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The Loh Down on Science

The Loh Down on Science is the fun way to get your daily dose of science in less than two minutes. The program explains the world of science with a dash of humor.

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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

    Ant Clones
    Do you ever think your sibling comes from a different species entirely?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

    Medium Black Hole
    Ever heard of Goldilocks and the three… black holes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Wash your mouth out with soap! Literally?

    Lather Up
    Wash your mouth out with soap! Literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    This line for pumpkin spice latte is killing me. Hey, no cuts!

    Get In Line
    This line for pumpkin spice latte is killing me. Hey, no cuts!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Honk honk! Rats take to the open road!  

    Rat Race
    Honk honk! Rats take to the open road!  

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Watch out WALL-E, there’s a new WAVE of robots coming

    Octo-bot Arms
    Watch out WALL-E, there’s a new WAVE of robots coming

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Was your holiday chocolate descended from royalty?

    Chocolate Ancestry
    Was your holiday chocolate descended from royalty?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Dreaming of a good night's sleep?

    Sweet Dreams
    Dreaming of a good night's sleep?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Feeling stressed? Drink some cocoa!

    Cocoa Relaxer
    Feeling stressed? Drink some cocoa!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Cold weather -- it’s SNOW joke!

    Snowproof Genes
    Cold weather -- it’s SNOW joke!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

    Sleigh Bells and Seaweed
    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar. But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

    Schrödinger’s Robber
    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar. But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What’s the best recipe – add or subtract?

    Less is More
    What’s the best recipe – add or subtract?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    When the going gets tough, the tough. . . lean on our friends?

    Best Prime-Mates
    When the going gets tough, the tough. . . lean on our friends?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    My shoes are too tight! Knot again!

    Step it Up!
    My shoes are too tight! Knot again!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Sky of blue, sea of green...but which way is home? 

    Fin-tastic Navigation
    Sky of blue, sea of green...but which way is home? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Hey! What’s on the buffet - for bacteria?

    Clean Bacteria
    Hey! What’s on the buffet - for bacteria?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    It’s been too long! Let’s grab coffee and catch up! 

    Communication is Key
    It’s been too long! Let’s grab coffee and catch up! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Need a boost to get through your workout?

    Sweet Sweat
    Need a boost to get through your workout?

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    Feeling stressed? Have a bubble bath, a glass of wine, and… an apple

    Bean-ough Stress
    Feeling stressed? Have a bubble bath, a glass of wine, and… an apple

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What makes magic mushrooms so…magic?

    Shroomy Magic
    What makes magic mushrooms so…magic?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Great Scott, Professor Brown - time travel takes GUTS!

    Probiotic Time Travel
    Great Scott, Professor Brown - time travel takes GUTS!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    But what about organisms WITHOUT brains?

    Slimey Memories
    But what about organisms WITHOUT brains?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    As Woody says - “There’s a snake in my boot!” 

    Toxic Toolbox
    As Woody says - “There’s a snake in my boot!” 

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh