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Protect your brain with social interaction

May 4, 2021 by Christie Hawkes 14 Comments

Last January I mentioned that I had watched a story on CBS Sunday Morning with five tips for protecting the brain from dementia. I promised a separate post on each of the five tips. Today is the final post of that series. If you missed the others and would like to catch up, you’ll find the previous tips … [Read more…]

Happy Monday! Episode 17

April 7, 2020 by Christie Hawkes 37 Comments

Social distancing: the unexpected consequence Transcript Good morning and happy Monday! Well, a lot has happened in the four weeks since we last met And not all of it pleasant. But since this video is called Happy Monday, I’m going to focus on one of the more pleasant aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would seem … [Read more…]