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 DANCER AGED 106 WHO BANS THE WORD ‘OLD'” by Gary Nunn, BBC.com

“At 106, Eileen Kramer seems more productive than ever.”

“THE ULTIMATE SUMMER 2021 READING LIST” by Emily Temple, lithub.com

“All the big books from all the big lists.”

“MEET THE INDISPENSABLE BAGEL ROLLERS OF NYC” by Emily Wilson, atlasobscura.com

“A machine still can’t provide a schemer experience up to New York standards.”

“THE IMMIGRANT HISTORY OF THE NYC NEIGHBORHOOD BEHIND ‘IN THE HEIGHTS'” by Nili Blanck, smithsonianmag.com

“How Washington Heights, a community in upper Manhattan, became the heart of an award-winning musical and a hotly anticipated film adaptation.”

“THE LIE WE TELL OURSELVES ABOUT GOING TO BED EARLY” by Arthur C. Brooks, theatlantic.com

“To get better sleep, stop treating it like a chore.”

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.

“THIS 90-YEAR-OLD FROM KANSAS RAN 90 LAPS AROUND AN INDOOR TRACK FOR HIS BIRTHDAY” by Marvin Hachmeister, runnersworld.com

“Marvin Hachmeister is life goals.”

“WHY TEENS NEED A BREAK THIS SUMMER” by Lisa Damour, nytimes.com

“The pandemic has been the psychological workout of their lives. The next few months can be a time of recovery.”

“HOW ‘ONE HUNDRED AND ONE DALMATIONS’ SAVED DISNEY” by Gia Yetikyel, smithsonianmag.com

“Sixty years ago, the company modernized animation when it used Xerox technology on the classic film.”

“A SIMPLE WAY TO BREAK A BAD HABIT” by Judson Brewer, ted.com

“Can we break bad habits by being more curious about them?”

“HOW A GIANT, STINKY, DELIGHTFUL CORPSE FLOWER GOT TO AN ABANDONED GAS STATION” by Jessica Leigh Hester, atlasobscura.com

“It was all thanks to a gardener, a wagon, and a sense of pandemic-era camaraderie.”

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.

“DON’T APPROACH LIFE LIKE A PICKY EATER” by Arthur C. Brooks, theatlantic.com

“Try new things. Not too much. Mostly experiences.”

“10 THINGS TO REMEMBER ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY” by David Holzel, mentalfloss.com

“Memorial Day is much more than just a three-day weekend and a chance to get the year’s first sunburn. It’s a time to remember the people who sacrificed their lives for their country.”

“LAST DAY OF THE DINOSAURS’ REIGN CAPTURED IN STUNNING DETAIL” by Maya Wei-Haas, nationalgeographic.com

“Rocks from deep inside the Chicxulub impact crater show what happened in the minutes to hours after one of our planet’s most catastrophic events.”

“SUBMERGED ITALIAN VILLAGE BRIEFLY RESURFACES AFTER 70 YEARS UNDERWATER” by Nora McGreevy, smithsonianmag.com

“Construction work revealed the foundations of Curon, a historic alpine town, for the first time since 1950.”

“HOW THE FOOD YOU EAT AFFECTS YOUR BRAIN” by Mia Nacamulli, ted.com

“When is come to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain.”