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 11 GREATEST MARCH MADNESS CINDERELLA STORIES” by Joe Boozell, ncaa.com
“A March Madness Cinderella is a team that greatly exceeds its NCAA tournament expectations. They are generally afterthoughts on the Selection Sunday bracket, but wind up becoming one of the biggest stories of the tournament.”
“THE HIDDEN HISTORY FOUND IN YOUR TEETH” by Carolyn Freiwald, ted.com
“Your teeth carry secrets: centuries of history about your ancestors, from where they lived to what they ate and where they traveled. “
“TRIANGULATING MATH, MOZART AND ‘MOBY DICK'” by Siobhan Roberts, nytimes.com
“Sarah Hart, the first woman to hold England’s distinguished Gresham professorship of geometry, explores the intersections of music, literature and mathematics.”
“EIGHT OF LITERATURE’S MOST POWERFUL INVENTIONS—AND THE NEUROSCIENCE BEHIND HOW THEY WORK” by Angus Fletcher, smithsonianmag.com
“These reoccurring story elements have proven effects on our imagination, our emotions and other parts of our psyche.”
“YOUR GENETICS INFLUENCE HOW RESILIENT YOU ARE TO COLD TEMPERATURES: NEW RESEARCH” by Victoria Wyckelsma and Peter John Howeling, salon.com
“People with this gene variant shivered less and had a higher core body temperature when exposed to cold water.”
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