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.
“THIS NOVEL D.C. ACADEMY TRAINS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO PROVIDE PAID SUPPORT FOR OTHERS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES” by Hannah Natanson, washingtonpost.com
“The program, dubbed the DSP Academy and launched this year, teaches and certifies locals with disabilities to help other locals also living with disabilities.”
“WHEN AN INFLUX OF FRENCH-CANADIAN IMMIGRANTS STRUCK FEAR INTO AMERICANS” by David Vernette, smithsonianmag.com
“In the late 19th century, they came to work in New England cotton mills, but the New York Times, among others, saw something more sinister.”
“PLASTICS: WHAT’S RECYCLABLE, WHAT BECOMES TRASH—AND WHY” by npr.org
“This interactive explores some of the plastics and recycling system was designed to handle and explains why other plastic packaging shouldn’t go in your recycling bin.”
“THE NOT-SO-CHILL HISTORY OF HAWAI’I’S BREEZIEST SHIRT” by Sabrina Imbler, atlasobscura.com
“The aloha shirt has many possible inventors and long, fraught cultural history.”
“HOW LIFE BECAME AN ENDLESS, TERRIBLE COMPETITION” by Daniel Markovits, theatlantic.com
“Meritocracy prizes achievement above all else, making everyone—even the rich—miserable. Maybe there’s a way out.”
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