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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
    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
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    Apple
    Bears on the move? It's paw-sible!

    Bear-ly Apart
    Bears on the move? It's paw-sible!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Beginning surgery! ... Scalpel? Check! ... Forceps? Check! ... 3D printer?!!? What the—?

    Not SCAR-y!
    Beginning surgery! ... Scalpel? Check! ... Forceps? Check! ... 3D printer?!!? What the—?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Sorry, I can’t go out tonight… Got a date with my chatbot!

    Chatbots, Help!
    Sorry, I can’t go out tonight… Got a date with my chatbot!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Grow a backbone, will ya?

    Viral Backbone
    Grow a backbone, will ya?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    POP goes the virus!

    Piercing Viruses
    POP goes the virus!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Diets? Spill the IMMUNI-tea!

    Immune Diet
    Diets? Spill the IMMUNI-tea!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Underwater… empty nesters?!

    Fishy Fatherhood
    Underwater… empty nesters?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Feeling di-STRAW-t over ocean pollution? Listen up.

    Seaworthy Straws
    Feeling di-STRAW-t over ocean pollution? Listen up.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Did you hear that SCREECH?

    The Fast and the Frictionless
    Did you hear that SCREECH?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Making a STINK about safety?

    Striped Safety
    Making a STINK about safety?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    You think you’re feeling just fine–but are you?

    Feel the Thoughts
    You think you’re feeling just fine–but are you?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    DID the Mayans predict the end of their own civilization?

    Dry Maya
    DID the Mayans predict the end of their own civilization?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Twinkle twinkle little star… “how I wonder what WE are???”

    Space DNA
    Twinkle twinkle little star… “how I wonder what WE are???”

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    They say love is a mixtape… of frog songs?!

    Serenading Ribbits
    They say love is a mixtape… of frog songs?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What if we could save sight…with SOUND?

    Sound for Sore Eyes
    What if we could save sight…with SOUND?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

    Sleepy Socializers
    Wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Darling, it’s better down where it’s wetter, under the sea!

    Reef Song
    Darling, it’s better down where it’s wetter, under the sea!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Gimme a hand here! A third one.

    Beak Performance
    Gimme a hand here! A third one.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Got writer’s block?

    Move to Innovate
    Got writer’s block?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    UGH! Stuck at ANOTHER red light!

    Green Driving
    UGH! Stuck at ANOTHER red light!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    So…how was school today? Hello? Anyone there?

    Toddler Tea Time
    So…how was school today? Hello? Anyone there?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You can count on … BEES?!?!

    Bee Odd, Bee Even
    You can count on … BEES?!?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh