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 HISTORY OF HOW SCHOOL BUSES BECAME YELLOW” by Bryan Greene, smithsonianmag.com
“Rural educator Frank Cyr had the vision and pull to force the nation to standardize the color of the ubiquitous vehicle.”
“THE CABBAGE ROLL EPIPHANY: OUR BEST CHANCE AT DEPOLARIZING THE UNITED STATES” by Kurt Gray, bigthink.com
“If ever there was a food that holds a lesson for building bridges in a fractured America, it’s the cabbage roll.”
“A SICK CHILD COULDN’T LEAVE HIS HOUSE. SO STRANGERS CAME TO HIS WINDOW BY THE DOZENS TO ENTERTAIN HIM.” by Cathy Free, washingtonpost.com
“Quinn, who is recovering from treatment for a cancerous brain stem tumor and has a severely compromised immune system, has become a household name in his hometown as hundreds of strangers have come by to turn his front lawn into a stage of sorts since June.”
“HOW DID SIRI GET ITS NAME?” by Quora.com, mentalfloss.com
Siri wasn’t the only name in consideration.
“MORE THAN HALF A CENTURY OF MICROPLASTICS ARE BURIED IN LAYERS OF SEDIMENT, LIKE SYNTHETIC FOSSILS” by Jessica Leigh Hester, atlasobscura.com
“The teeny menaces turned up in a core taken from the floor of the Santa Barbara Basin.”
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