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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?!

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    Apple
    I just can’t stop hic – hic – hiccupping! 

    Hicc-Away Heroes
    I just can’t stop hic – hic – hiccupping! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut?

    Sickly Sweet
    Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Cancer cell destruction sequence initiated. Pew pew! 

    Operation Tiny
    Cancer cell destruction sequence initiated. Pew pew! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Awwwwww! Cute video alert!

    ZooTube
    Awwwwww! Cute video alert!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are smarter people more so-fish-ticated?

    Smart Swimmers
    Are smarter people more so-fish-ticated?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are those bats talking SMACK about ME?!

    Superhearing!
    Are those bats talking SMACK about ME?!

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    Apple
    Was the Very Hungry Caterpillar also very TOXIC?

    Caterpillar Defense
    Was the Very Hungry Caterpillar also very TOXIC?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why do dogs WOLF down our leftovers?

    Doggy Bags
    Why do dogs WOLF down our leftovers?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Amazing Grace, how sweet the...sight?! 

    Amazing Sight
    Amazing Grace, how sweet the...sight?! 

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    Apple
    Peee-yooh! Are you blaming the dog - again?

    Forest Farts
    Peee-yooh! Are you blaming the dog - again?

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?

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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...?!

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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