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Sonia Vallabh is on a mission to create a CURE for prion disease — before it’s too late #TEDTalks

Biomedical researcher Sonia Vallabh’s life was turned upside down when she learned she had the genetic mutation for a rare and fatal illness, prion disease, that could strike at any time. Thirteen years later, her search for a cure has led to new insights about how to catch and prevent disease — and how to…

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@kirstiesmith3983

March 24, 2025 at 5:40 pm

This ❤

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@roskypolkerkan8355

March 24, 2025 at 5:48 pm

I’m so impressed by her and her husband. THESE are people who are engaging in life and actively doing something to make it better. So much respect.

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- @TED
  
  March 24, 2025 at 5:54 pm
  
  They’re really doing such amazing work. Strong recommend to watch the full talk if you haven’t.
  
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@rockevan

March 24, 2025 at 5:49 pm

Oh wow ❤❤

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@ST-yc7uj

March 24, 2025 at 5:49 pm

Ppl take 5years of classes to get to a Masters degree and another 5 to a Doctorate. Can someone explain to me what is going on here?

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- @ruth370
  
  March 24, 2025 at 6:17 pm
  
  Typically a bachelors is 4 years, masters is usually 2 years, doctorate is usually 4-7 years. She already had a bachelor’s in law and not all phd programs require a masters degree. Her’s did not require a masters prerequisite. They started their PhD’s in 2014 and defended in 2019. They went to Broad Institute because they agreed to allow them to start their research during their practicum years.
  
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@IntrovertedElder

March 24, 2025 at 6:07 pm

You are SO brave ❤

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@TardigradeTough

March 24, 2025 at 6:14 pm

When your tongue is too big for your mouth 😛

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- @emills767
  
  March 24, 2025 at 6:54 pm
  
  When your brain is too small for your mouth.
  
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@DY2784

March 24, 2025 at 6:52 pm

I would’ve just started living life to the fullest rather than obsessing over something We’ve no control. Please welcome peace and joy into whatever life You have left. Best wishes.💙👍

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- @emills767
  
  March 24, 2025 at 6:58 pm
  
  You missed the point
  
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- @tvuser9529
  
  March 25, 2025 at 1:33 pm
  
  Seems to me she _is_ living life to the fullest. Certainly a meaningful way to spend her time.
  
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@emills767

March 24, 2025 at 6:53 pm

Damn.
THAT is baller. All the luck to you and your team!

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@markrussell4682

March 24, 2025 at 7:12 pm

Life is always fatal.

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@HUMANITY6868

March 24, 2025 at 7:54 pm

Thank you for supporting us 😊😊

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@JeraldSeindeld

March 24, 2025 at 8:33 pm

Me when my name is Jerald and I watch a documentary about this lady today 🥃🤔

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@LenaLens143

March 24, 2025 at 11:28 pm

All those women♡

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@twoyuber

March 25, 2025 at 2:42 am

the scrunched brow and the constant head movement really got me

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@2savagegaming

March 25, 2025 at 1:44 pm

Amazing

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Building beyond LLMs with Luma AI’s Amit Jain (Live at Web Summit Qatar) | Equity Podcast

LLMs may have kicked off this AI boom, but the ceiling is closer than the hype suggests. As models run out of text data to train on, the companies and investors paying attention are already moving on. The next wave isn’t better chatbots; it’s machines that can understand the physical world. Luma AI, the Bay…

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On episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, we’re bringing you a conversation Rebecca Bellan sat down with Amit Jain, co-founder and CEO of Luma AI, at Web Summit Qatar. Together, the pair dug into where the next trillion-dollar AI opportunity actually gets built, and whether the companies chasing it even know what they’re building yet.

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01:13 Why LLMs are hitting a ceiling

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07:39 What Luma is building next

09:08 How much humans stay in the loop

10:00 Near-term use cases for agentic video

11:22 Will AI kill jobs in film & production?

13:30 Why the entertainment industry is already dying

15:27 Why we actually need more content, not less

17:46 Luma’s roadmap: generation, understanding, and robotics

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The iPhone has been to space a few times now — in fact, Apple products have a long history of space travel. CNET’s Bridget Carey looks back at notable moments, including the Macintosh Portable sending the first email in space. Read more about it on CNET.com Artemis II Astronauts Are Using iPhones to Capture Stunning…

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0:44 Getting an iPhone 17 Pro Max into space with the NASA Artemis II crew
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2:48 History of Apple products going to space
2:53 iPhone goes to space in 2021 with SpaceX Inspiration4 crew
3:02 iPhone 4s goes to space in 2011 on space shuttle Atlantis mission
3:26 Fist iPhone in space in 2010 travels by weather balloon
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5:31 ThinkPads used in NASA missions
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