Season 2
6 episodes
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A curious mathematician unravels hidden truths of technology, challenging perceptions and transforming lives with every discovery she makes.
Episodes
Hannah gains access to a top-secret site where anonymous staff and the latest tech work to make the British passport one of the most secure documents on the planet. She reveals the WWI spy craft hidden in the pages of every passport.
Hannah Fry takes a look at the vacuum cleaner. She goes behind the scenes with Dyson to discover how the motor in their latest vacuum spins nine times faster than that of a Formula One race car.
With over six billion of them across the planet, smartphones have changed the modern world. With rare access to electronics giant Samsung, Professor Hannah uncovers the technological game changers that have made the smartphone a reality.
Hannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up baked beans, and learns the legend of the melted candy bar in an engineer's pocket that kick-started a kitchen revolution.
Headphones are worn by over 30 million people in the UK. Hannah Fry visits legendary headphone honchos Bose to find out how today's modern teeny earbud tech works and meets the human testers with 'golden ears'.
Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world,revealing the mind blowing stories behind their invention