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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?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    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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    Vitamins… for veggies?!

    Organ Farming
    Vitamins… for veggies?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Got an itch you can’t scratch?

    Itchy Skin
    Got an itch you can’t scratch?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    COVID detection is literally going down the toilet!

    Covid Number Two
    COVID detection is literally going down the toilet!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Tech can help endangered animals? RHI-NOT!

    Baby Rhino Tech
    Tech can help endangered animals? RHI-NOT!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Tiny cancer warriors ZOOMING to the rescue!

    Tiny Cancer Heroes
    Tiny cancer warriors ZOOMING to the rescue!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What’s grosser than a public toilet?! Cleaning it!

    Toilet Treatment
    What’s grosser than a public toilet?! Cleaning it!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    A tiny solution to your garden’s weed problem!

    10/03/24

    Weed Warriors
    A tiny solution to your garden’s weed problem!

    10/03/24

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Get my medicine! From the printer!

    Printed Cure
    Get my medicine! From the printer!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What’s black, white, and LOVES siestas?

    Drowsy Penguins
    What’s black, white, and LOVES siestas?

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    Someday they’ll find it–the Rainbow Connection!

    Seeing Ret(inol)
    Someday they’ll find it–the Rainbow Connection!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Having trouble remembering things? Just sleep on it!

    A Snooze Boost
    Having trouble remembering things? Just sleep on it!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Now you see it...now you don’t!

    Plant Magicians
    Now you see it...now you don’t!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    This study is a real brain DMT-ser!

    Healing Tea
    This study is a real brain DMT-ser!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Are some asteroids faster than others?

    Asteroid Blaster
    Are some asteroids faster than others?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What a tangled web we weave...in space?!

    Space Spiders
    What a tangled web we weave...in space?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Turning sweat into... electricity?

    Sweat It Out
    Turning sweat into... electricity?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Exposing Benjamin Button’s secret...

    Cellular Time Travel
    Exposing Benjamin Button’s secret...

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    How do you get back in the game, coffee or nap?

    Coffee or Nap?
    How do you get back in the game, coffee or nap?

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    An unexpected new use for our old friend, the inflatable tube dancer!

    Daunted Dingoes
    An unexpected new use for our old friend, the inflatable tube dancer!

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    Soil too dry to grow crops? Fear not!

    Down to Earth
    Soil too dry to grow crops? Fear not!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What has a mouth but doesn’t speak?

    River Tales
    What has a mouth but doesn’t speak?

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    Does a bad night’s sleep mean an even worse day?

    Sleep on That!
    Does a bad night’s sleep mean an even worse day?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh