Sponsored message
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
Subscribe
  • Listen Now Playing Listen
Loh Down Tile 2024
Subscribe

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.

Support The Loh Down on Science

Your donation powers all the news and programming you value.
A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and  below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Leave the brie out too long and it turns bland and rubbery. What gives?

    Cheese Community
    Leave the brie out too long and it turns bland and rubbery. What gives?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Chores often slip our kids’ minds. Why?

    Future Thinking
    Chores often slip our kids’ minds. Why?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    They collected existing hair follicle stem cells from mice, looking for the goldi-LOCKS diet.

    The Hair Necessities
    They collected existing hair follicle stem cells from mice, looking for the goldi-LOCKS diet.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Is chemistry, oh. . . as easy as playing with Legos?!

    Rebuilding Plastic
    Is chemistry, oh. . . as easy as playing with Legos?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Voyage to the bottom of the sea....literally!

    Deep Eels
    Voyage to the bottom of the sea....literally!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Remember the Stone Age?

    Ancient Omelets
    Remember the Stone Age?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Bought a onesie for my friend’s newborn, and now EVERY ad I get is baby-centric! 

    Present Time
    Bought a onesie for my friend’s newborn, and now EVERY ad I get is baby-centric! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Brrrr, a freezing lake! But your buddy dives right in! Building up your courage -- you take the plunge!

    You First
    Brrrr, a freezing lake! But your buddy dives right in! Building up your courage -- you take the plunge!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Finals season - time to pull an all-nighter! 

    Workout or Pass Out
    Finals season - time to pull an all-nighter! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    What has six legs and is INDESTRUCTIBLE?!

    Diabolical Tank
    What has six legs and is INDESTRUCTIBLE?!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Bad night’s sleep? Try a HEAD RUSH!

    Sweet Dreams
    Bad night’s sleep? Try a HEAD RUSH!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    In a food coma after too much holiday ‘fressing?’

    Food Coma Revealed!
    In a food coma after too much holiday ‘fressing?’

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Write like an Egyptian!

    Unfolding Mysteries
    Write like an Egyptian!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    On Christmas Day we ask: is church air pure—literally?

    Church Air
    On Christmas Day we ask: is church air pure—literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Stand back, FOWL beast!

    Wild Chicken
    Stand back, FOWL beast!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Santa Claus is coming to town—or is he?

    Kid's Imaginary Friends
    Santa Claus is coming to town—or is he?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    What goes meow AND achoo?

    Kitty Antidote
    What goes meow AND achoo?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Human trash is a birds’ feast!  Or a last supper?

    Bird-ger Kings
    Human trash is a birds’ feast!  Or a last supper?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    It’s the year of the… RAISIN?!

    Quenched Grapes
    It’s the year of the… RAISIN?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Happy New Year!  How about a big fat mug of champagne?

    12/31/24

    Tasty Bubbles
    Happy New Year!  How about a big fat mug of champagne?

    12/31/24

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    What do you see in the black mirror?

    Lone Phone
    What do you see in the black mirror?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Fine, I’ll share with you, but not everyone!

    Schrödingers Robber
    Fine, I’ll share with you, but not everyone!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh