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.
“THE INVENTION THAT WON WORLD WAR II” by David Kindy, smithsonianmag.com
“Patented in 1944, the Higgins boat gave the Allies the advantage in amphibious assaults.”
“8 MOTIVATING REASONS TO START YOUR OWN RUN STREAK,” runnersworld.com
“For your kids, for your health, or for charity. No matter what it is, you can find a reason to run consistently.”
“‘THE SUMMIT IS NEVER THE GOAL’: WHY CLIMBERS PURSUE THE 7 SUMMITS” by Abigail Clukey, npr.org
“‘What you have to remember in the decision making process is that the summit is only the halfway point,’ Levine said. ‘The summit is never the goal. Ever. The number one goal is always to come back alive.'”
“ANCIENT DNA REVEALS COMPLEX STORY OF HUMAN MIGRATION BETWEEN SIBERIA AND NORTH AMERICA” by Brian Handwerk, smithsonianmag.com
“Two studies greatly increase the amount of information we have about the peoples who first populated North America—from the Arctic to the Southwest U.S..”
“THIS GREAT-GRANDMOTHER SKIPPED HER PROM. EIGHTY YEARS LATER, SHE WENT—AND WAS CROWNED QUEEN” by Cathy Free, washingtonpost.com
Prom was on her “bucket list.”
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