Today is Giving Tuesday!

Give back to local trustworthy news; your gift's impact will go twice as far for LAist because it's matched dollar for dollar on this special day. 
A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and  below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
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 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    Those wild birds eat WHAT?

    An Unlikely Source
    Those wild birds eat WHAT?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Stop and smell the… NANO BOTS?!

    Tiny Flowers
    Stop and smell the… NANO BOTS?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Ring ring! Hello, do you trust SCIENTISTS???

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Having trouble remembering things? Just sleep on it!

    A Snooze Boost
    Having trouble remembering things? Just sleep on it!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Now you see it...now you don’t!

    Plant Magicians
    Now you see it...now you don’t!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    This study is a real brain DMT-ser!

    Healing Tea
    This study is a real brain DMT-ser!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Are some asteroids faster than others?

    Asteroid Blaster
    Are some asteroids faster than others?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    What a tangled web we weave...in space?!

    Space Spiders
    What a tangled web we weave...in space?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Turning sweat into... electricity?

    Sweat It Out
    Turning sweat into... electricity?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Exposing Benjamin Button’s secret...

    Cellular Time Travel
    Exposing Benjamin Button’s secret...

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    How do you get back in the game, coffee or nap?

    Coffee or Nap?
    How do you get back in the game, coffee or nap?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    An unexpected new use for our old friend, the inflatable tube dancer!

    Daunted Dingoes
    An unexpected new use for our old friend, the inflatable tube dancer!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Soil too dry to grow crops? Fear not!

    Down to Earth
    Soil too dry to grow crops? Fear not!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    What has a mouth but doesn’t speak?

    River Tales
    What has a mouth but doesn’t speak?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Does a bad night’s sleep mean an even worse day?

    Sleep on That!
    Does a bad night’s sleep mean an even worse day?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh