{"id":145009,"date":"2025-01-15T10:44:34","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T08:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=145009"},"modified":"2025-01-15T10:44:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T08:44:36","slug":"the-present-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=145009","title":{"rendered":"The Present"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"922\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mk7XhetRcN0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An epic 18.000-kilometer (11.200 mi) ride for Huntington&#8217;s disease from Mexico to Patagonia. &#8220;The Present&#8221; is a 2023 award-winning adventure documentary featuring the story of Dimitri Poff\u00e9, a 34-year-old French traveler who left his native France to undertake a cycling trip from Mexico City to Ushuaia after he tested positive for Huntington&#8217;s disease. 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