The Secret Genius of Modern Life - Series 1: 2. Food Delivery App
This programme has been edited since broadcast. Wrong archive images were used and have now been replaced.
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.听
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- Series 1: 1. Bank CardHannah Fry takes a look at the bank card, the digital key to accessing cash.59 mins
- This episodeSeries 1: 2. Food Delivery App
- Series 1: 3. Virtual AssistantHannah Fry delves into the inner workings of virtual assistants.59 mins
- Series 1: 4. Electric CarHannah Fry discovers why innovations in meat packing almost derailed the electric car.58 mins
- Series 1: 5. Fitness TrackerHannah Fry finds out how 1970s car crashes helped us to count our steps.59 mins
- Series 1: 6. TrainerHannah Fry visits eBay authentication, where they are waging war against fake trainers.59 mins
- Series 2: 1. PassportHannah gains access to a site where staff work to make the British passport secure.60 mins
- Series 2: 2. Vacuum CleanerHannah takes a look at the vacuum cleaner, going behind the scenes with Dyson.58 mins
- Series 2: 3. SmartphoneHannah uncovers the technological game changers that have made the smartphone a reality.59 mins
- Series 2: 4. MicrowaveHannah Fry discovers the hidden WWII radar technology that heats up baked beans.58 mins
- Series 2: 5. HeadphonesHannah Fry finds out how today's teeny earbud technology works.59 mins
- Series 2: 6. LiftHannah examines the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test her fear of heights.59 mins
