简介: Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, revealing the mind-blowing stories behind their invention. Episode 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 extraordinary technological innovations. Episode 2: Food Delivery App 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. Episode 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. Episode 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 empire. Episode 5: Fitness Tracker Hannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crashes helped us to count our steps, why high-altitude WWII dog-fights led to a crucial health monitor and how fitness trackers are even being used to catch killers. Episode 6: Trainer Hannah Fry visits eBay's authentication centre, where they are waging war against fake high-value trainers. She also discovers how American breakfast waffles transformed our trainer soles.
3.0 史蒂夫·卡瑞尔/约翰·C·麦金雷/莎莉·克莱芙/丹妮尔·戴德怀勒/劳伦·蔡/菲尔·邓斯特/斯科特·麦克阿瑟/马克西莫·韦伯·萨拉斯/Evan Jachelski/Xavier Beloved/索菲娅·梅西/Cece Abbey/布兰达·斯特朗/Marita de Lara/阿曼达·瑞/罗比·霍夫曼/安妮·玛莫罗/康妮·布里顿/Amanda W. Sutton/Benji Diamond/