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 GRANDMOTHER LEARNED TO SWIM IN HER 50S. NOW, AT 73, SHE’S A RETURNING IRONMAN CHAMPION.” by Pam Moore, washingtonpost.com
“On Saturday, the retired English teacher will return to the Ironman World Championship for the seventh time. This year, she’ll defend her title as the women’s age 70-74 champion.”
“THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES QUEST TO FIND MISTER ROGERS’S SIGNATURE CARDIGANS” by Cristina Rouvalis, smithsonianmag.com
“The USPS, a $70 soup pot and whole lot of effort went into finding the perfect zip-up cardigan for Fred Rogers.”
“HYPOXIA RESEARCHERS WIN 2019 NOBEL PRIZE IN MEDICINE” by Robby Berman, bigthink.com
“Three scientist friends, working separately, share the prestigious prize.”
“HOW A MEXICAN GENERAL’S EXILE IN STATEN ISLAND LED TO MODERN CHEhWING GUM” by Will Conant, atlasobscura.com
“He captured the Alamo, lost Texas, and helped invent Tutti Frutti.”
“NEUROSCIENCE SHOWS THAT 50-YEAR-OLDS CAN HAVE THE BRAINS OF 25-YEAR-OLDS IF THEY SIT QUIETLY AND DO NOTHING FOR 15 MINUTES A DAY” by Melanie Curin, Inc., businessinsider.com
“Neuroscientist Sara Lazar found that people who practiced meditation had more gray matter in the part of the brain linked to decision-making and working memory: the frontal cortex.”
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