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Dara O Briain's Science Club

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Experts and a lively audience join Dara O Briain to tackle the biggest ideas in science.

Experts and a lively audience join Dara O Briain to tackle the biggest concepts in science and discover the great ideas that are changing the world we live in.

Dara O Briain's Science Club: Series 2

Dara O Briain

Mark Miodownik

Helen Czerski

Alok Jha

Helen Thomas

Kaye Godleman

Nigel Paterson

Dara O Briain's Science Club: Series 2: Episode 3: DIY Science

DIY Science

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Episode 3: DIY Science

Series 2

BBC Two - Dara O Briain's Science Club, Series 2, DIY Science

How powerful, affordable technology is ushering in a new era of DIY science.

Dara O Briain and his team explore how powerful, affordable technology is ushering in a new era of DIY science that everyone can get involved in.

Science Club explores how powerful, affordable technology is ushering in a new era of DIY science that everyone can get involved in. 

Science journalist Alok Jha is in California to see how citizen science is being used to save lives in the early detection of earthquakes. 

Dr Helen Czerski goes to Brazil and discovers an ingenious innovation - in an attempt to eradicate a killer disease, mosquitoes have been modified to self-destruct. 

In the studio, Dara and Professor Mark Miodownik get to grips with an inflatable crash helmet, a beat box made from vegetables and capture lightning in a box. And the team delve into tech hacking to see how stripping down and re-using technology promises to change our world.

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Dara and his team of experts return to look at everything from insects to mind control.

Dara and his team of experts return to look at subjects including insects, time and mind control.

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