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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
    Taxi! I can’t remember how to get home!

    Long Live the Taxi Drivers
    Taxi! I can’t remember how to get home!

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

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

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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!

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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?!

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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…

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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!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Deserts covered in GLASS? Sounds like the latest sci-fi film universe!

    Astro Glassblowing
    Deserts covered in GLASS? Sounds like the latest sci-fi film universe!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Imagine a meal even Ms. Pacman can’t swallow whole! 

    Nibbling Cancer Away
    Imagine a meal even Ms. Pacman can’t swallow whole! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Oh no! Our G-P-S has gone BATTY!

    Bat-ty GPS
    Oh no! Our G-P-S has gone BATTY!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t set your scale on fire just yet!

    Smoked Out
    Don’t set your scale on fire just yet!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are you under the influence… of BABY?

    Smell the Rage
    Are you under the influence… of BABY?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Say hello to…Rocket Science Barbie?

    Gender Interest?
    Say hello to…Rocket Science Barbie?

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    Apple
    RoboCop -- meet RoboFish!

    Fear Factor
    RoboCop -- meet RoboFish!

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    Apple
    Once upon a time...” could be more than a fairy tale!

    Brain Synch
    Once upon a time...” could be more than a fairy tale!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do seabirds sign prenups?

    Birdie Breakups
    Do seabirds sign prenups?

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    Apple
    What's big, scaly, and eats more than your Dad at a discount buffet?

    Cray-sea Creatures
    What's big, scaly, and eats more than your Dad at a discount buffet?

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    Apple
    Flexible as jelly! Stronger than shatter-proof glass! It’s SUPER...stuff?!

    Super Jelly!
    Flexible as jelly! Stronger than shatter-proof glass! It’s SUPER...stuff?!

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    Apple
    Love is in the air tonight…or is that giraffe D-N-A?

    Tracking By Burp
    Love is in the air tonight…or is that giraffe D-N-A?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh