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Building Stuff: Boost It!
Season 51
Episode 15
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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- Friday Nov 15, 12:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Sunday Nov 17, 10:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Nov 18, 1:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Plus
- Monday Nov 18, 8:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Nov 19, 2:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
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- Tuesday Nov 19, 2:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Nov 19, 3:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Nov 19, 4:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Nov 19, 9:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Nov 20, 5:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Saturday Nov 23, 7:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
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