Building Stuff: Brilliant Inventions to Boost Human Abilities | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

Is engineering humanity’s superpower? See how we can amplify our natural abilities in amazing ways. Official Website: https://to.pbs.org/48ljkQd | #novapbs 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. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 03:57 Testing A New Way To Launch Rockets 16:16 Haptics Feedback to Muscle Movement 26:31 Double Dutch Machine 39:28 Artificial Vision 52:38 Conclusion © 2024 WGBH Educational Foundation All rights reserved This program was produced by GBH, which is solely responsible for its content. This program is made possible by viewers like you. Support your local PBS station here: https://pbs.org/donate/ Enjoy full episodes of your favorite PBS shows anytime, anywhere with the free PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2QbtzhR Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA's newsletter here: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newslet... FOLLOW US: NOVA YouTube:    / novaonline   Facebook:   / novapbs   ​ X:   / novapbs   ​ Instagram:   / novapbs   TikTok:   / novapbs   PBS Facebook:   / pbs   X:   / pbs   Instagram:   / pbs   YouTube:    / pbs   TikTok:   / pbs   engineering documentary, spasticity, neurotransmitters, SpinLaunch