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The Secret Genius of Modern Life
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Series 2: 6. Lift
Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights.\n\nAlong ...
26-01-2024
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Series 2: 5. Headphones
Headphones: these marvels of miniaturisation are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today’s teeny ...
19-01-2024
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Series 2: 4. Microwave
Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up baked beans, learns the legend of the melted candy bar in an engineer’s pocket that kick-started a kitc ...
12-01-2024
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Series 2: 3. Smartphone
With over six billion of them across the planet, smartphones have changed the modern world. With rare access to electronics giant Samsung, Hannah uncovers the technological game ...
03-01-2024
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Series 2: 2. Vacuum Cleaner
Hannah takes a look at the vacuum cleaner, going behind the scenes with Dyson and discovering how the motor in their latest vacuum spins nine times faster than that of a Formula ...
27-12-2023
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Series 2: 1. Passport
Hannah gains access to a top-secret site where anonymous staff and the latest tech work to make the British passport one of the most secure documents on the planet. She reveals ...
20-12-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 6. Trainer
Hannah Fry visits eBay’s authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers. She discovers how American breakfast waffles transformed our tr ...
07-09-2023
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Series 1: 5. Fitness Tracker
With around a third of the population now owning fitness trackers, Britain has become a nation obsessed with tracking its every move.\n\nHannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crash ...
26-07-2023
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Series 1: 4. Electric Car
Hannah 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 ...
25-07-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 3. Virtual Assistant
Hannah Fry delves into the inner workings of virtual assistants like Amazon’s Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri, which are now found in almost half of all UK homes.\n\nHann ...
24-07-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 2. Food Delivery App
Hannah Fry tucks into the tech behind food delivery apps like Deliveroo and Just Eat, which are now used by 24 million people in the UK.\n\nHannah meets the R&D team behind food ...
18-07-2023
BBC 2
Series 1: 1. Bank Card
Hannah Fry takes a look at the bank card. This humble piece of plastic is often taken for granted, but it’s the digital key to accessing cash and is packed full of extraor ...
17-07-2023
BBC 2