The past couple of weeks have been challenging and anxiety-provoking for many. So, we’ve done something a little different this week by just providing one easy video that will hopefully bring some encouragement and comfort for all of us right now.

Life Advice from Mr. Rogers

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.

“HOW AUTOMOBILES HELPED POWER THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT” by Erin Blakemore, smithsonianmag.com

“Montgomery bus boycotters had a secret weapon: cars.”

“A FOUR-GENERATION FAMILY REUNION TOOK PLACE AT THE GASPARILLA DISTANCE CLASSIC” by Andrew Dawson, runnersworld.com

“The 29 family members, ranging from 19 months to 90 years old, completed the 5k together.”

“THE HARD-KNOCKS RESTAURANT WORLD DISCOVERS WELLNESS” by Kim Severson, nytimes.com

“Many employees are getting yoga, counseling and other benefits, as the industry tries to change an often unhealthy culture.”

“HERE’S HOW DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME AFFECTS YOUR PART OF THE COUNTRY” by Michele Debczak, mentalfloss.com

“To illustrate how daylight saving time impacts sunrise and sunset times around the county, cartographer Andy Woodruff published a series of helpful maps on his website.”

“‘GODS IN COLOR’ RETURNS ANTIQUITIES TO THEIR ORIGINAL, COLORFUL GRANDEUR” by Jacopo Prisco, cnn.com

“The myth of the white marble started during the Renaissance, when we first began unearthing ancient statues. Most of them had lost their original paint after centuries of exposure to the elements, and contemporary artists imitated their appearance by leaving their stone unpainted.”

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.

“A 42-YEAR-OLD ZAMBONI DRIVER FILLED IN AS AN EMERGENCY NHL GOALIE. HE GOT THE WIN.” by Cindy Boren, washingtonpost.com

“The NHL is filled with stories of goalies being pressed into emergency duty, but Ayres may have been the best one yet.”

“WITH ‘THE FAR SIDE,’ GARY LARSON PIONEERED THE ART OF THE MEME” by Rachel Klein, melmagazine.com

“There couldn’t be a ‘Is This a Pigeon?’ without a ‘Beware of Doug.'”

“HOW NEW YORK MADE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT A STARCHITECT” by Anthony Alofsin, smithsonianmag.com

“The Wisconsin-born architect’s buildings helped turn the city he once called an ‘inglorious mantrap’ into the center of the world.”

“HOW TO GIVE ADVICE: LESS FIXING, MORE LISTENING” by Meredith Goldstein, npr.org

“Turns out, good advice is often about loosening the body, opening the mind and, more often than not, keeping your mouth shut.”

“40 YEARS LATER: 20 FACTS ABOUT THE ‘MIRACLE ON ICE'” by Roger Cormier, mentalfloss.com

“That may be the greatest upset in sports history”- Jim McKay