Building Stuff: Boost It!

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Season 51 Episode 15 | 53m 40s | CC

How are leading innovators supercharging our natural abilities? From slingshots that can throw rockets into space to the latest in artificial sight, see how engineers are amplifying the human body’s powers.

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