Bang Goes the Theory - Season 6
Season 6
Episodes
Fuel for Free
The team investigates why petrol costs so much, and whether we can use science to make fuel for free. Plus, Liz experiences life on an oil rig.
Is Life Too Loud
The team asks whether modern life is damaging our ears. Dallas explores how safety-conscious scientists are putting the noise back into driving.
Cyber Security
Liz asks how safe digital storage formats such as DVDs are, and looks at the Cloud. Maggie Philbin revisits phone security.
Crowds
The team looks at the science of crowds, discovering how architects control the flow of crowds and how people in them can co-operate subconsciously.
Wireless Signals
The team reveals how life surrounded by wireless signals affects us. Howard Stableford looks at the health risks, and Jem explores electricity without wires.
Energy
Jem dreams of flying under his own power by pedalling a homemade plane into the air. He explores why muscles get tired, and if he can boost his with beetroot.
Traffic
The team looks at some of the biggest travel nightmares. Liz investigates what causes traffic jams, whether lane switching works, and how to beat travel sickness. Meanwhile Jem heads for his workshop to build his own solution to traffic jams: a home-made, man-powered aeroplane.
Humans and Dogs
The team sets out to discover what is behind our special bond with dogs. Liz visits researchers comparing dogs to wolves to see how domestication has shaped them.
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Sheriff Country focuses on straight-shooting sheriff Mickey Fox, the stepsister of Cal Fire's division chief Sharon Leone, who investigates criminal activity as she patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father, Wes, who is an off-the-grid marijuana grower, and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
