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 TRAILBLAZING PROFESSOR TURNS 100 NEXT MONTH. HE’S STILL DOING ‘INCREDIBLY COMPLEX’ RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE NIH.” by Hannah Natanson, washingtonpost.com

“Jeremiah Stamler, one of the founding fathers of cardiovascular epidemiology and prevention, will turn 100 in the fall of 2019. Here is a look back at his career.”

“PUBLIC LIBRARIES MAY TURN THE PAGE FOR COLORADO CITY’S NEWS DESERT” by Rae Ellen Bichell, npr.org

“More than 170 counties across the country have no local newspaper, and half of all counties only have one…”

“WHERE DOES THE WORD ‘TEETOTALER’ COME FROM? AND MORE QUESTIONS FROM OUR READERS” by Anna Diamond, smithsonianmag.com

Check out these fun facts from Smithsonian Magazine.

“COMEDIANS ARE BEING HIRED BY THE HOUR TO HELP DEMENTIA PATIENTS. THEIR GOAL? ‘A FULL BELLY LAUGH'” by Cathy Free, washingtonpost.com

“In early 2017, realizing that other seniors with memory loss could also benefit from some slapstick and one-liners, Modisett launched Laughter on Call, an organization that pairs comedians with dementia and Alzheimer’s patients.”

“20 BOB ROSS QUOTES TO MAKE LIFE BETTER” by Caitlin Schneider, mentalfloss.com

Check out these great bits of wisdom!

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 SURPRISING REASON YOU FEEL AWFUL WHEN YOU’RE SICK” by Marco A. Sotomayor, ted.com

“It’s logical to assume that this miserable medley of symptoms is the result of the infection coursing through your body—but is that really the case?”

“HOW TO TELL A BIRD’S AGE BY ITS SONG” by Elisabeth King, smithsonianmag.com

Check out the findings of this in-depth study.

“A THROWAWAY LINE LED ‘WASHINGTON POST’ REPORTER TO CALL RURAL MIDWEST HIS NEW HOME” by Rachel Martin, npr.org

“In 2015, Christopher Ingraham wrote a story for The Washington Post that changed his life.”

“JOHN DILLINGER IS LONG DEAD AND SOMEHOW STILL A TROUBLEMAKER” by Isaac Schultz, atlasobscura.com

“Mysteries and theories still surround the outlaw’s death and burial in Indiana, 85 years later.”

“A LEGENDARY PUBLISHING HOUSE’S MOST INFAMOUS REJECTION LETTERS” by Tony Faber, lithub.com

“When Faber & Faber’s T.S. Eliot passed on George Orwell (and more).”

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 HISTORY OF HOW SCHOOL BUSES BECAME YELLOW” by Bryan Greene, smithsonianmag.com

“Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle.”

“THE CABBAGE ROLL EPIPHANY: OUR BEST CHANCE AT DEPOLARIZING THE UNITED STATES” by Kurt Gray, bigthink.com

“If ever there was a food that holds a lesson for building bridges in a fractured America, it’s the cabbage roll.”

“A SICK CHILD COULDN’T LEAVE HIS HOUSE. SO STRANGERS CAME TO HIS WINDOW BY THE DOZENS TO ENTERTAIN HIM.” by Cathy Free, washingtonpost.com

“Quinn, who is recovering from treatment for a cancerous brain stem tumor and has a severely compromised immune system, has become a household name in his hometown as hundreds of strangers have come by to turn his front lawn into a stage of sorts since June.”

“HOW DID SIRI GET ITS NAME?” by Quora.com, mentalfloss.com

Siri wasn’t the only name in consideration.

“MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY OF MICROPLASTICS ARE BURIED IN LAYERS OF SEDIMENT, LIKE SYNTHETIC FOSSILS” by Jessica Leigh Hester, atlasobscura.com

“The teeny menaces turned up in a core taken from the floor of the Santa Barbara Basin.”