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Aging, dealing with serious or chronic illness, and major life changes as we come towards the end of life require as much support as we can get.

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Thoughtful post on trends in family caregiving - and on what's needed to make it possible for care giving roles to be more equitably shared in families.

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Normalizing Men as Caregivers Helps Families and Society

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Men’s attitudes and experiences toward caregiving outweigh the traditional gendered beliefs, and despite the structural barriers they face, men have proven themselves as active contributors to the c...
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Following up on yesterday's post about misleading with the truth, here's another cautionary tale about relying over-much on expert opinion.

www.scientificamerican.com/article/expert-opinion-cant-be-trusted-if-you-consult-the-wrong-sort-o...
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Expert Opinion Can’t Be Trusted if You Consult the Wrong Sort of Expert

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The failure of the U.S. to respond appropriately to the pandemic could have been predicted if anyone had bothered to ask social scientists
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The technique of using true information to imply fallacies is notoriously difficult for an automatic filter to spot. As the website dhmo.org (Dihydrogen Monoxide) points out.

Don't relax those critical thinking skills too soon!

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The Most Popular J&J Vaccine Story On Facebook? A Conspiracy Theorist Posted It

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A vast network of professional vaccine skeptics on social media has been waiting for a development like the Johnson & Johnson pause. Now experts say they will milk it for all it's worth and more.
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Congratulations to the folks who have gotten fully vaccinated! So -- what do you plan to do with that card?

Here's advice, if you're undecided:
slate.com/technology/2021/04/covid-19-vaccine-card-laminate-save-copy.html
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What the Hell Are You Supposed to Do With Your Vaccine Card?

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Save it? Copy it? Laminate it??
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