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In the second episode, Liz looks at the positive and negative effects of the skin pigment melatonin, pondering its evolutionary role in allowing humans to populate the darker northern areas of our ...planet. Dallas attempts to prime the minds of every one visiting the science museum, not only to make them change the speed at which they walk, but to temporarily improve their cognitive function. Dr Yan manages to override both the body's vestibular system and muscle proprioceptors, by playing with people's vision - to the point where they fall over! And Jem re-invents the wheel, with the help of a few equations and some catenary curves.
In the second episode, Liz looks at the positive and negative effects of the skin pigment melatonin, pondering its evolutionary role in allowing humans to populate the darker northern areas of our ...planet. Dallas attempts to prime the minds of every one visiting the science museum, not only to make them change the speed at which they walk, but to temporarily improve their cognitive function. Dr Yan manages to override both the body's vestibular system and muscle proprioceptors, by playing with people's vision - to the point where they fall over! And Jem re-invents the wheel, with the help of a few equations and some catenary curves.
| Series: | Bang goes the theory; Series 3 |
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| Episode | 2 |
| First transmission date: | 15-09-2010 |
| Published: | 2010 |
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| Duration: | 00:28:30 |
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| Producer: | Catherine McCarthy |
| Contributors: | Liz Bonnin; Dallas Campbell; Jem Stansfield; Yan Wong |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | BBC Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00ttr7c OU Website: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/whats-on/bang-goes-the-theory-3-episode-2 |
| Keyword(s): | Square wheels. |
| Subject terms: | Catenary; Melatonin--Physiological effect; Proprioception; Psychology--Experiments; Skateboards--Design and construction; Sunburn; Vestibular Apparatus; Wheels |
| Production number: | FKAM572T |
| Videofinder number: | 81852 |
| Available to public: | no |
