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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
    Just WALK it off…but WHERE?

    Stop! And Smell the Roses!
    Just WALK it off…but WHERE?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do spiders dream of… eight-legged sheep?!

    Dreaming Spiders
    Do spiders dream of… eight-legged sheep?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Feeling eco-virtuous in that Leaf or Tesla?  Slow down!

    Dirty Electric Cars
    Feeling eco-virtuous in that Leaf or Tesla?  Slow down!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Here’s a cookie idea that’s LITERALLY bananas!

    Healthy Split
    Here’s a cookie idea that’s LITERALLY bananas!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can’t resist PUPPY DOG EYES?

    Puppy Eyes
    Can’t resist PUPPY DOG EYES?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Salad spinner? Too much effort!

    Light Wash
    Salad spinner? Too much effort!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You gotta fight for your right…to fix your iPhone!

    The Apple Falls
    You gotta fight for your right…to fix your iPhone!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Morning sickness? *retch*!!

    Puzzling Pregnancy Puking
    Morning sickness? *retch*!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Countdown to… NUMBER TWO?!

    Piezo2 for Better Poo
    Countdown to… NUMBER TWO?!

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    Apple
    Pee-yew! Is that the smell of…. greenhouse… GAS?!

    All About Algae
    Pee-yew! Is that the smell of…. greenhouse… GAS?!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away…right???

    Lean Green Machines!
    An apple a day keeps the doctor away…right???

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What ancient craft is out of this world?

    Origami Spaceship
    What ancient craft is out of this world?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could the next medical breakthrough be… in your pocket?

    Mobile Medic
    Could the next medical breakthrough be… in your pocket?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    BEETHOVEN’S WIG! IS VERY BIG!

    Ode to Genomics
    BEETHOVEN’S WIG! IS VERY BIG!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Voyage to the bottom of the sea....literally!

    Deep Eels
    Voyage to the bottom of the sea....literally!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Birds of a feather flock together. But how about us humans?

    Friendly Brains
    Birds of a feather flock together. But how about us humans?

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    Apple
    As Woody says - “There’s a snake in my boot!”

    Toxic Toolbox
    As Woody says - “There’s a snake in my boot!”

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can corals live life in the fast lane?

    Current Events
    Can corals live life in the fast lane?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can cats help us create the PURRR-fect hairbrush?

    Tongue Tech
    Can cats help us create the PURRR-fect hairbrush?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does like cure like when it comes to… WILDFIRES?

    Fighting Fire with Fire
    Does like cure like when it comes to… WILDFIRES?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could music be the KEY to healthy brains?

    Radio Brains
    Could music be the KEY to healthy brains?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    New insight on jet technology from... insect pee?!

    Pee is for Propulsion
    New insight on jet technology from... insect pee?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh