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The Loh Down on Science

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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
    Can we recharge our brains’ batteries? Literally?!

    Low Battery Brain
    Can we recharge our brains’ batteries? Literally?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Your eyes say more than your lips ever could.

    Eye Spy Memory
    Your eyes say more than your lips ever could.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey diabetics! Imagine ditching the daily needle routine!

    Insulin Infiltration
    Hey diabetics! Imagine ditching the daily needle routine!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Which came first: the chicken… or the T-Rex?

    Tyranno-riffic Discovery
    Which came first: the chicken… or the T-Rex?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Listen to your neck, and you’ll never miss a beat!

    CPR’s Neck Listener
    Listen to your neck, and you’ll never miss a beat!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Tissue regeneration isn't out of earshot!

    Issue with Tissue Regeneration
    Tissue regeneration isn't out of earshot!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You know who needs a spa day ASAP? Your heart!

    Steamy Showdown
    You know who needs a spa day ASAP? Your heart!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Only YOU can prevent … structure fires?!

    Fire Safety, Hot Tips
    Only YOU can prevent … structure fires?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Tired of praying to the porcelain gods?

    Tilt-a-Hurl
    Tired of praying to the porcelain gods?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Man, your bad breath is MAMMOTH!

    Woolly Toothache
    Man, your bad breath is MAMMOTH!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey kid, falling asleep at your desk!  WAKE UP!

    Sleepy Children Happy Children
    Hey kid, falling asleep at your desk!  WAKE UP!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Home runs are really HEATING UP…

    Hot Hits
    Home runs are really HEATING UP…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Who do you think would win a chess game? You or … an octopus?

    Poop Pills
    Who do you think would win a chess game? You or … an octopus?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Say cheese!

    Selfie Love
    Say cheese!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

    Mind Reader
    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    YOWZA! This food is electric!

    Edible Electronics
    YOWZA! This food is electric!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

    Cocoa For Weight Loss
    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I’m so hangry, I’m BLIND with rage!

    Hangry and Blind
    I’m so hangry, I’m BLIND with rage!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does being a mom make you lose brain cells?

    F-ANT-astic Queen
    Does being a mom make you lose brain cells?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    In the words of Rod Stewart...

    Forever Young
    In the words of Rod Stewart...

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hydrogen power! It can take us up into outer space - or down the freeway!

    Hydrogen Sensor
    Hydrogen power! It can take us up into outer space - or down the freeway!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    HELLLP! Somebody nabbed MY grocery cart in the Trader Joe’s parking lot!

    Help Needed
    HELLLP! Somebody nabbed MY grocery cart in the Trader Joe’s parking lot!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh