{"id":4442,"date":"2022-11-15T11:00:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/?p=4442"},"modified":"2022-11-14T10:45:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T10:45:05","slug":"the-secret-genius-of-modern-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/design\/the-secret-genius-of-modern-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret Genius of Modern Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Members of the the Design Group have been working on an OU \/ BBC co-production called The Secret Genius of Modern Life, a series that uncovers the secrets behind the miraculous technologies of the modern world, revealing the mind-blowing stories behind their invention.<\/p>\n

Derek Jones and David Sharp were the academic consultants and it’s probably fair to say that\u00a0 both had to make use of a lot of knowledge across different areas of knowledge – from the electromagnetism of espionage to the social dynamics of innovation.There’s more inside a bank card than you might think – and there’s even more ‘stuff’ around the bankcard to make it work than people realise.<\/p>\n

In fact, the bankcard highlights the complexity of many modern technologies and how reliant they are on invisible infrastructures, systems, services, even supply chains, and other global-scale entities.<\/p>\n

Have a look for yourself – catch up on the episode here: https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/m001f1td<\/a><\/p>\n

And you can find out more about some of the challenges and ethics of modern technology on the OU’s Connect page, including additional material from the academics and Hannah, as well a chance to contribute your thoughts: https:\/\/connect.open.ac.uk\/science-technology-engineering-and-maths\/the-secret-genius-of-modern-life<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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