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Nova, a Nova production by Stat for GBH Boston ; written by Gideon Gill, Heather MacDonald, Matthew Orr ; producers, Gideon Gil, Heather MacDonald, Matthew Orr, Dominic Smith ; directed by Matthew Orr

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TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-14 (parents strongly cautioned; this program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age)

Nova

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a Nova production by Stat for GBH Boston ; written by Gideon Gill, Heather MacDonald, Matthew Orr ; producers, Gideon Gil, Heather MacDonald, Matthew Orr, Dominic Smith ; directed by Matthew Orr

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In Augmented, Hugh Herr, a biophysicist working to create brain-controlled robotic limbs, shares his personal journey. 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. Now, Herr is teaming up with an injured climber and a surgeon at a leading Boston hospital to test a new approach to surgical amputation that allows prosthetic limbs to move and feel like the real thing. Herr's journey is a powerful tale of innovation and the inspiring story of a personal tragedy transformed into a life-long quest to help othersBonus film: Predicting my MS: In 2005, filmmaker Jason DaSilva was diagnosed with primary progressive multiple sclerosis, a rare type of MS that has no known cure and inflicts a host of progressively debilitating symptoms. In this moving personal film, DaSilva looks back on challenges he's faced, delves into the science behind MS, and investigates potential risk factors that mayy--or may not-- have contributed to his rare diagnosis

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Augmented