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The Secret Genius of Modern Life

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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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2022
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documentary
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Mitchell & Kenyon
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https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-preston-north-end-v-wolverhampton-wanderers-1904-1904-online

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S01 • E05 This time... - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:46
This time...
S01 • E04 This time, it's the electric car. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:05
This time, it's the electric car.
S01 • E01 This time, it's the bank card. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:39
This time, it's the bank card.
S01 • E03 This time, it's the virtual assistant. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:40
This time, it's the virtual assistant.
S01 • E06 This time, it's the trainer. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:53
This time, it's the trainer.
S01 • E04 The days of the internal combustion engine are clearly numbered. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:45
The days of the internal combustion engine are clearly numbe...
S01 • E06 We are a nation of trainer lovers. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:35
We are a nation of trainer lovers.
S01 • E06 Oh, look at this. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:14
Oh, look at this.
S01 • E06 So you put shoes on there? Exactly. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:28
So you put shoes on there? Exactly.
S01 • E03 I'm going to take apart the virtual assistant - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:19
I'm going to take apart the virtual assistant
S01 • E01 That series of checks and approvals is only possible - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:54
That series of checks and approvals is only possible
S01 • E02 Online food delivery apps couldn't exist without some breathtakingly - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:25
Online food delivery apps couldn't exist without some b...
S01 • E06 It would be quite easy to just put thick rubber along the whole - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:54
It would be quite easy to just put thick rubber along the wh...
S01 • E05 So, I've got this fancy device that the kind people of Fitbit - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:20
So, I've got this fancy device that the kind people of ...
S01 • E04 OK. We're almost there. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:26
OK. We're almost there.
S01 • E01 Unsurprisingly, the trial, now known as the Fresno Drop, - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:41
Unsurprisingly, the trial, now known as the Fresno Drop,
S01 • E06 Luckily, a transformative new material was on the horizon, - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:09
Luckily, a transformative new material was on the horizon,
S01 • E03 The outbreak of World War II set the stage for the next big - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:07
The outbreak of World War II set the stage for the next big
S01 • E03 The British government needed a secure way to communicate - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:48
The British government needed a secure way to communicate
S01 • E03 But a virtual assistant also needs ears, and that is where our second - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:53
But a virtual assistant also needs ears, and that is where o...
S01 • E01 So that's the story of how the mag stripe came to be. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:18
So that's the story of how the mag stripe came to be.
S01 • E05 But today's trackers do far more than just count steps... - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:10
But today's trackers do far more than just count steps....
S01 • E05 It consisted of a radio-equipped strap, worn around the chest - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:27
It consisted of a radio-equipped strap, worn around the ches...
S01 • E02 In fact, its origins go all the way back to the Cold War. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:28
In fact, its origins go all the way back to the Cold War.
S01 • E04 For the next few decades, the scientists tinkered. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:21
For the next few decades, the scientists tinkered.
S01 • E04 It has many virtues. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:24
It has many virtues.
S01 • E03 The thing about these devices is that you are essentially putting - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:59
The thing about these devices is that you are essentially pu...
S01 • E06 You've got a completely different lattice structure at the back - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:50
You've got a completely different lattice structure at ...
S01 • E06 Our next component is the most recognisable part of every trainer. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:18
Our next component is the most recognisable part of every tr...
S01 • E01 My producer has very kindly lent me her bank card - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:47
My producer has very kindly lent me her bank card
S01 • E06 Look, you might not be a sneaker-head, but I am sure - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:09
Look, you might not be a sneaker-head, but I am sure
S01 • E01 It's about half an hour later. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:38
It's about half an hour later.
S01 • E01 So this is what's left. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:53
So this is what's left.
S01 • E04 This brand-new electrically-powered vehicle is called, - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:23
This brand-new electrically-powered vehicle is called,
S01 • E06 But to understand the life of this logo, we need to delve - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:18
But to understand the life of this logo, we need to delve
S01 • E06 It's the best feeling you can get in the world. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:28
It's the best feeling you can get in the world.
S01 • E01 Like a bad opera singer. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:10
Like a bad opera singer.
S01 • E01 Sci-fi films have never sounded the same since. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:04
Sci-fi films have never sounded the same since.
S01 • E04 It was the late '90s, and electric cars with their - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:20
It was the late '90s, and electric cars with their
S01 • E02 For that, we're going to need more algorithms. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:22
For that, we're going to need more algorithms.
S01 • E02 That amazing variety of food and the speed of delivery offered - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:18
That amazing variety of food and the speed of delivery offer...
S01 • E03 We've got it! - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:11
We've got it!
S01 • E05 Half a century later, some guy called Steve comes looking for - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:47
Half a century later, some guy called Steve comes looking fo...
S01 • E04 14 years after test-driving the T-Zero, - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:13
14 years after test-driving the T-Zero,
S01 • E04 It's kind of unbelievable to me that when I think of where we were - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:13
It's kind of unbelievable to me that when I think of wh...
S01 • E04 And that's it. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:07
And that's it.
S01 • E04 Producing these batteries is a truly global effort. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:55
Producing these batteries is a truly global effort.
S01 • E04 Because, although it takes more carbon emissions to build - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:41
Because, although it takes more carbon emissions to build
S01 • E06 Wedgwood was the first person to use celebrity endorsement - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:52
Wedgwood was the first person to use celebrity endorsement
S01 • E04 I cannot believe this is your job. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:10
I cannot believe this is your job.
S01 • E04 You are wild! - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:38
You are wild!
S01 • E06 This is the second chemical - you'll see it floating on top. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:06
This is the second chemical - you'll see it floating on...
S01 • E05 It emerged that Richard Dabate had been having an affair - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:25
It emerged that Richard Dabate had been having an affair
S01 • E04 OK, so for the launch, - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:35
OK, so for the launch,
S01 • E03 There was a problem - jamming. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:29
There was a problem - jamming.
S01 • E06 Trainer companies are starting to use more sustainable - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:08
Trainer companies are starting to use more sustainable
S01 • E06 In just over 100 years, our sports shoes have completely transformed. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:19
In just over 100 years, our sports shoes have completely tra...
S01 • E02 Where technology goes, food follows. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:21
Where technology goes, food follows.
S01 • E04 I crashed their car. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:59
I crashed their car.
S01 • E06 In 2021, their Adizero range helped athletes to break seven world - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:57
In 2021, their Adizero range helped athletes to break seven ...
S01 • E03 However, Astro does have some other handy features. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:39
However, Astro does have some other handy features.
S01 • E03 You know, it doesn't do stairs. - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:21
You know, it doesn't do stairs.
S01 • E01 No-one in their right minds would describe this as high-tech, - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:59
No-one in their right minds would describe this as high-tech...
S01 • E03 To explore the interesting dilemmas - The Secret Genius of Modern Life 00:08
To explore the interesting dilemmas
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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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Production: Mitchell & Kenyon
Genre: documentary
Year: 2022
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Released: 10 Nov 2022
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Homepage: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-preston-north-end-v-wolverhampton-wanderers-1904-1904-online

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