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.


“SHE RAN FROM THE CUT, AND HELPED THOUSANDS OF OTHER GIRLS ESCAPE, TOO” by Jina Moore, nytimes.com

“For Maasai families, the cutting ceremony is a celebration that transforms girls into women and marks daughters as eligible brides.”

 

“THE LOST ORIGINS OF PLAYING-CARD SYMBOLS” by Adrienne Bernhard, theatlantic.com

“Cards have been used for gambling, divination, and even commerce. But where did their “pips” come from?”

 

“WHAT AMERICA’S FIRST COOKBOOK SAYS ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND ITS CUISINE” by Keith Stavely and Kathleen Fitzgerald, smithsonianmag.com

“But the cakes expressed best what this first cookbook had to say about its country. It was a place that acknowledged its British heritage, to be sure—but was ultimately a new kind of place, with a new kind of cuisine, and a new kind of citizen cook.”

 

“A 92-YEAR-OLD HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR EXPLAINS WHY HIS DUTY WILL NEVER BE DONE” by Eric Pfeiffer, good.is

“92-year-old Ed Mosberg says, “For me, every day is the Holocaust.”

 

“HOW TO TELL IF SOMEONE’S BLUFFING: BODY LANGUAGE LESSONS FROM A POKER PRO” by Live Boeree, bigthink.com

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