Clips
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Rocketeers
It was a meeting of minds as Jem met Bloodhound SSC rocket engineer Daniel Jubb. Find out about Daniel's rise to the top - he's still only 27 - in the Clips section above. And there's more, as driver Andy Green and chief aerodynamicist Ron Ayers discuss the unique engineering legacy of Brooklands race track.
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Robot ethics
What are Asimov's laws of robotics and why do they need updating? Dallas asks roboticist Professor Alan Winfield in the Clips section above.
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Puzzle: How can 2=1?
You must enable javascript to play contentDr Yan tests out a mathematical equation that seems to prove that 2=1. Or does it? Do the equation at home and see if you can spot the 'trick'?
Now try Dr Yan's plane in the wind puzzle -
Planet sized problem
Dr Yan shows Dallas how parallax can reveal the distances of planets and even stars from the Earth. Try this yourself on distant objects.
Measuring the distances of planets from Earth -
Sweet science
Jem uses toffee as the main ingredient for his hybrid rocket, which he launches down a 200 metre railway track.
Jem's toffee-powered rocket sled
Credits
- Series Producer
- Paul King
- Series Editor
- Dermot Caulfield
- Presenter
- Liz Bonnin
- Presenter
- Dallas Campbell
- Presenter
- Jem Stansfield
- Presenter
- Yan Wong
Broadcasts
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