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 BATTERY INVENTED 120 YEARS BEFORE ITS TIME” by Allison Hirschlog, bbc.com
“At the turn of the 20th Century, Thomas Edison invented a battery with the unusual quirk of producing hydrogen. Now, 120 years later, the battery is coming into its own.”
“ANCIENT CEREMONIAL CHARIOT UNEARTHED IN POMPEII” by Valentina Di Donato and Eoin McSweeney, cnn.com
“Excavators have discovered a large four-wheel ceremonial chariot at a villa near Pompeii, an ancient city in southern Italy.”
“THE TEENAGE BRAIN: WHY SOME YEARS ARE (A LOT) CRAZIER THAN OTHERS” by Robert Sapolsky, bigthink.com
“Neurobiologist Robert Sapolsky explains how your first 25 years will shape the next 50.”
“HOW A 1960S DISCOVERY IN YELLOWSTONE MADE MILLIONS OF COVID-19 PCR TESTS POSSIBLE” by Devi Shastri, usatoday.com
“In 1966, Brock and an undergraduate student, Hudson Freeze, discovered a new bacteria that thrived in waters above 70 Celsius…The discovery of this hardy bacteria revolutionized the fields of biology and medicine.”
“DID A VIKING WOMAN NAMED GUDRID REALLY TRAVEL TO NORTH AMERICA IN 1000 A.D.?” by Sarah Durn, smithsonianmag.com
“The Sagas suggest she settled in Newfoundland and eventually made eight crossings of the North Atlantic Sea.”
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