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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
    Your bank account balances on a strict budget…your body does too!

    Metabolic Bookkeeping
    Your bank account balances on a strict budget…your body does too!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Go ahead, sleep in.  It’s good for ya!

    Sleep or Hide?
    Go ahead, sleep in.  It’s good for ya!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Water and technology don’t mix! But what if they did?

    Battery Boost!
    Water and technology don’t mix! But what if they did?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t let the chubby cheeks fool you!

    Tiny T-Cells Pack a Mighty Punch
    Don’t let the chubby cheeks fool you!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Those wild birds eat WHAT?

    An Unlikely Source
    Those wild birds eat WHAT?

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

    Tiny Flowers
    Stop and smell the… NANO BOTS?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

    Walk it Off!
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

    Elmer's Cells
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Look out Percy Jackson, there’s a new lightning thief in town!

    Lightning Thief
    Look out Percy Jackson, there’s a new lightning thief in town!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could we shoot down bacteria POINT BLANK? 

    Nanobullets
    Could we shoot down bacteria POINT BLANK? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    A DEEP DIVE into the cuttlefish diet

    Shrimply More
    A DEEP DIVE into the cuttlefish diet

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

    Big Brains
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    HR, IDK, LDOS….are #Acronyms helpful or confusing?

    Abbreviation Aggravation
    HR, IDK, LDOS….are #Acronyms helpful or confusing?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Imagine seeing ancient Athens in its prime!

    Virtual Exca-vacation
    Imagine seeing ancient Athens in its prime!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are octopus the new boxing players in the sea ring?

    Eight Punches
    Are octopus the new boxing players in the sea ring?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Trees are the answer to fighting climate change!

    Into the Woods
    Trees are the answer to fighting climate change!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are rivers really blue?

    Rivers of Colors
    Are rivers really blue?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

    Big Brains
    Why doesn’t anyone appreciate my genius?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh