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 will affect all of our futures, for better or worse.
The elixir of life has been sought for thousands of years. Today a scientific revolution has begun.
Hannah joins biohackers in California, and a neuroscientist along the streets of Tokyo to experience the latest age-defying techniques and examines what it means to live to a healthy, happy old age.
What will extended lifespans mean for society, and will the effort all be worthwhile in the end?
Cars that can sense anger. Laptops that know if you’re bored. Can a new wave of artificial intelligence really read emotions better than a human?
From a Scottish pig farm to the tech mecca of San Francisco, Hannah explores how emotional recognition technology is creeping into our lives and the consequences it could bring. Would you want an algorithm deciding whether you get a job, or even go to jail?
The threats in the digital world are growing. As we increasingly live our lives on the internet, even the tiniest details can be exploited and weaponized against us.
Hannah explores the latest artificial intelligence to figure out if the death of privacy could leave us exposed to greater threats. Or whether a revolution in online investigative techniques could actually make our societies safer.
It’s the holy grail for limitless clean energy, but will nuclear fusion come soon enough to avoid the worst of the climate crisis?
In France, Hannah Fry goes inside the largest international fusion project ever built and flies to Los Angeles to witness a new generation of private start-ups racing to put fusion energy on the grid.
Technology promises to transform the lives of millions of people living with disabilities.
From coffee making robots in Japan, to revolutionary bionic limbs in New York, Hannah explores how a technological revolution could help disabled people feel more included in society or whether there are simpler ways to make progress.
The environment is in crisis, but a revolutionary new conservation concept offers hope for the future.
From the overgrown Fukushima exclusion zone, to the majestic redwood forests of California, Hannah embarks on a journey into the wilderness to discover how championing nature could help to heal the environmental wounds we have inflicted on our planet.
| Series Producer | Henry Fraser |
| Executive Producer | Dan Kendall |
| Production Executive | Anna Cowdry |
| Production Managers | Lynette Slight , Kate Cloke |
| Production Coordinator | Rachel Wood |
| Series Researcher | Lucy Lipscombe |
| Producer | Rosemary Cafferkey |
| Production Secretary | Sophie Hadley |