Bang! Week one
Jem Stansfield builds a vortex cannon to pick up where the big bad wolf failed to blow over a house of brick; Dallas Campbell takes on the big brother technology that will track every one of us simply by the way we walk; Liz Bonnin confronts the controversial US scientist working to create the first generation of artificial life; and Dr Yan Wong tackles unsuspecting shoppers with a simple question: how do you cook an egg with a piece of newspaper?
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Take the Bang challenge
Trapped in an underground lair. Can you use your science skills to beat the Bang challenges?
Who, Torchwood, Bang...
Torchwood and Doctor Who art director Keith Dunne talks about turning a wind tunnel into a lab: Getting set
From Platform
As the programme comes together, Platform's Robyn Slingsby takes the chance to dabble with science.
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Craig Venter & making life
Evolving understanding
Stephen Serjeant answers that simple, but often misunderstood question: what is evolution?
From the OU on iTunes U
Hardware, software, operating systems and memory. Download computers and processors.
From OpenLearn
It's not just PCs - Find out how digital cameras and even scales need to capture, represent and manipulate data.
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What is it like to be a designer? What processes create a product? 28 videos on design and creativity.
From OpenLearn
Controversial, perhaps. A way forward, maybe? Make up your own mind about gene manipulation in plants.
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Watch The Open University's science programme The Next Big Thing: Nanotechnology
Who will the baby be?
Does chromosome technology and more knowledge of DNA mean we can be predicting personality?
The vortex canon
Gait recognition
Who goes there?
Ray Corrigan suggests there might be some way to go before we can rely on gait recognition.
Under observation
Once CCTV was confined to the high street; now it’s invading your office. Discover who’s watching you work, and why.
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Who are we and what makes us unique? A series of free videos on understanding identity.
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The Open University's Graeme Pike talks about his research into eFits: Making faces.
The paper frying pan
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Content last updated: 24/07/2009
