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Why Ships Crash

Why Ships Crash

Season 49 Episode 8
53:20
Ice Age Footprints

Ice Age Footprints

Season 49 Episode 9
53:43
Ending HIV in America

Ending HIV in America

Season 49 Episode 11
53:33
Saving Venice

Saving Venice

Season 49 Episode 12
53:31
Rebuilding Notre Dame

Rebuilding Notre Dame

Season 49 Episode 13
53:43
Computers v. Crime

Computers v. Crime

Season 49 Episode 14
53:30
Can Psychedelics Cure?

Can Psychedelics Cure?

Season 49 Episode 15
53:47
Ocean Invaders

Ocean Invaders

Season 49 Episode 16
53:32
Nazca Desert Mystery

Nazca Desert Mystery

Season 49 Episode 17
53:31
Crypto Decoded

Crypto Decoded

Season 49 Episode 18
53:22
NOVA Season 49

Zero to Infinity

Season 49 Episode 19
53:32
London Super Tunnel

London Super Tunnel

Season 50 Episode 1
53:20
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Season 49 Episode 4

Follow the dramatic personal journey of Hugh Herr, a biophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs. At age 17, Herr’s legs were amputated after a climbing accident. Frustrated by the crude prosthetic limbs he was given, Herr set out to remedy their design, leading him to a career as an inventor of innovative prosthetic devices.

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