What does it take for an idea to change the world? In this six-part podcast series Tom Standage tells incredible stories of great innovations.

What institutions aided the creation of a covid vaccine? Why did a transformative system of mobile money first emerge in Kenya? What role did the oil industry play in developing lithium-ion batteries? How did a simple box turbo-charge the global economy? What role did video games play in ushering in the age of artificial intelligence? And why did it take until the 1990s before someone thought to put wheels on a suitcase?