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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?

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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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    Need a change in routine?

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

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    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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    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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    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

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

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

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

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    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? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Look out - it’s the attack of the planet-eating suns!

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

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    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
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    Need a QUICK pick me up?

    Brewtiful Lasers
    Need a QUICK pick me up?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Lookin’ for treats in all the wrong places?

    Take a Break
    Lookin’ for treats in all the wrong places?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Going to Mars? Don’t forget the sunblock!

    Space Race
    Going to Mars? Don’t forget the sunblock!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Fitness trackers, VR, AI….oh my!

    Bacteria Batteries
    Fitness trackers, VR, AI….oh my!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Boo Boo, stop parroting everything I say!

    Babbling Baby Birds
    Boo Boo, stop parroting everything I say!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Love the Louvre, but can’t go to Paris?

    Art's Content
    Love the Louvre, but can’t go to Paris?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    There’s a bright future for farming…  in the dark?

    Goodbye Sunshine
    There’s a bright future for farming…  in the dark?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    HELP! Turn on the bat-signal!

    Talkin' Batty
    HELP! Turn on the bat-signal!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Are sea otters… copycats?

    Otter See, Otter Do
    Are sea otters… copycats?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Don’t forget to water your … computer?!?

    All-Powerful Algae
    Don’t forget to water your … computer?!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Got a sweet tooth? Me too. . .

    Sugar Series
    Got a sweet tooth? Me too. . .

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    Bad memory making you BATTY?

    Remem-BAT That
    Bad memory making you BATTY?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh