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.
“Why Do Americans Call It ‘Soccer’ Instead of ‘Football’?” by Jay Serafino, mentalfloss.com
“While more Americans than ever are embracing soccer, they can’t even get the sport’s name right, according to some purists.”
“Is Your Mind Cluttered? Here’s How To Tell And What to Do” by Jeanne Sager, prevention.com
“Stop the mental multitasking and reclaim a sense of calm.”
“The Delicate Art of Creating Emoji” by Virginia Heffernan, wired.com
“The grammar of emoji pushes us to more atomic units. So skateboard instead of skateboarder, or probing cane instead of person with cane. We can create compound emoji by gluing them together. But each one, on its own, should be atomic.”
“How Doctors Discovered PTSD” by Dillon Carroll, washingtonpost.com
“What the link between war and lasting trauma taught us”
“Bumblebees Thrive in the City but Struggle on the Farm” by JoAnna Klein, nytimes.com
“Facing two unnatural environments, these important pollinators are finding better niches to exploit in urban areas.”
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