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These People Will Make You Say “Fuck Yeah”

Because not everything sucks.

Doug Patterson
By Doug PattersonApr 15, 2015
Doug Patterson
Doug is a writer and producer from Ohio. After taking films to Sundance and SXSW as an associate producer, he helped develop and produce Amazon's "Transparent." He joined GOOD in 2015 to write and produce content.
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Fuck Yeah Humanity (FYH), a GOOD original series, curates the finest in innovation, achievement, news, and nature.

This week’s episode features a group of humans who are using technology to push the world forward. Featured in this week’s episode: A new corrective lens allows the color-blind to see color, while incredible advancements are being made in prosthetics with a successful implementation of a bionic arm. In Vietnam, an artist uses a drone to explore the world’s biggest cave, and a a man has the ability fly using a wingsuit. Keep killing it, humans.

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