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Augmented [videorecording (DVD)].

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PBS Distribution, 2022.

DVD 617.58 A921 Doc

DaSilva, Jason -- Health.

Artificial limbs -- Design.

Artificial limbs.

Multiple sclerosis -- Patients -- Biography.

Multiple sclerosis.

Alternate title:

Nova. Augmented [videorecording (DVD)]

Predicting my MS [videorecording (DVD)].

Nova. Predicting my MS [videorecording (DVD)].

[videorecording (DVD)].

1 videodisc (85 min. + 30) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally broadcast as an episode of the documentary science TV program "Nova" February 23, 2022.

Includes the bonus documentary "Predicting my MS" (approx. 30 min.)

In English with optional English (SDH) subtitles and an English described audio track.

English (SDH) subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Described audio track (for people with visual disabilities).

Augmented: Author, Gideon Gill, Heather MacDonald, Matthew Orr ; director, Matthew Orr ; producer, Laurie Cahalane [and eight others] ; Predicting my MS: produced and directed by Jason DaSilva.

"Augmented: 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. 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 others. Bonus Documentary: 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 the challenges he's faced, delves into the science behind MS, and investigates the potential Risk Factors that may -- or may not -- have contributed to his rare diagnosis."--Container.

Documentary television programs

Science television programs.

Films for the hearing impaired.

DaSilva, Jason.

Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

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