Building Stuff

Season 1

Engineering is all around us, and we humans have been doing it forever. But how does it actually work? Find out by watching some of the most creative folks in the game build stuff that helps amplify our abilities and alter our environment for the better. Experience the ups and downs with engineers as they design, build and test their way through challenges, inspiring our inner “maker." From NOVA.

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S1 E1 - Boost It!
November 12, 2024
53min
TV-G
Around the world, engineers are finding ingenious ways to amplify our abilities and senses--allowing us to access and shape the world way beyond our natural gifts. From helping a blind man see without the use of his eyes to building a sling so powerful it can shoot rockets into space, see why engineering just might be the closest thing to a superpower we humans have. From NOVA.
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S1 E2 - Reach It!
November 19, 2024
53min
TV-PG
From the time our species first evolved, we’ve been on the move. Not content to stay in one place, we’ve imagined and invented and built our way from one place to the next. From deep sea subs to wind-resistant skyscrapers to next-gen space habitats, see how today’s engineers are designing and building creative new ways for us to get all around--and even off--our planet. From NOVA.
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