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 FEMINIST HISTORY OF ‘TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME'” by Anna Laymon, smithsonianmag.com
“Trixie Friganza, an actress and suffragist, inspired the popular song of the seventh inning stretch.”
“TREE SCIENTIST INSPIRES NEXT GENERATION THROUGH…BARBIE” by Maddie About Science, npr.org
This is a great video about an inspiring woman.
“KENYAN RUNNER ELIUD KIPCHOGE FINISHED A MARATHON IN UNDER 2 HOURS, SPRINTING AT A 4:34-MILE PACE. HERE’S WHY HIS RECORD DOESN’T COUNT.” by Aylin Woodward, businessinsider.com
It amazing, but it’s not a world record. Why?
“WHAT A WARRIOR’S LOST TOOLKIT SAYS ABOUT THE OLDEST KNOWN BATTLE IN EUROPE” by Megan Gannon, smithsonianmag.com
“More than 3,000 years ago, soldiers appear to have traveled hundreds of miles from southern Europe to fight in what is now northern Germany.”
“FINDING A WAY TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD ON A BASKETBALL COURT” by Reginald Dwayne Betts, lithub.com
Excerpted from Bodies Built for Game: The Prairie Schooner Anthology of Contemporary Sports Writing
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