The Secret Genius Of Modern Life
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The Secret Genius Of Modern Life (2022)
Mathematician and television presenter Hannah Fry hosts a series revealing the miraculous technologies that define the modern world. Seemingly ordinary inventions, like the bank card, have fascinating stories to tell about their origins, proliferation, and their role in shaping the world as we know it today. While celebrating the convenience these objects often bring into our lives, Hannah also casts a critical eye to their less savoury real-world impacts, asking whether all this technology can come without a deeper cost to society.
Series, 2022, Documentary, Science & Tech
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The Secret Genius Of Modern Life - TV Showtimes
Thursday, June 18
5:30pm
The Secret Genius Of Modern Life ‘Food Delivery App’
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The Secret Genius Of Modern Life
'Food Delivery App'
SBS VICELAND HD, 5:30pm, Thu, 18 Jun 2026, 70 minutes
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In this episode, 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. Hannah meets the Research and Development team behind food delivery titan Deliveroo, finds out how pensioners ordering Greggs revolutionised food delivery and how pizza made us fall in love with the internet in the 1990s.
Directed by James Howard.
Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Science & Tech, Season 1 Episode 2
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Monday, June 22
5:30pm
The Secret Genius Of Modern Life ‘Virtual Assistant’
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The Secret Genius Of Modern Life
'Virtual Assistant'
SBS VICELAND HD, 5:30pm, Mon, 22 Jun 2026, 70 minutes
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Did you know your Alexa's voice was inspired by a 1970s sci-fi villain? In this episode, Hannah Fry delves into the inner workings of virtual assistants, like Google Assistant and Siri, which are now found in almost half of all UK homes. Hannah goes behind the scenes with Alexa's chief scientist; reveals how secret technology invented to hunt U-boats led to their targeted hearing; and discovers modern Wi-Fi's debt to a 1940's Hollywood star.
Directed by James Howard.
Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Science & Tech, Season 1 Episode 3
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Tuesday, June 23
5:30pm
The Secret Genius Of Modern Life ‘Electric Car’
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The Secret Genius Of Modern Life
'Electric Car'
SBS VICELAND HD, 5:30pm, Tue, 23 Jun 2026, 70 minutes
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Electric car sales are soon set to over-take petrol - but did you know these miracles of automotive engineering were popular over a hundred years ago? In this episode, Hannah Fry discovers why innovations in meat-packing almost derailed the electric car revolution, how a breakthrough in camcorder batteries led to Elon Musk's electric empire, and shows how NOT to drive a multi-million dollar prototype car of the future.
Directed by James Howard.
Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Science & Tech, Season 1 Episode 4
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Wednesday, June 24
5:35pm
The Secret Genius Of Modern Life ‘Fitness Tracker’
SBS VICELAND HD
The Secret Genius Of Modern Life
'Fitness Tracker'
SBS VICELAND HD, 5:35pm, Wed, 24 Jun 2026, 65 minutes
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With around a third of the population now owning fitness trackers, we've become a nation obsessed with tracking our every move. In this episode, 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.
Directed by James Howard.
Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Science & Tech, Season 1 Episode 5
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