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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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    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
    Neuroscience goes punk? I’m a teenage lobotomy!

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

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    Apple
    Bring your canine to clean your canines!

    Pup Therapy
    Bring your canine to clean your canines!

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    Apple
    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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    Apple
    Do fruit flies get beer goggles?

    Bar Flies
    Do fruit flies get beer goggles?

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    Apple
    Click click! Brain selfie!

    Photogenic Minds
    Click click! Brain selfie!

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    Apple
    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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    Apple
    Guys!  Are youuuuu hot or not?

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

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

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

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    Apple
    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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    Apple
    Describe your personality … in ONE EMOJI!

    Emoji Emotions
    Describe your personality … in ONE EMOJI!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Amazing Grace, how sweet the...sight?! 

    Amazing Sight
    Amazing Grace, how sweet the...sight?! 

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    Apple
    Peee-yooh! Are you blaming the dog - again?

    Forest Farts
    Peee-yooh! Are you blaming the dog - again?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ugh, this physics test is driving me BATTY!

    Batty Knowledge
    Ugh, this physics test is driving me BATTY!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Bugged by pesky mosquitoes? Try adjusting your ALTITUDE!

    Bite-time Story
    Bugged by pesky mosquitoes? Try adjusting your ALTITUDE!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    So! How long can YOU hold your breath under water?

    Scuba Lizards
    So! How long can YOU hold your breath under water?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can I get extra fries with that Big Mac?

    Orangutan Obstacles
    Can I get extra fries with that Big Mac?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Inspired by ancient Banksy?

    Ancestors Masterpieces
    Inspired by ancient Banksy?

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    Apple
    What does a worker ant have to do to get the royal treatment?

    ANT-i Aging
    What does a worker ant have to do to get the royal treatment?

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    Apple
    Animals don’t HORSE AROUND when it comes to water!

    Equid-ed
    Animals don’t HORSE AROUND when it comes to water!

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    Apple
    An elephant never forgets... its G-P-S?

    Elephant GPS
    An elephant never forgets... its G-P-S?

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    Apple
    Chomp, chomp! How hard can a teen T-Rex bite?

    T-Rex Chomps
    Chomp, chomp! How hard can a teen T-Rex bite?

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    Apple
    What’s the best recipe – add or subtract?

    Less is More
    What’s the best recipe – add or subtract?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh