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.
“16 WORDS THAT ARE MUCH OLDER THAN THEY SEEM” by Arika Okrent, mentalfloss.com
“Every generation likes to think it invented slang anew, but often the latest words are actually very old.”
“THE LESSON OF IMPERMANENCE” by Sunita Puri, M.D., nytimes.com
“A chance encounter with a sand painting helped me learn how to doctor patients I knew I would lose.”
“WHY 19TH-CENTURY PARIS HAD A MUSEUM FULL OF COPIES” by Emma Jacobs, atlasobscura.com
“Innovation and originality weren’t yet in vogue.”
“THE ORIGINAL SNEAKERHEAD” by John Brant, runnersworld.com
“Kihachiro Onitsuka drew inspiration from octopuses, slept on benches, and built the first running shoe empire.”
“A BRIE(F) HISTORY OF CHEESE” by Paul S. Kindstedt, ted.com
“Before empires and royalty, before pottery and writing, before metal tools and weapons- there was cheese.”
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