The Secret Genius of Modern Life

  • Premiered: Nov 2022
  • Episodes: 12
  • Followers: 9
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Thursday at 20
  • Documentary

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Season 1
1x1
Bank Card
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 10, 2022
Hannah 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.
1x2
Food Delivery App
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 17, 2022
Hannah 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.
1x3
Virtual Assistant
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 24, 2022
Hannah 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.
1x4
Electric Car
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 01, 2022
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 empire, as well .. show full overview
1x5
Fitness Tracker
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 08, 2022
Hannah 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 killers.
1x6 Season finale
Trainer
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 15, 2022
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 trainer soles and .. show full overview

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