The Secret Genius Of Modern Life
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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Saturday, October 12
6:25pm
The Secret Genius Of Modern Life ‘Trainer’
SBS VICELAND HD
The Secret Genius Of Modern Life
'Trainer'
SBS VICELAND HD, 6:25pm, Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 70 minutes
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Did you know that a family feud created two of the world's biggest trainer brands? In this episode, Hannah Fry visits E-bay's Authentication Centre where they're waging war against fake high value trainers. She discovers how American breakfast waffles transformed our trainer soles and how an 18th century tea set led to the use of celebrity endorsement.
Directed by James Howard.
Series, United Kingdom, English, Documentary, Science & Tech, Season 1 Episode 6
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