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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
    Who’s that rowdy DJ… in your lungs?!

    The Accidental Bouncer
    Who’s that rowdy DJ… in your lungs?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the path to walking again just a spark away?

    Steps Toward Recovery
    Is the path to walking again just a spark away?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Welcome to the memory storage department – graveyard shift!

    Eye Remember That!
    Welcome to the memory storage department – graveyard shift!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I see the light!

    Molecules on the Move
    I see the light!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Guess what’s the next big VIRAL hit…

    So You Think You Can Evolve?
    Guess what’s the next big VIRAL hit…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Want a DNA glow up?!

    Food for Thought
    Want a DNA glow up?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Your therapist doesn’t get you? Maybe try one named HAL…

    Artificial Emotional Intelligence
    Your therapist doesn’t get you? Maybe try one named HAL…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Talk about life’s NUMTS and bolts!

    Life's Numts and Bolts
    Talk about life’s NUMTS and bolts!

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    Apple
    Prepping your taxes?  Feeling sad?  Wait, that’s a GOOD thing!

    Good Mood
    Prepping your taxes?  Feeling sad?  Wait, that’s a GOOD thing!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Was the first Grecian formula… Roman?

    Grecian Formula
    Was the first Grecian formula… Roman?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I’ve got a GUT feeling we know each other somehow!

    Gut Feeling
    I’ve got a GUT feeling we know each other somehow!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t open Pandoraea’s box! Who knows what you’ll unleash!

    Bacterial Burglary
    Don’t open Pandoraea’s box! Who knows what you’ll unleash!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does clean energy have a dirty downside?

    Clean Energy's Dirty Side
    Does clean energy have a dirty downside?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    ADAP! Ever heard of it?

    What is ADAP?
    ADAP! Ever heard of it?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    AI doesn’t miss a beat.

    AI's on Pulse Patrol
    AI doesn’t miss a beat.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ooh, that’s the SWEET spot. Right between my fins.

    Killer Skin Care
    Ooh, that’s the SWEET spot. Right between my fins.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Got a rodent problem? Here's some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into!

    GNAW-tural Selection
    Got a rodent problem? Here's some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into!

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    Apple
    Do we need to start vaccinating… bugs?!

    Malaria_Buzzkill
    Do we need to start vaccinating… bugs?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could physics predict a crowd crush before it starts?

    Crowd Crush
    Could physics predict a crowd crush before it starts?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Let rivers be rivers!

    Making an Artificial River Natural
    Let rivers be rivers!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?!

    Testy Toxoplasma
    Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?!

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    Apple
    Moth to flame? More like… suns out, buns out!

    Shake Your Buggy
    Moth to flame? More like… suns out, buns out!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh