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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
    We can all use a helping … finger?

    A Helping Finger
    We can all use a helping … finger?

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    Apple
    Gotta have my drugs, man!  But short on cheddar!

    Chemistry Robots
    Gotta have my drugs, man!  But short on cheddar!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the cure for drug overdoses under your skin?

    Making Rescue Within Reach
    Is the cure for drug overdoses under your skin?

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    Apple
    Would you be a good dead spider and grab that for me?

    Resurrecting Spiders
    Would you be a good dead spider and grab that for me?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hug a tree!  Especially if you are one!

    Tree-Friendly
    Hug a tree!  Especially if you are one!

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    Apple
    Could the crack of dawn… make you crack a smile, as you get older?

    Right On Time
    Could the crack of dawn… make you crack a smile, as you get older?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Follow the CHOCOLATE brick road?!

    Cocoa Relaxer
    Follow the CHOCOLATE brick road?!

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    Apple
    Could a cure for cancer be SLIMY?!

    12/05/24

    Slimy Solutions
    Could a cure for cancer be SLIMY?!

    12/05/24

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    Apple
    Once upon a time, each holiday photo was like Halloween!

    Red Eye
    Once upon a time, each holiday photo was like Halloween!

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    Apple
    It’s Stormy Monday....for spiders?

    Storm of Spiders
    It’s Stormy Monday....for spiders?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is fat LITERAL food for thought?

    Communication Breakdown
    Is fat LITERAL food for thought?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Snack time! Brownie or...cucumber?

    Smells Delicious
    Snack time! Brownie or...cucumber?

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    Apple
    Lookout - snake on the make! 

    Hiss and Makeup
    Lookout - snake on the make! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

    Sound Asleep
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Remember Rocky J. Squirrel? His Parkour skills were NUTS! 

    Squirrel Tricks
    Remember Rocky J. Squirrel? His Parkour skills were NUTS! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could joining the swim team turn your kid into a spelling champ? 

    Vocabulary Exercise
    Could joining the swim team turn your kid into a spelling champ? 

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    Apple
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time! 

    A Tale of Two... TAILS?
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time! 

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    Apple
    Learning your A-B-Cs? Piece of cake! 

    Alphabet Soup-er
    Learning your A-B-Cs? Piece of cake! 

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    Apple
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

    Freshman Fifteen
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s “Tool Time!”

    Carpenter's Secret
    It’s “Tool Time!”

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    Apple
    Life will be AWESOME in – oh – two hundred years...?! 

    Rockin' Rockfish
    Life will be AWESOME in – oh – two hundred years...?! 

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    Apple
    Is your dog giving you the side-eye? 

    Cranium-Cockin' Canines
    Is your dog giving you the side-eye? 

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh