Bang! Week five
After another trip to the converted wind tunnel, we've got more on the science at the heart of the programme.
Jem Stansfield attempts to defeat the US Navy's latest weapon with no more than some foam and a crash helmet.
Zoologist Liz Bonnin gets in contact with her frog brain, Dallas Campbell re-programmes his caveman brain to become a thrill-seeker, and Dr Yan Wong gets his thrills from inhaling sulphur hexafluoride.
About the programme
Breathe again
Can you science skills get the door to an airtight room to open? We're holding our breath.
From Platform
The Open University's Stephen Serjeant explains why we're doing this, and why science is important.
From bbc.co.uk
Get all the information on this week's programme - and watch for up to three months after broadcast - on the BBC One website.
Inside the science
The science of thrill
Fear and loathing
What makes humans scared of spiders? What causes disgust? Find out in this article on fear and loathing.
From the OU on iTunes U
The maths that drives the rides that makes the screams that gives all the fun of the fair.
From the OU on iTunes U
Air goes in, air comes out. Simple, right? Or is there more to the art of breathing?
From the OU on iTunes U
Download a short series of videos for a close-up look at science with molecular spectometry.
From OpenLearn
Who do you think you are - and how has your genes shaped that? Trace the inheritance of characters.
Non-lethal weapons
From OpenLearn
No matter what you're engineering, nor where, sooner or later you'll be having to face the challenge of temperature.
From the OU on iTunes U
From the basics of drawing to turning ideas into products, follow course materials in design and designing.
Snakes and perception
Topsy-turvy
Are you pretty good at reading an expression? Can you recognise a face in a crowd? We can turn your face perception on its head.
Cold-blooded trade
Creatures are on the move, find out more in global exploitation and reptile trade.
Don't wake the python
Can you make enough light to escape without waking the slumbering snakes by a flame?
From the OU on iTunes U
Discover the scientific or theoretical explanations at the heart of cognitive psychology.
From OpenLearn
Dip into the free learning materials offered to help you understand the many ways we pay attention.
From OpenLearn
Winter? Inevitable. Survival? Not assured. How do living things cope with surviving the winter?
Squeaky voices
Sweet to the ear
Some sounds are sweeter on the ears than others. Can this be explained by the science of music?
What's that noise?
Tiny vibrations, wobbling the air, picked up by our ears and turned into what we hear - ever wondered what is sound?
Out of range
Our ears - acute though they are - can't begin to catch all the sounds of the natural world. What do humans miss?
From the OU on iTunes U
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And to really get to grips with science
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Content last updated: 21/08/2009
