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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
    Could the key to preserving your brain be in … your bones?!

    Defenders Against Alzheimer's
    Could the key to preserving your brain be in … your bones?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Nature can heal itself? LLAMA tell you how!

    Llama Landscapers
    Nature can heal itself? LLAMA tell you how!

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    Apple
    With apologies to Mulan,
    Who is that MOUSE I see…staring straight back at me?

    Mouse Reflections
    With apologies to Mulan,
    Who is that MOUSE I see…staring straight back at me?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Which pet is PURR-fect for everyone?

    Whisker-ing Away Kidney Disease!
    Which pet is PURR-fect for everyone?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is it just me, or does being in nature make us feel more…rooted?

    Seeing Sounds
    Is it just me, or does being in nature make us feel more…rooted?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can depression be MELTED away??

    Temperatures Rise, Depression Falls
    Can depression be MELTED away??

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Oof! Was that a kick? Or a GUT feeling?

    Pregnancy Takes Guts!
    Oof! Was that a kick? Or a GUT feeling?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s SUPER cell!

    Master of Defense!
    It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s SUPER cell!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    “Shake shake shake, shake your”--- boxes?!

    Shake Shake Shake!
    “Shake shake shake, shake your”--- boxes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What’s more exhausting: meetings on zoom, or in person?

    Zooming Z's
    What’s more exhausting: meetings on zoom, or in person?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Target acquired. Locked On. And… Bullseye!

    Brain Blast Radius
    Target acquired. Locked On. And… Bullseye!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    As the childhood tune goes: your nose brain’s connected to your... ear brain?!

    The Smell of Music?
    As the childhood tune goes: your nose brain’s connected to your... ear brain?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    There’s a double agent in your BLOOD?!

    Double Agent Warfare
    There’s a double agent in your BLOOD?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How are your fat cells "weighing in"?

    Fat Cells Never Forget
    How are your fat cells "weighing in"?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can we protect two babes with one shot?

    One Shot to Save Two Lives
    Can we protect two babes with one shot?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Talk about a space oddity!

    A Sideways Black Hole
    Talk about a space oddity!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Less food, longer life?!

    Wine Not Try Some Bile?
    Less food, longer life?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s a radioactive jungle out there!

    Shielded Shots
    It’s a radioactive jungle out there!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Neuroscience goes punk? I’m a teenage lobotomy!

    Hardcore Brain Science
    Neuroscience goes punk? I’m a teenage lobotomy!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Bring your canine to clean your canines!

    Pup Therapy
    Bring your canine to clean your canines!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    The Oscars are this weekend!  Do we smell…babies?

    Golden Stork
    The Oscars are this weekend!  Do we smell…babies?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do fruit flies get beer goggles?

    Bar Flies
    Do fruit flies get beer goggles?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh