Today is Giving Tuesday!

Give back to local trustworthy news; your gift's impact will go twice as far for LAist because it's matched dollar for dollar on this special day. 
A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
 — 
See All Episodes
Subscribe

Hey, LA listener!

Download our app for the optimal streaming experience

Apple Store logo Google play logo
  • Listen Now Playing Listen
Loh Down Tile 2024
Subscribe

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.

Support The Loh Down on Science

Your donation powers all the news and programming you value.
A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Just WALK it off…but WHERE?

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Do spiders dream of… eight-legged sheep?!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Can’t resist PUPPY DOG EYES?

    Puppy Eyes
    Can’t resist PUPPY DOG EYES?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Salad spinner? Too much effort!

    Light Wash
    Salad spinner? Too much effort!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Morning sickness? *retch*!!

    Puzzling Pregnancy Puking
    Morning sickness? *retch*!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Countdown to… NUMBER TWO?!

    Piezo2 for Better Poo
    Countdown to… NUMBER TWO?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Feel like crawling into a cave when you’re sick? So do bats!

    Bat-ting the Distance
    Feel like crawling into a cave when you’re sick? So do bats!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Does time REALLY fly when you’re having fun?  

    Time Flies
    Does time REALLY fly when you’re having fun?  

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Gym rats - had a muscle injury? Let your healthy arm lend a hand!

    Armed and Ready
    Gym rats - had a muscle injury? Let your healthy arm lend a hand!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Could playing with dirt make our kids healthier?

    Muddy Boots
    Could playing with dirt make our kids healthier?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Why does this place have so much BUZZ anyway?!

    Buzzing Cities
    Why does this place have so much BUZZ anyway?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    FIIIIDDDOOO I’m home!! How about a kiss! 

    Fido's Feelings
    FIIIIDDDOOO I’m home!! How about a kiss! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What has fur and GLOWS under UVlight? Platypus!

    That Platypus Glow
    What has fur and GLOWS under UVlight? Platypus!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    The energy industry really needs tolighten up …Literally.

    Leaf It to Solar
    The energy industry really needs tolighten up …Literally.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fast food, fast fashion…how about fast DIAMONDS?

    Diamonds in a Hurry
    Fast food, fast fashion…how about fast DIAMONDS?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Building blocks and math skills…it all stacks up! 

    Blockheads
    Building blocks and math skills…it all stacks up! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Electric bill got you sweatin’?

    Watery Windows
    Electric bill got you sweatin’?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Can a thirty minute test save your life?

    Rapid Tests, Safer Sex!
    Can a thirty minute test save your life?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh