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.

“A Toy Monkey That Escaped Nazi Germany and Reunited a Family” by Uri Berliner, npr.org

“What I did know is that our family — on the Berliner side — was very small. There were just three Berliners: my dad, me and my son, Ben. At least that’s what we thought. And then two things happened — with the toy monkey at the center of both events.”

“12 Old-Timey Turkey Terms to Bring Back This Thanksgiving” by Alvin Ward, mentalfloss.com

“Want to spice up conversation this Thanksgiving? Use these terms while you’re talking turkey.”

“Mary Katharine Goddard, the Woman who Signed the Declaration of Independence” by Erick Trickey, smithsonianmag.com

“Likely the United States’ first woman employee, this newspaper publisher was a key figure in promoting the ideas that fomented the Revolution.”

“10 Iconic WWI Novels for the Armistice Centenary” by Book Marks, lithub.com

FROM A FAREWELL TO ARMS TO THE REGENERATION TRILOGY

“Grief as My Guide: How My Sister Made Me a Better Doctor” by Joseph D. Stern, M.D., nytimes.com

“Even when she was gone, she was present in the patient sitting before me and in the way I was newly able to comfort and reassure her.”