The Secret Genius of Modern Life

SYNOPSIS

Discover the extraordinary secrets behind everyday objects from bank cards to trainers and how the rapid pace of technological change has made the miraculous mundane. Just 20 years ago, the lives we lead today would have seemed like science fiction. A tiny communication device in every pocket? Medicines made from engineered DNA? Cars you plug in at home? Ridiculous! But we now take all these for granted - and the innovations aren't slowing down. Each episode in this eye-opening series reveals the hidden histories, extraordinary coincidences and remarkable science that dwells within them. You will never look at the world around you in the same way again.