EP 08 13 minMikaila Ulmer, age 4 — Austin, Texas
The Kid Who Put the Bee In Business
She got stung by a bee twice in one week. Instead of running away, she went into business with them.
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EP 07 13 minEaston LaChappelle, age 14 — Mancos, Colorado
The Kid Who Gave The World a Hand
He built a robotic hand out of LEGO, fishing line and tubing. Then he met a girl whose prosthetic arm cost $80,000.
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EP 06 20 minLouis Braille, age 15 — Coupvray & Paris, France
The Kid Who Re-Invented Reading
He lost his sight at three. By fifteen he had invented an entirely new way for the world to read.
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EP 05 18 minMo'ne Davis, age 13 — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Kid Who Threw Like a Girl
She walked to the mound with millions of people watching. No girl had ever done what she was about to do next.
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EP 04 18 minRichard Turere, age 13 — Kitengela, Kenya
The Kid Who Outsmarted Lions
He loved his family's cows — and hated what came looking for them after dark. Then he had an idea nobody saw coming.
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EP 03 10 minMatthew Berger, age 9 — Malapa, South Africa
The Kid Who Discovered A New Species
He got bored, chased the family dog into the grass, tripped over a rock — and then did the one thing most people don't. He looked at it.
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EP 02 15 minLaura Dekker, age 14 — Netherlands
The Kid Who Set Sail Alone
Born on a boat. Had her own boat by six. Decided she'd sail around the entire world alone — and then the grown-ups said no.
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EP 01 14 minTilly Smith, age 10 — Mai Khao Beach, Thailand
The Kid Who Sounded The Alarm
She paid attention in geography class. Two weeks later, on a beach in Thailand, she looked at the ocean and knew something was terribly wrong.
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