By — Jenny Marder Jenny Marder Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/watch-tonights-cnn-doc-watch-miles-obriens-reporting-advances-prosthetic-technology Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Before CNN tells Miles O’Brien’s story, watch his 3 reports on bionic arms Science Mar 10, 2015 4:09 PM EDT Tonight, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta will host a documentary about our science correspondent, Miles O’Brien, and the days and months that followed the freak accident that took his left arm — and nearly his life. It’s hard to imagine, but since the accident, Miles has barely missed a beat. He has reported on changing Alaska sea ice, genetically modified rice, drones, Mars, killer comets and missing planes. He has also dug deeply into the latest in upper-limb prosthetic technology, with this piece, which looks at the possibilities and the limits of bionic arms… And this report on breakthroughs in sensory perception that are helping amputees feel again — one of the hardest things, he says, to replicate. Plus, here’s Miles’ piece on a man who’s become a pioneer for advanced upper limb prosthetics: For more background, you can watch this moving interview with Judy Woodruff, just three weeks after the accident: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Jenny Marder Jenny Marder Jenny Marder is a senior science writer for NASA and a freelance journalist. Her stories have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post and National Geographic. She was formerly digital managing editor for the PBS NewsHour. @jennymarder
Tonight, CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta will host a documentary about our science correspondent, Miles O’Brien, and the days and months that followed the freak accident that took his left arm — and nearly his life. It’s hard to imagine, but since the accident, Miles has barely missed a beat. He has reported on changing Alaska sea ice, genetically modified rice, drones, Mars, killer comets and missing planes. He has also dug deeply into the latest in upper-limb prosthetic technology, with this piece, which looks at the possibilities and the limits of bionic arms… And this report on breakthroughs in sensory perception that are helping amputees feel again — one of the hardest things, he says, to replicate. Plus, here’s Miles’ piece on a man who’s become a pioneer for advanced upper limb prosthetics: For more background, you can watch this moving interview with Judy Woodruff, just three weeks after the accident: We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now