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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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    Apple
    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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    Apple
    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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    Apple
    Need a change in routine?

    Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
    Need a change in routine?

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    Apple
    Call pest control - we’ve got a Capybara problem! 

    Cantankerous Capybaras
    Call pest control - we’ve got a Capybara problem! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Oh no! Is that. . . a new white hair?!

    Dye Another Day
    Oh no! Is that. . . a new white hair?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

    Gobble Gobble!
    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

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    Apple
    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

    Nowhere to Hide
    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

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    Apple
    There was an age when GIANT TORTOISES walked the earth!?

    Tortoise Attack
    There was an age when GIANT TORTOISES walked the earth!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    “Life is plastic, it’s fantastic!” -- NOT!! 

    Robot Patrol
    “Life is plastic, it’s fantastic!” -- NOT!! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What’s the difference between the Baltimore World Trade Center and New York’s One World Tower? 

    Antiprism-tastic!
    What’s the difference between the Baltimore World Trade Center and New York’s One World Tower? 

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    Apple
    Look out - it’s the attack of the planet-eating suns!

    Planetary Diet
    Look out - it’s the attack of the planet-eating suns!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    A purse that speaks to you. Shoes that call your name. How does Instagram know the EXACT way to your wallet??

    Ad-itude
    A purse that speaks to you. Shoes that call your name. How does Instagram know the EXACT way to your wallet??

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Stressed out? You have GUT to relax!

    Gut and Paste
    Stressed out? You have GUT to relax!

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    Apple
    I’ll be there in the blink of an eye….literally!

    Blink of an Eye
    I’ll be there in the blink of an eye….literally!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    A brush a day keeps the dentist away!

    Brushing Basics
    A brush a day keeps the dentist away!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Dentist fraidy cats, unite!

    Just a Pinch
    Dentist fraidy cats, unite!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do our dogs just love us for our kibble?

    Mans BFF
    Do our dogs just love us for our kibble?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Richer or poorer – who’s more romantic? Our lips are sealed!

    Erotic Economics
    Richer or poorer – who’s more romantic? Our lips are sealed!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What happens when a very hungry caterpillar turns very HANGRY?

    Hangry Caterpillars
    What happens when a very hungry caterpillar turns very HANGRY?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t mind me! I’m just microdosing my plants… with ALCOHOL!?

    Microdosing for Plants
    Don’t mind me! I’m just microdosing my plants… with ALCOHOL!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Raise a Mimosa glass to this wildlife restoration team!

    Chewing Out Invasives
    Raise a Mimosa glass to this wildlife restoration team!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Who was the star in Black Swan? Natalie Portman or Keira Knightly?

    Doppelganger DNA
    Who was the star in Black Swan? Natalie Portman or Keira Knightly?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Feel like crawling into a cave when you’re sick? So do bats!

    Bat-ting the Distance
    Feel like crawling into a cave when you’re sick? So do bats!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does time REALLY fly when you’re having fun?  

    Time Flies
    Does time REALLY fly when you’re having fun?  

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh