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 RADICAL ACT OF CHOOSING COMMON GROUND” by Nisha Anand, ted.com

“To achieve lasting change sometimes requires the hard, even radical, choice of partnering with people you’d least expect.”

“THE 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2020” by Chow, Dockterman, Gajana, Gutterman, Haynes, Hopper, Lang and Wittman, time.com

“The fiction, nonfiction and poetry that deepened our understanding, ignited our curiosity and helped us escape.”

“NEWTON’S DAUNTING MASTERPIECE HAD A SURPRISINGLY WIDE AUDIENCE, HISTORIANS FIND” by William J. Broad, nytimes.com

“The discovery suggests that ‘Principia’ had a stronger impact on Enlightenment science than previous research suggested.”

“WHAT’S THE PURPOSE OF A TURKEY’S WATTLE?” by Ellen Gutoskey, mentalfloss.com

It’s a “multipurpose piece of flesh.”

“WHAT ARE mRNA VACCINES, AND COULD THEY WORK AGAINST COVID-19?” by Marcus A. Banks, smithsonianmag.com

“A technique never before used in humans may be the fastest way to a vaccine against the novel coronavirus.”

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.

“INSIDE ROME’S SECURE VAULT FOR STOLEN ART” by Alessio Perrone, atlasobscura.com

“Some of the art is real, some fake, but it’s all had a brush with the criminal underworld.”

“11 THINGS TO REMEMBER THIS VETERANS DAY” by Michele Debczak, mentalfloss.com

“There are around 18 million veterans living in the U.S.—here are some things to remember when honoring them on November 11.”

“BRAIN SCIENTISTS EXPLORE THE HOW OF WHEN” by Benedict Carey, nytimes.com

“A new study offers the strongest evidence yet of ‘time cells’ in the brain.”

“HOW TO EXERCISE TO CUT YOUR AGE-RELATED FITNESS DECLINE IN HALF” by Danielle Zickl, yahoo.com

“The benefits of breaking a sweat persist even 10 years later, new research shows.”

“TEN SURPRISING FACTS THAT WILL MAKE YOUR WALK AROUND THE BLOCK MORE INTERESTING” by Spike Carlson, smithsonianmag.com

“With Covid-19 keeping you close to home, now is a good time to learn about elements of your neighborhood that you take for granted.”

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 NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WAS CANCELED. RUNNERS RAN THE COURSE ANYWAY” by Talya Minsberg, nytimes.com

Here’s a little inspiration for your weekend!

“ANXIOUS ABOUT ELECTION RESULTS? HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING IN YOUR BRAIN AS YOU WAIT” by Elizabeth Landau, smithsonianmag.com

“Scientists are learning more about the neuroscience of awaiting uncertain outcomes.”

“IN THE EARLY 1900’S, THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE WOULD LET YOU MAIL A CHILD” by Jake Rossen, mentalfloss.com

“…it was not unheard of for enterprising—and some might say grossly incompetent—parents to exploit the new Parcel Post service for the transport of tykes.”

“PREHISTORIC FEMALE HUNTER DISCOVERY UPENDS GENDER ROLE ASSUMPTIONS” by Maya Wei-haas, nationalgeographic.com

“Researchers have generally thought that only prehistoric males hunted—but what if evidence against that idea has been lying in plain sight for decades?”

“FEELING LOTS OF…FEELINGS? JOURNALING CAN HELP” by Andrew Limbong and Audrey Nguyen, npr.org

“Expressive writing is associated with improvements in physical health, improvements in markers of mental health, and improvements in immune function.”