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Making Stuff Safer

Season 40 Episode 21 | 53m 4s  | Video has closed captioning.

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Host David Pogue examines groundbreaking research that aims to keep us out of harm’s way.

Aired: 11/06/13

Expired: 12/06/18

Rating: NR

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