Mathematician and author Professor Hannah Fry explores the science, technology, and people on the cusp of the most transformative breakthroughs of our age.
From AI that could smash societal barriers for millions of people with disabilities, to biological discoveries that could stop ageing in its tracks. In each episode Hannah hunts for the latest technological advances that wil...
Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, revealing the mind-blowing stories behind their invention.
Episode 1: Bank Card
Hannah Fry takes a look at the bank card. This humble piece of plastic is often taken for granted, but it's the digital key to accessing cash and is packed full of extraordinary technological innovations.
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In just over 100 days, a new coronavirus has taken an unprepared world by storm, infiltrating every corner of the globe, sending entire nations into lockdown, killing thousands and infecting countless more. Across the world, governments are scrambling to react, hospitals are struggling to cope and an increasingly anxious public are starting to panic.
The world’s media is awash ...
Victorian Sensations (w/t) on BBC Four transports us to the thrilling era of the 1890s, a decade of rapid and often bewildering discovery and change which continues to resonate today. In their respective films, mathematician Dr Hannah Fry (pictured above), actor Paul McGann and psychotherapist Philippa Perry explore the technology, art and culture of the last years of Queen Vic...
Documentary series in which Dr Hannah Fry explores the mystery of maths. Is it invented like a language or is it discovered and part of the fabric of the universe
How to have a happier life and a better world all thanks to maths, in this witty, mind-expanding guide to the science of success with Hannah Fry.
Following in the footsteps of BBC Four's award-winning maths films The Joy of Stats and The Joy of Data, this latest gleefully nerdy adventure sees mathematician Dr Hannah Fry unlock the essential strategies you'll need to get what yo...
Hannah Fry, a professor of maths, is used to investigating the world around her through numbers. When she's diagnosed with cervical cancer at the age of 36, she starts to interrogate the way we diagnose and treat cancer by digging into the statistics to ask whether we are making the right choices in how we treat this disease. Are we sometimes too quick to screen and treat cance...
Is your smart phone making you stupid Can you make yourself cleverer The Great British Intelligence Test measures the brainpower of the nation in one of the largest intelligence experiments of its kind.
Devised with leading scientists at Imperial College, London, over 250,000 people around the nation have taken part so far - revealing important new science about the nation’s ...
Presenter Hannah Fry reveals how much our planet can change in just a single day and how these daily changes are essential to our existence.
If you think the Earth takes millions of years to change, it’s time to think again! Presented by Hannah Fry, this TV special reveals how much our planet can change in just 24 hours. A new era of science allows us to watch as the Earth move...
英国人每年在食品杂货上的消费达1900亿英镑,生产商和超市当然不会放过如此大的商机,有时采用的促销手段并不光彩。数学家Hannah Fry和餐饮专家Priya Tew引导消费者判断超市食品的品质优劣