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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?

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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
    Time for bed...but first, just ONE MORE TikTok video!

    Blue Light Battle
    Time for bed...but first, just ONE MORE TikTok video!

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    Apple
    Can bats see into the future?

    Batty GPS
    Can bats see into the future?

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    Apple
    What could YOU do with a third thumb? 

    Three Thumbs Up
    What could YOU do with a third thumb? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Look out! Mutant armies on the attack

    Attack of the Mutants
    Look out! Mutant armies on the attack

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    Apple
    Want to talk to animals? It might not take Dr. Doolittle!  

    Fish Cod-munication
    Want to talk to animals? It might not take Dr. Doolittle!  

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You’ve heard of grass-fed meat, but how about grass-grown?!

    Meaty Greens
    You’ve heard of grass-fed meat, but how about grass-grown?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How ancient is the slumbering Dragon Man?

    Dragon Man
    How ancient is the slumbering Dragon Man?

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    Apple
    Hunting dogs SEEM to enjoy it - but are we actually stressing them out?

    Working like a Dog
    Hunting dogs SEEM to enjoy it - but are we actually stressing them out?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a…scientist in a helicopter!

    Green Light Plant Flight
    It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a…scientist in a helicopter!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    "HEY immune system! Bring it on!”

    Calm Down Corps
    "HEY immune system! Bring it on!”

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Lookout - snake on the make! 

    Hiss and Makeup
    Lookout - snake on the make! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

    Sound Asleep
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Remember Rocky J. Squirrel? His Parkour skills were NUTS! 

    Squirrel Tricks
    Remember Rocky J. Squirrel? His Parkour skills were NUTS! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could joining the swim team turn your kid into a spelling champ? 

    Vocabulary Exercise
    Could joining the swim team turn your kid into a spelling champ? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time! 

    A Tale of Two... TAILS?
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Learning your A-B-Cs? Piece of cake! 

    Alphabet Soup-er
    Learning your A-B-Cs? Piece of cake! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

    Freshman Fifteen
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s “Tool Time!”

    Carpenter's Secret
    It’s “Tool Time!”

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    Apple
    Life will be AWESOME in – oh – two hundred years...?! 

    Rockin' Rockfish
    Life will be AWESOME in – oh – two hundred years...?! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is your dog giving you the side-eye? 

    Cranium-Cockin' Canines
    Is your dog giving you the side-eye? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    If you can potty train a dog, can you potty train... A COW?

    Potty Trained Cows?
    If you can potty train a dog, can you potty train... A COW?

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    Apple
    Is it a horse...or a fashion statement?? 

    Rainbows and Unicorns
    Is it a horse...or a fashion statement?? 

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh