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.

“16 WORDS THAT ARE MUCH OLDER THAN THEY SEEM” by Arika Okrent, mentalfloss.com

“Every generation likes to think it invented slang anew, but often the latest words are actually very old.”

“THE LESSON OF IMPERMANENCE” by Sunita Puri, M.D., nytimes.com

“A chance encounter with a sand painting helped me learn how to doctor patients I knew I would lose.”

“WHY 19TH-CENTURY PARIS HAD A MUSEUM FULL OF COPIES” by Emma Jacobs, atlasobscura.com

“Innovation and originality weren’t yet in vogue.”

“THE ORIGINAL SNEAKERHEAD” by John Brant, runnersworld.com

“Kihachiro Onitsuka drew inspiration from octopuses, slept on benches, and built the first running shoe empire.”

“A BRIE(F) HISTORY OF CHEESE” by Paul S. Kindstedt, ted.com

“Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons- there was cheese.”

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.

“DO YOU KEEP A FAILURE RESUME? HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD START” by Tim Herrera, nytimes.com

“Failure isn’t a roadblock. It’s part of the process.”

“WHEN KIDS REALIZE THEIR WHOLE LIFE IS ALREADY ONLINE” by Taylor Lorenz, theatlantic.com

“Googling yourself has become a rite of passage.”

This is relevant for anyone who realized that what you thought you wanted most wasn’t necessarily the right thing for you.

“HE’S VIETNAMESE. SHE’S FROM NORTH KOREA. THEY HAD TO WAIT 3 DECADES TO MARRY” by Michael Sullivan, npr.org

“Their love was forbidden for decades by authorities on both sides. But eventually, they triumphed.”

“SULLY THE SERVICE DOG TAKES ON A NEW MISSION AFTER GEORGE H.W. BUSH’S DEATH” by Helena Andrews-Dyer, washingtonpost.com

“One mission is complete, and another is just getting started.”

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 DOCUMENTARY IS IN, AND ENJOYING AN ‘UNDENIABLE GOLDEN AGE’” by Mandalit Del Barco, npr.org

“With a proliferation of streaming services to distribute their work, and a boom at the box office, budgets and opportunities are rising for documentary filmmakers.”

“THE LAB DISCOVERING DNA IN OLD BOOKS” by Sarah Zhang, theatlantic.com

“Artifacts have genetic material hidden inside, which can help scientists understand the past.”

“DO WE WRITE DIFFERENTLY ON A SCREEN?” by Tim Parks, newyorker.com

“The mental space feels different when you work with paper. It is quieter. A momentum builds up, a spell between page and hand and eye.”

“HOT, SMALL, OR COUCH, WHY POTATOES MAKE GREAT IDIOMS” by Dan Nosowitz, atlasobscura.com

“Across the world and throughout history, the potato has been used linguistically nearly as much as it has been used culinarily, with similarly varied results.”

“’YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING.’ AND OTHER WRITING ADVICE FROM TONI MORRISON” by Emily Temple, lithub.com

“I don’t want to hear about your true love and your mama and your papa and your friends.”