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.
“RITUALS OF HONOR IN HOSPITAL HALLWAYS” by Tim Lahey, M.D., nytimes.com
“Hospitals across the United States are holding honor walks to show respect to patients at the end of life who are donating organs to others.”
“THE PATENTS BEHIND BASKETBALL” by D. Lawrence Tarazano, smithsonianmag.com
“This March Madness consider how the sport has evolved in its 128-year history, through innovations in ball design, hoops and training devices.”
“ACCEPTANCE RATES AT TOP COLLEGES ARE DROPPING, RAISING PRESSURE ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS” by Michelle Lou and Brandon Griggs, cnn.com
“Over the past five years, all the Ivies have been accepting smaller and smaller slivers of their total applicant pools. At the same time, more and more students are submitting applications, which is driving down acceptance rates.”
“AN INFANT DID NOT HAVE ANY VISITORS FOR FIVE MONTHS. SO THIS NURSE ADOPTED HER” by Cathy Free, washingtonpost.com
“‘Who’s this beautiful angel?’ Smith asked the nurse who was wheeling the infant down the hall. ‘Her name is Gisele,’ the nurse told her. The infant, a ward of the state, had been at the hospital for five months, but Smith had never seen her before.”
“THIS 73-YEAR-OLD NAVY VETERAN HAS RUN 200 MARATHONS IN MEMORY OF THE FALLEN” by Heather Mayer Irvine, runnersworld.com
“What started out as a gambit to keep his submarine post has turned into a second act of service.”
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