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.
“DOES IT MATTER WHERE YOU GO TO COLLEGE? SOME CONTEXT FOR THE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL” by Elissa Nadworny & Anya Kamenetz, npr.org
“To better understand this story, here are a few things to know about the fraught history of college admissions.”
“HOW THE MICROBIOME COULD BE THE KEY TO NEW CANCER TREATMENTS” by Sarah Elizabeth Richards, smithsonianmag.com
“The effectiveness of drugs that help the immune system fight cancer cells appears to depend on bacteria in the gut.”
“‘IT WAS LIKE OPENING A TIME CAPSULE’: WOMAN REUNITED WITH PURSE SHE LOST 65 YEARS AGO” by Cathy Free, washingtonpost.com
“..it sat undisturbed, for 65 years, until last month when a construction crew tearing out cabinets for a school renovation found it…”
“HOW THE DAUGHTERS AND GRANDDAUGHTERS OF FORMER SLAVES SECURED VOTING RIGHTS FOR ALL” by Martha S. Jones, smithsonianmag.com
“Historian Martha S. Jones takes a look at the question of race versus gender in the quest for universal suffrage.”
“FOR SALE: THE ENGLISH FARMHOUSE THAT MAY HAVE INSPIRED ‘WUTHERING HEIGHTS'” by Evan Nicole Brown, atlasobscura.com
“Literary history is up for grabs, if you have the means.”
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