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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?!?

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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!

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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
    SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive?

    Seeing Red
    SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Rufus, time for walkies!

    Toxic Poo
    Rufus, time for walkies!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Help! I’ve POLLEN and I can’t get up!

    Pesky Pollen
    Help! I’ve POLLEN and I can’t get up!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

    Brontosaurus Bronchitis
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

    The Twilight Zone
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hunter! Gatherer! Farmer! Who works the hardest - or smartest?

    Ancient Energy Boost
    Hunter! Gatherer! Farmer! Who works the hardest - or smartest?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why do today what you can put off until…whenever?

    Take Your Time
    Why do today what you can put off until…whenever?

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    Apple
    Cavities are a PAIN - and that’s the TOOTH!

    Sweet Tooth
    Cavities are a PAIN - and that’s the TOOTH!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart?

    Scarred Heart
    Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What if WE have the Midas Touch?

    Modern Alchemy
    What if WE have the Midas Touch?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is it me, or are these crossword puzzles getting SMALLER??

    Eye-deal Solution
    Is it me, or are these crossword puzzles getting SMALLER??

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    Apple
    What’s the “secret sauce” that makes two people click? 

    Fast Friends
    What’s the “secret sauce” that makes two people click? 

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh