookbooks wielded domesticity as a political tool.”