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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
    What has six legs and is INDESTRUCTIBLE?!

    Diabolical Tank
    What has six legs and is INDESTRUCTIBLE?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why do feel good movies put us in happy mode?

    Piano, Man
    Why do feel good movies put us in happy mode?

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    Apple
    What sounds good: fresh lobster roll or... a nice cricket po’ boy?!

    Cricket Allergies
    What sounds good: fresh lobster roll or... a nice cricket po’ boy?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You heard what you … SAW?!

    Hearsight
    You heard what you … SAW?!

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    Apple
    Fight carbon dioxide with...flight?

    Gas to First Class
    Fight carbon dioxide with...flight?

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    Apple
    Snap quiz: What hops. . . and glows?

    Global Glow
    Snap quiz: What hops. . . and glows?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Zoom meeting? Quick, turn OFF the camera!

    Camera Off!
    Zoom meeting? Quick, turn OFF the camera!

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    Apple
    Maybe you should give that off-colored produce a second look!

    Bad Apples
    Maybe you should give that off-colored produce a second look!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Doc - it’s been two days! Where are my medical results?

    Bandage Diagnosis
    Doc - it’s been two days! Where are my medical results?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    That body language seems somehow... FISHY!

    Micro Personality
    That body language seems somehow... FISHY!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

    Sleigh Bells and Seaweed
    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar. But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

    Schrödinger’s Robber
    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar. But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Time to scope out the competition!

    Opponent Buzz
    Time to scope out the competition!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Need a change in routine?

    Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
    Need a change in routine?

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    Apple
    Call pest control - we’ve got a Capybara problem! 

    Cantankerous Capybaras
    Call pest control - we’ve got a Capybara problem! 

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    Apple
    Oh no! Is that. . . a new white hair?!

    Dye Another Day
    Oh no! Is that. . . a new white hair?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

    Gobble Gobble!
    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

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    Apple
    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

    Nowhere to Hide
    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

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    Apple
    There was an age when GIANT TORTOISES walked the earth!?

    Tortoise Attack
    There was an age when GIANT TORTOISES walked the earth!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    “Life is plastic, it’s fantastic!” -- NOT!! 

    Robot Patrol
    “Life is plastic, it’s fantastic!” -- NOT!! 

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    Apple
    What’s the difference between the Baltimore World Trade Center and New York’s One World Tower? 

    Antiprism-tastic!
    What’s the difference between the Baltimore World Trade Center and New York’s One World Tower? 

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    Apple
    Look out - it’s the attack of the planet-eating suns!

    Planetary Diet
    Look out - it’s the attack of the planet-eating suns!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh