Make It Work
Stories of innovation via science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in America ranging from elementary kids of various backgrounds to the most successful entrepreneurs in the country.
- 2017-2019
- 1 season
- Legendary Entertainment
- Documentary
Stories of innovation via science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in America ranging from elementary kids of various backgrounds to the most successful entrepreneurs in the country.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2019
Episode 1
The Idea
Mon, Apr 1, 2019 20 mins
The students of Phillips Elementary in Napa, California are children of immigrants mostly living beneath the poverty line... which doesn't stop them from beating 100,000 other students to win an online math competition, and then applying their newfound tech skills to hack, design, and build STEM projects that give voice to a community no longer willing to stay in the shadows.
Episode 2
The Design
34 mins
In the middle of Baltimore's toughest neighborhood is an after school maker space inspiring disenfranchised kids to design their futures via science, technology, engineering, and math. Within these walls, a 7th grader finds sponsorship from a local millionaire and mentorship from engineers across the internet to build a sensor-enabled wheelchair that could disrupt an entire industry.
Episode 3
The Build
34 mins
Elon Musk is hosting a worldwide competition for students to design, build and run a high speed 700mph train based on Musk's own open sourced whitepaper. We are there to witness history in the making, as we follow a team of students from 6 different universities working together over 18 months to turn the impossible into a reality.
Episode 4
The Launch
32 mins
A neurobiology graduate student seeks to fulfill a childhood dream of bringing state of the art prosthetics to the third world. Made from parts costing less than $50, his robotic hand is virtually indestructible, rechargeable, and delivers sensory feedback. Now it's time to launch his invention into the real world with "Patient #1", a Muslim spiritual leader thousands of miles away.