The Secret Genius of Modern Life
Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, revealing the mind-blowing stories behind their invention.
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Seasons
1.Bank Card
8.010-11-202259mHannah Fry takes a look at the bank card, the digital key to accessing cash, and finds out how its extraordinary innovations have some surprising and sinister origins.
2.Food Delivery App
6.017-11-202259mHannah Fry tucks into the tech behind food delivery apps, which are now used by 24 million people in the UK. Hannah finds out how pizza made us fall in love with the internet.
3.Virtual Assistant
6.024-11-202259mHannah Fry delves into the inner workings of virtual assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri, which are now found in almost half of all UK homes.
4.Electric Car
5.001-12-202259mHannah Fry discovers why innovations in meat packing almost derailed the electric car revolution and how a breakthrough in camcorder batteries led to Elon Musk’s electric empire, a...
5.Fitness Tracker
7.008-12-202259mHannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crashes helped us to count our steps, why WWII dog-fights led to a crucial health monitor and how fitness trackers are even being used to catch k...
6.Trainer
5.015-12-202259mHannah Fry visits Ebay’s authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers.
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