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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
    What do you see in the black mirror?

    Lone Phone
    What do you see in the black mirror?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Fine, I’ll share with you, but not everyone!

    Schrödingers Robber
    Fine, I’ll share with you, but not everyone!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Help! Capybara catastrophe!

    Cantankerous Capybaras
    Help! Capybara catastrophe!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do-nuts.  Wait!!  Are you on keto?

    Cheating on Keto
    Do-nuts.  Wait!!  Are you on keto?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pokémon to the rescue!  Of our environment?

    Gotta Learn 'Em All
    Pokémon to the rescue!  Of our environment?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is itchiness… CONTAGIOUS?!

    Contagious Itch
    Is itchiness… CONTAGIOUS?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does cancer make us cry?  Actually…maybe that could help…

    Cancer Catchers
    Does cancer make us cry?  Actually…maybe that could help…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I’m not drinking alone! I’ve got… my plant friends!

    Microdosing for Plants
    I’m not drinking alone! I’ve got… my plant friends!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Happy Thanksgiving, America!  Meat gravy, vegan tofurky, arguing over politics?!?

    Politics in the Brain
    Happy Thanksgiving, America!  Meat gravy, vegan tofurky, arguing over politics?!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Saving energy? We’re talkin’ Little Shop of Horrors!

    Flower Power Devour
    Saving energy? We’re talkin’ Little Shop of Horrors!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    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
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    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