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The team take on more scientific challenges. Jem Stansfield decides to build a rocket powered by toffee and then thinks it would be a good idea to ride it.
Liz Bonnin investigates our sense of smell and whether it can make us smarter. Dr Yan Wong demonstrates the connection between electricity and magnetism. And Dallas Campbell explains nuclear fusion by going to the circus.
More about this week's programme
Take the photographic memory test
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Can you capture scenes just by looking at them? Find out with our photographic memory test. Read more : Take the photographic memory test
Take the Bang challenges
Janet Sumner
Can you use your scientific knowledge and know-how to get the Bang! team out a series of sticky situations? Read more : Take the Bang challenges
From Platform - The scientist
The Open University
Our sister site Platform got some talk-time with Bang Goes The Theory's Dallas. Read more : From Platform - The scientist
More Bang on bbc.co.uk
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Find out more about the team and the challenges they face - and watch online. Read more : More Bang on bbc.co.uk
Inside The Science
Smell
The coloursound experiment: What is synaesthesia?
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The Breaking Science team discussed the latest thinking about an unusual condition Read more : The coloursound experiment: What is synaesthesia?
Sniffing new: Research into smell
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Will new research reveal more about the science of smell? Read more : Sniffing new: Research into smell
A bad taste in the mouth is more than a phrase
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The Breaking Science team explored research suggesting that 'bad taste in my mouth' is more than a metaphor Read more : A bad taste in the mouth is more than a phrase
From the OU on iTunesU - The art of breathing
The Open University / Karen Parker
You do it without thinking - watch our videos to find out more about the art of breathing. Read more : From the OU on iTunesU - The art of breathing
Electromagnetism
Looking at brain activity with MRI
Image of Signa HDx scanner, courtesy of GE Healthcare
Magnetic resonance imaging is a technique for imaging soft tissue, but how does it work? Read more : Looking at brain activity with MRI
Gamma-ray bursts
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Andrew Norton tells how a mystery in the sky was solved. Read more : Gamma-ray bursts
From OpenLearn - James Clerk Maxwell, the father of electromagnetism
The Open University / Karen Parker
Meet James Clerk Maxwell, father of electromagnetism. Read more : From OpenLearn - James Clerk Maxwell, the father of electromagnetism
From the OU on iTunesU - The physical world
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How do helicopters beat gravity to fly? Download videos explaining all - and more about The Physical World. Read more : From the OU on iTunesU - The physical world
Nuclear fusion
Plugged into the coast
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How do we balance the environmental protection of the shoreline with a desire for cleaner fuel? Read more : Plugged into the coast
Nuclear power - yes please?
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Are we coming to terms with nuclear power - or is a push for reactors masking a need to reduce consumption? Read more : Nuclear power - yes please?
Nuclear power? No thanks!
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Mark Johnston explores the issues at the heart of the nuclear debate Read more : Nuclear power? No thanks!
From the LearningSpace: Why sustainable energy matters
The Open University
It's a challenge for all of us, if the planet and its people are to thrive. Discover why sustainable energy matters. Read more : From the LearningSpace: Why sustainable energy matters
Toffee rocket
Make a rocket-powered car
Production team
How to make a jet-propelled car, Read more : Make a rocket-powered car
Rocket science
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Battle of the the Geeks' Ian Johnston takes us through the science which lifts rockets from launchpad to the skies. We start, though, by asking... Read more : Rocket science
The restless universe
The Open University
From Kepler to modern day scientists, follow the development of thought about the restless universe. Read more : The restless universe
From the OU on iTunesU - Astronomy
The Open University / Karen Parker
Ever-improving telescopes allow us to know about the universe in increasing detail. Discover astronomy. Read more : From the OU on iTunesU - Astronomy
From the OU on iTunesU - Planetary science
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Make sense of the universe, and Earth's place in it, with our videos introducing planetary science. Read more : From the OU on iTunesU - Planetary science
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