The Secret Genius of Modern Life
8.5
2022
Documentary
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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Episode 6 : Trainer
December. 15,2022
Hannah Fry visits Ebay’s authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers.
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Episode 5 : Fitness Tracker
December. 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.
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Episode 4 : Electric Car
December. 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 as demonstrating how not to drive a multimillion dollar prototype car of the future.
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Episode 3 : Virtual Assistant
November. 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.
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