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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
    Was the first Grecian formula… Roman?

    Grecian Formula
    Was the first Grecian formula… Roman?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Let’s look at things in a whole new light!

    Dye-ing for a Clear View
    Let’s look at things in a whole new light!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Target acquired. Locked On. And… Bullseye!

    Brain Blast Radius
    Target acquired. Locked On. And… Bullseye!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    As the childhood tune goes: your nose brain’s connected to your... ear brain?!

    The Smell of Music?
    As the childhood tune goes: your nose brain’s connected to your... ear brain?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    There’s a double agent in your BLOOD?!

    Double Agent Warfare
    There’s a double agent in your BLOOD?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How are your fat cells "weighing in"?

    Fat Cells Never Forget
    How are your fat cells "weighing in"?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can we protect two babes with one shot?

    One Shot to Save Two Lives
    Can we protect two babes with one shot?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Talk about a space oddity!

    A Sideways Black Hole
    Talk about a space oddity!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Less food, longer life?!

    Wine Not Try Some Bile?
    Less food, longer life?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s a radioactive jungle out there!

    Shielded Shots
    It’s a radioactive jungle out there!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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