Bang! Week eight
Jem Stansfield builds a microwave death ray to prove the existence of invisible and untapped energy, Liz Bonnin takes on the nature versus nurture debate with a troop of monkeys, Dr Yan Wong explains how gyroscopes work with the help of a couple of office chairs, and Dallas Campbell decides to save the world of physics from crisis by trying to find a missing bit of the universe.
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Save Mike, save yourself
You're nearly free, but your mate Mike has got himself in a fix, too. Can you help him and get island hopping?
Our sister site Platform got some talk-time with Bang Goes The Theory's Dallas.
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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
Dark matter
There's a lot you can't see
You won't actually be able to grip it, but we can help you get to grips with dark matter.
From OpenLearn
It's the heart of our solar system - and the star we can study. Get close-up to the sun.
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Our home. Our life-support system. Our crucible. Watch free videos explaining the links between Earth and life.
From the OU on iTunes U
What we know about the universe is expanding rapidly. Catch up with our series of videos on astronomy.
From the OU on iTunes U
Mahesh Anand of The Open University shares his discoveries from research carried out on samples of moon rocks.
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Make sense of the universe, and Earth's place in it, with our videos introducing planetary science.
Gender
Boys & girls
Children as young as two can have stereotypical ideas about boys and girls. Where do these ideas come from? What influences gender development?
From OpenLearn
Try a slice of free learning with The Open University: The development of gender identity.
From the OU on iTunes U
How far does our chemical make-up inflience our life? Balance issues in brain and behaviour?
Gyroscopes
From the OU on iTunes U
The science that makes you scream: Discover the theories behind all the fun of fair.
Death rays
From the OU on iTunes U
What is it like to be a designer? What processes create a product? 28 videos on design and creativity.
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Find out how you can study science with The Open University
Content last updated: 18/09/2009
