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.

“MARCH MADNESS: THE ORIGIN OF NCAA BRACKETS,” cbsnews.com

“The NCAA Bracket is a March Madness tradition nearly as popular as the college basketball tournament itself.”

“WHY YOU NEVER SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH TIME” by Kira M. Newman, washingtonpost.com

“At first glance, the issue seems straightforward: Time pressure come down to a lack of time, right? Well, partly.”

“HOW MEDITATION CAN IMPROVE YOUR TRAVELS” by Justin Sablich, nytimes.com

“Meditation has been proven to reduce stress and anxiety, making it a useful tool for those who find traveling taxing.”

“MEET ROXIE LAYBOURNE, THE FEATHER DETECTIVE WHO CHANGED AVIATION” by Halsema Shah, smithsonianmag.com

“A new Sidedoor episode tells the story of Roxy Laybourne, a Smithsonian scientist who pioneered the field of forensic ornithology.”

“WHY YOU PROCRASTINATE (IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SELF-CONTROL)” by Charlotte Lieberman, nytimes.com

“If procrastination isn’t about laziness, then what is it about?”

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.

“IS IT ALZHEIMER’S OR ANOTHER DEMENTIA? THE RIGHT ANSWER MATTERS” by Jon Hamilton, npr.org

“In the U.S., older people with dementia are usually told they have Alzheimer’s disease. But a range of other brain diseases can also impair thinking and memory and judgment…”

“RECOGNIZING SPRING, SCIENTIFICALLY” by Nicholas St. Fleur, nytimes.com”

“We turned to scientists and asked them to decode the seasonal changes all around us, and reveal some that may not be easy to detect.”

“A BRIEF HISTORY OF ‘UNLIKABLE’ PROTAGONISTS” by Laura Benedict, crimereads.com

“The Dark Hearts of Classic Literature”

“HOW DID A WHITE PICKET FENCE BECOME A SYMBOL OF THE SUBURBS?” by Michael Dolan, smithsonianmag.com

“Beginning in the late 1940’s, the white picket fence became synonymous with the American Dream.”

“FOUND: A HISTORIC TROLLEY HIDDEN INSIDE A HOUSE” by Noor Al-Samarrai, atlasobscura.com

“When Trenton’s streetcars came to a halt in the 1930’s, one literally found a home.”

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.

“DOES IT MATTER WHERE YOU GO TO COLLEGE? SOME CONTEXT FOR THE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL” by Elissa Nadworny & Anya Kamenetz, npr.org

“To better understand this story, here are a few things to know about the fraught history of college admissions.”

“HOW THE MICROBIOME COULD BE THE KEY TO NEW CANCER TREATMENTS” by Sarah Elizabeth Richards, smithsonianmag.com

“The effectiveness of drugs that help the immune system fight cancer cells appears to depend on bacteria in the gut.”

“‘IT WAS LIKE OPENING A TIME CAPSULE’: WOMAN REUNITED WITH PURSE SHE LOST 65 YEARS AGO” by Cathy Free, washingtonpost.com

“..it sat undisturbed, for 65 years, until last month when a construction crew tearing out cabinets for a school renovation found it…”

“HOW THE DAUGHTERS AND GRANDDAUGHTERS OF FORMER SLAVES SECURED VOTING RIGHTS FOR ALL” by Martha S. Jones, smithsonianmag.com

“Historian Martha S. Jones takes a look at the question of race versus gender in the quest for universal suffrage.”

“FOR SALE: THE ENGLISH FARMHOUSE THAT MAY HAVE INSPIRED ‘WUTHERING HEIGHTS'” by Evan Nicole Brown, atlasobscura.com

“Literary history is up for grabs, if you have the means.”