A 21-year-old MIT student from Poway hopes to show the world there are no limits to what the mind can achieve, despite being born with a rare genetic disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy that leaves him wheelchair bound, requiring care 24 hours a day.

Spectrum News follows Ben Lou’s journey as an aspiring mathematician, physicist and philosopher and how he is developing technology that makes life easier for others with disabilities.

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