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Massimo Verified account @Rainmaker1973 · Oct 16

Edouard Jacqmin is a viral Belgian content creator who travels globally, asking strangers, "What is your favorite dance move?" to connect cultures through joyful street dances.

[📹 Ed People]

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Let Us Now Praise... The Beatles Verified account @BeatlesPraise · Sep 22

"They were just out in front. There was the Beatles — and then there was everyone else. And everyone else could be great, but the Beatles were leading the way. And that’s just irrefutably true. I mean, if you just look back and follow the history of the music, that’s clearly what was going on. And it was obvious at the time.

"It’s hard to explain to somebody that wasn’t there at that time how profound it was. I think that they were just hungry for anything that would inspire them, and they weren’t musical snobs at all. Having that kind of open-door policy of 'let’s try anything' was really revolutionary. You know, I don’t know if people really understand how incredibly, just, bold that was. To kind of just leave the format that you arrived in, and invent another one. It’s just unbelievable.

"You know, before the Beatles, you didn’t really see rock stars trying to evolve. They were quite happy to have a hit, and often the follow-up was almost exactly the same. That’s what I’ve always really been amazed at — the Beatles had that incredible success and really could have put anything out, and it would have been a hit. But they kept their head and weren’t affected by all that going on around them and focused on music.

"And they had such great taste, you know? When you think about the hideous things people did with the Moog synthesizer, the Beatles used it so tastefully [on Abbey Road] that you hardly noticed it, it was just part of the texture of the record. They had such a great sense of sound, of textures — I think it’s one of the reasons those albums still hold up."

"It’s just strange, isn’t it, when you think about it, how all the perfect pieces of the puzzle were there. This really starts to get into a spiritual level of perfection [sighs]. What are the chances of that falling together, those kind of singers being in one band, let alone being great players and writers, you know? It’s startling, it won’t be done again. It’s a force of nature bigger than all of us."
--#TomPetty

#Heartbreakers #TravelingWilburys #Songwriter #Grammys #HallOfFame #TheBeatles #Impact #Influence #Evolution #GOAT

Sources: "Conversations with Tom Petty," Zollo; "Here, There and Everywhere," syndicated radio special, 2009

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Harshi Peiris, Ph.D. Verified account @Neuroscope_mp · Sep 13

I’ve been focusing quite a bit on Long COVID over the past month, and I want to explain why.

I found a community with so many unanswered questions, people trying to understand what is happening to their bodies, and often not getting the answers they need. I felt that, as a scientist, I could help bring some clarity to the conversation.

That doesn’t mean I’ve stopped talking about nutrition, brain health, cancer, aging, or longevity. Quite the opposite. The more I read, the more I see how closely these areas are connected.

And honestly, I think sometimes we get distracted by the word “COVID.”

What I’m really interested in is **infection**.

COVID is one infection. The bigger question is what repeated or severe infections can do to the body over time, particularly as we age.

An infection activates the immune system. That response is necessary for fighting the pathogen, but inflammation is not completely harmless. A strong or prolonged inflammatory response can affect multiple organs, including the brain.

If infected, the virus can peak in around 3-5 days, while the adaptive immune system can take 7-14 days to learn how to fight it. Until then, a pathogen can create havoc in the body ... prolonged inflammatory responses.

This is one reason I think we need to start thinking about infection as part of the bigger picture of brain health and healthy aging. We are already seeing research suggesting that preventing certain infections may be associated with lower dementia risk. The shingles vaccine is one example that has generated considerable interest in this area.

So yes, you may see a lot of “COVID” in what I post right now. But I’m not interested in COVID in isolation.

I’m interested in **what infections can do to us, how our immune system responds, and what we can do to reduce the damage.**

And I want to be clear about something else.

If vaccination is your choice, that is your choice. If you have concerns about vaccines, I’m not here to tell you what decision to make.

But vaccination is not the only conversation we should be having.

There are other things within our control. Exercise, nutrition, sleep, and metabolic health can all influence how our immune system functions. But they are not force fields that make us immune to infection.

As we get older, our immune system changes. The way we respond to infections changes too. That means prevention deserves much more attention than it gets.

For me, this is ultimately about education.

I want people to understand that an infection is not simply something we “get over” and forget about. Sometimes the consequences can extend far beyond the acute illness.

So if you see me talking about Long COVID, look beyond the word COVID.

The bigger conversation is **infection, inflammation, immunity, and what they mean for our health as we age.**

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Harshi Peiris, Ph.D. Verified account @Neuroscope_mp · Sep 10

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