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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
    “Just keep swimming..just keep swimming....”

    Surfing Sharks
    “Just keep swimming..just keep swimming....”

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    Apple
    Could Rudolph have been a red-nosed...T-REX?!?

    Dinos on Ice
    Could Rudolph have been a red-nosed...T-REX?!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    SPLASH! Take the plunge -- and meet the world’s best divers!

    Deep Divers
    SPLASH! Take the plunge -- and meet the world’s best divers!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does curiosity kill the...classroom? 

    Too Much Information
    Does curiosity kill the...classroom? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What’s POPPIN’? Sounds like...snacktime!!

    Perfectly Popped
    What’s POPPIN’? Sounds like...snacktime!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do our furry friends love to spice it up? 

    Spicy Snackin' Shrews
    Do our furry friends love to spice it up? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Have you heard? One thousand is the new thirty!

    Rainforest Resilience
    Have you heard? One thousand is the new thirty!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Reduce... reuse…VANILLA?

    Vanilla Warfare
    Reduce... reuse…VANILLA?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Even the prettiest flowers have to compete for attention! 

    Eye-Catching Biases
    Even the prettiest flowers have to compete for attention! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

    Boozy Social Hour
    Hey hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

Episodes
  • 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
    They gather at dawn, lifting their voices high in sweet rhythms. Oh, and they're lemurs!

    Primate Popstars
    They gather at dawn, lifting their voices high in sweet rhythms. Oh, and they're lemurs!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s election season! Time to get out the… SNEEZE?!

    Super Pack
    It’s election season! Time to get out the… SNEEZE?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why is Cookie Monster blue? Discuss!

    Netflix and Chat
    Why is Cookie Monster blue? Discuss!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can love ACTUALLY make the world more beautiful?

    RX Love
    Can love ACTUALLY make the world more beautiful?

  • 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
    Is this milk still good to drink?

    Scents and Scents-ability
    Is this milk still good to drink?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    One fish, two fish, red fish,...male fish?

    Fossil Fishing
    One fish, two fish, red fish,...male fish?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Munch munch munch… Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly!

    Very Hungry Caterpillars
    Munch munch munch… Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly!

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

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

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

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

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh