Recording, recording, recording. Okay, so here is my question for you. Yes, what do you do at science camp?

Well, what do you mean? Like what what do you think makes science camp different than like regular camp?

Well, you get to do a lot of experiments. Like what sort of stuff was your favorite?

A lot of things like I think it's on inventions. And the week before this one was slime time. We made a lot of slime in chemistry.

We performed slime time with war war dinosaur. I learned about dinosaurs. And we performed that with NASA kids.

We learned about space. And the first week of camp was grossology. It was so gross.

Grossology. Slime time. Roar, roar dinosaur. Every week a different theme. My six-year-old kid has been going to science camp this summer. And I have never seen him so darn happy.

Do you think I'm going to have more fun than you today? He asks me every morning at drop off. Yes, you little brat. Of course you are.

What adult wouldn't want to be concocting and creating all day long with nothing but the sheer joy of experimentation on the line?

Well, in Brooklyn, naturally, there are some adults who have figured out how to do just that. But with some slightly more grown-up technology.

I think it was clear that they did not want me storing bacteria in the house.

It's new tech city. WNYC's look at how technology is changing the way we live. I'm a new summer OD and this week we're talking experiments.

Literally in the lab experiments and experiments in innovating how we get around every day.

I think one of the advantages of these kinds of apps is the remove the uncertainty that you face that a cab driver will pass you by because they're profiling you based on how you look.

But first, it's kind of amazing that the technology for analyzing DNA has become so affordable that people can actually do it at home.

Why do woodworking or crochet when you can analyze DNA, right? Well, some science obvious are coming together to put a DIY spin on biology at a community lab called Gen Space.

Sounds weird and slightly dangerous? Yeah, well, here's the assessment from our reporter, Jessica Gould.

Wilhelm Joyce Anderson holds a pipette full of liquid up to the light and squints. He's trying to break up some plant cells with a mixture of detergent and water.

As a software engineer, he deals with pretty technical stuff. But he says this is way outside his element. And what are you doing?

Right now, I'm trying to learn how to do this lab work. I actually have no idea what I'm doing. I'm a software guy and this is hardware.

Anderson is one of about 15 people gathered for a class called pizza and PCR. The goal is to sequence some DNA and then have a beer and a slice.

Just a typical night at Gen Space, where lay people and scientists alike can come and work on their biotechnology projects.

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