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 FERTILE SHORE” by Fen Montaigne, smithsonianmag.com
“It’s one of the greatest mysteries of our time. But archaeologists and even geneticists are closer than ever to understanding when humans made the first bold journey to the Americas.”
“100 BOOKS THAT DEFINED THE DECADE” by Emily Temple, lithub.com
“This is not a list of the best books of the decade…This is a list of books that, whether bad or good, were in one way or another defining for the last decade in American culture.”
“HEISMAN WINNER SPOTLIGHTS HUNGER IN HIS HOMETOWN, AND FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS POUR IN” by Laurel Wamsley, npr.org
“When LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday, he used his acceptance speech not only to thank his teammates, his family and his coach—but also to highlight the struggles of people in his small hometown in Ohio.”
“THE QUIET BRAIN OF THE ATHLETE” by Gretchen Reynolds, nytimes.com
“The brains of fit, young athletes dial down extraneous noise and attend to important sounds better than those of other young people.”
“THE DUTCH HAVE A NAME FOR DOING NOTHING. IT’S CALLED NIKSEN, AND WE NEED MORE OF IT” by Emily Maloney, washingtonpost.com
“Niksen is supposed to give your mind a brief break and take the edge off.”
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