Fri. 08/06 - A Gardener's High? Can Playing In Dirt Make You Happier?
What are forest schools? And the science behind why gardening can make you feel happy and peaceful. Plus, the Perseid meteor shower is happening in just a few days. And the co-creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine has been immortalized as a Barbie doll.
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Links:
We Should All Be Playing in the Dirt More… According to Science! (Literary Hub)
Can Climbing Trees Replace Preparing for Tests? (NY Times)
The Ground Beneath Us: From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us about Who We Are by Paul Bogart
Perseid meteor shower peaks this…
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