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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    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
    Got a boo-boo?

    Pond Scum to Super Gel
    Got a boo-boo?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    They say love is a…mixtape of frog songs?!

    Serenading Ribbits
    They say love is a…mixtape of frog songs?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    This “undo button” could be a lifesaver!

    Ctrl Z Medicine
    This “undo button” could be a lifesaver!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Sweet chrome dome, Ratman!

    Bald No More
    Sweet chrome dome, Ratman!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is sugar carcinogenic?!

    Sugarcoating Lung Cancer
    Is sugar carcinogenic?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Get ready for a tail-wagging discovery!

    Paw-sitively Brilliant
    Get ready for a tail-wagging discovery!

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    Apple
    Beep, beep! That guy ahead’s not just a bad driver, he’s destroying the planet!

    Green Driving
    Beep, beep! That guy ahead’s not just a bad driver, he’s destroying the planet!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are MICROplastics making BIG impacts?

    Bacteria's Microplastic Power-Up
    Are MICROplastics making BIG impacts?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Time heals all wounds—but how about honey?

    Honey Fix
    Time heals all wounds—but how about honey?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can lidocaine… mess up your brain?!

    Lidocaine Brain Pain
    Can lidocaine… mess up your brain?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can’t fall asleep without the comforting glow of your devices?

    Watts Up Doc?
    Can’t fall asleep without the comforting glow of your devices?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Stop and smell the… NANO BOTS?!

    Tiny Flowers
    Stop and smell the… NANO BOTS?!

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    Apple
    Ring ring! Hello, do you trust SCIENTISTS???

    Scientific Trust
    Ring ring! Hello, do you trust SCIENTISTS???

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Let’s have a Dinner Party! But YOU host it!

    Heartbeats and Heartstrings
    Let’s have a Dinner Party! But YOU host it!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system?

    Rookie to Cancer-Fighting Champ
    Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    News flash: Rock ‘n’ roll head-banging ain’t healthy!

    Head Banging
    News flash: Rock ‘n’ roll head-banging ain’t healthy!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Take a chill pill! For the grandbabies!

    Stressful Science
    Take a chill pill! For the grandbabies!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could the cure for cancer be… your own fat?!

    Fat Fighter
    Could the cure for cancer be… your own fat?!

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    Apple
    Can protein cause… back pain?!... in rats?!

    Back Pain Rat Race
    Can protein cause… back pain?!... in rats?!

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    Apple
    Ugh. You think just like mom!

    X-Factor in Brain Aging
    Ugh. You think just like mom!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    A benefit concert for the ocean? Try a reef instrument!

    The Sound of Home
    A benefit concert for the ocean? Try a reef instrument!

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    Apple
    *sniff sniff* Smells…noisy?

    Scents and Sounds
    *sniff sniff* Smells…noisy?

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    Apple
    Is the cure for cancer… pickleball?!

    Pickleball Prescription
    Is the cure for cancer… pickleball?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh