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Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream
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Joshua Davis: “Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream”

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Jan 14, 2015 04:47AM

Kirsten (kmcripn) Ten years ago, a group of undocumented teenagers from an underfunded high school in Phoenix entered a national robotics competition sponsored by NASA – and won. “Spare Parts” tells the story of these boys and their teachers and explores what it means to chase the American Dream.

Guests

Joshua Davis, contributing editor at Wired, a co-founder of Epic magazine, and author of The Underdog: How I Survived the World's Most Outlandish Competitions.

Fredi Lajvardi, program director for the Center for Marine Science at Carl Hayden Community High School

Lorenzo Santillan, member of the 2004 Carl Hayden Community High School underwater robotics team

Oscar Vazquez, member of the 2004 Carl Hayden Community High School underwater robotics team

Watch: Spare Parts Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myjar...


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