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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
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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?

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    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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    Neuroscience goes punk? I’m a teenage lobotomy!

    Hardcore Brain Science
    Neuroscience goes punk? I’m a teenage lobotomy!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Bring your canine to clean your canines!

    Pup Therapy
    Bring your canine to clean your canines!

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    The Oscars are this weekend!  Do we smell…babies?

    Golden Stork
    The Oscars are this weekend!  Do we smell…babies?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Do fruit flies get beer goggles?

    Bar Flies
    Do fruit flies get beer goggles?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Click click! Brain selfie!

    Photogenic Minds
    Click click! Brain selfie!

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    Six legged wallflowers don’t get… POLLINATED?!

    Deaf Mosquitoes Don't Dance
    Six legged wallflowers don’t get… POLLINATED?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Guys!  Are youuuuu hot or not?

    Hot or Not?
    Guys!  Are youuuuu hot or not?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    How to kiss—ingest mints, pucker lips, tilt head?

    Right Smooch
    How to kiss—ingest mints, pucker lips, tilt head?

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    Hey guys, gals, non-binary humans—you think dating is hard?

    Hermaphrodite Horror Stories
    Hey guys, gals, non-binary humans—you think dating is hard?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Describe your personality … in ONE EMOJI!

    Emoji Emotions
    Describe your personality … in ONE EMOJI!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Spiders - they bite! They jump! They…DREAM?

    Dreaming Spiders
    Spiders - they bite! They jump! They…DREAM?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Mommm, sis threw a rock at me!

    Octo Throws
    Mommm, sis threw a rock at me!

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    Aww c’mon, shed a tear!

    Cancer Catchers
    Aww c’mon, shed a tear!

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    Come out, come out, wherever you are…

    Nowhere to Hide
    Come out, come out, wherever you are…

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    When it comes to speed-dial, ONE is the loneliest number!

    Lone Phone
    When it comes to speed-dial, ONE is the loneliest number!

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    Could cookies get ANY more a-PEEL-ing?

    Healthy Split
    Could cookies get ANY more a-PEEL-ing?

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    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar… But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

    Schrödinger’s Robber
    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar… But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    There’s gold in them there… bacteria?!

    Golden Ticket
    There’s gold in them there… bacteria?!

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    Could burning fireworks cause cancer?!

    Bright Firework Future
    Could burning fireworks cause cancer?!

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    The newest fitness fad could be … skin?

    The Skinny on E-Skins
    The newest fitness fad could be … skin?

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    Cold weather--it’s SNOW joke!

    Snowproof Genes
    Cold weather--it’s SNOW joke!

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    Shower–optional

    Singing in the Brain
    Shower–optional

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh