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.
“EVERYONE HAS ANXIETY DREAMS. OLYMPIC ATHLETES HAVE OLYMPIC-SIZED ONES” by Melissa Block, npr.org
“What do these athletes dream about? In particular, what are their anxiety dreams — the ones that make them wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night?”
“HOW PHYSICS KEEPS FIGURE SKATERS GRACEFULLY ALOFT” by Evelyn Lamb, smithsonianmag.com
“Olympians, after all, understand science at a visceral level in ways most of us don’t.”
“ALL OF YOUR TEETH EVOLVED FROM A SINGLE ANCESTRAL TOOTH IN THE AGE OF THE DINOSAURS” by Michele Debczak, mentalfloss.com
“In their new video, TED-Ed explains what exactly makes teeth unique.”
“THIS SIMPLE SOLUTION TO SMARTPHONE ADDICTION IS NOW USED IN OVER 600 U.S. SCHOOLS” by Tara Bahrampour, washingtonpost.com
“I don’t think people realize how radically different it is to be a human being with a phone in your pocket.”
“THE FIRST GIRL SCOUT COOKIE WAS SURPRISINGLY BORING” by Anne Ewbank, atlasobscura.com
“No coconut, chocolate, or mint in sight.”
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