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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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    Is your hairstyle … HAZARDOUS?!

    Hair Hazard
    Is your hairstyle … HAZARDOUS?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Lights out! You’re killing the ocean VIBES, man!

    Hello Darkness My Old Friend
    Lights out! You’re killing the ocean VIBES, man!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Wanna better cup of joe?

    Jolting Java
    Wanna better cup of joe?

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    A cure for diabetes? So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

    Derailing Diabetes
    A cure for diabetes? So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

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    Bad day? If you’re a Jellyfish, WATER you gonna do about it?

    Deep-Sea Stress
    Bad day? If you’re a Jellyfish, WATER you gonna do about it?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What if the key to acing exams was … edible?

    Walnut Power!
    What if the key to acing exams was … edible?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Pfft! Anyone can navigate with a smartphone… Try a compass!

    Shark Navigation
    Pfft! Anyone can navigate with a smartphone… Try a compass!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Soup or Salad? Give me two of the same!

    Unalike Identical Twins
    Soup or Salad? Give me two of the same!

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    We are aliveeee with the sooounds of our boooodiess!

    The Sound of Our Bodies
    We are aliveeee with the sooounds of our boooodiess!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    UGH ticks really…TICK me off!

    Tick Tock: Time's Up!
    UGH ticks really…TICK me off!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Hey kid, falling asleep at your desk!  WAKE UP!

    Sleepy Children Happy Children
    Hey kid, falling asleep at your desk!  WAKE UP!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Home runs are really HEATING UP…

    Hot Hits
    Home runs are really HEATING UP…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Who do you think would win a chess game? You or … an octopus?

    Poop Pills
    Who do you think would win a chess game? You or … an octopus?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Say cheese!

    Selfie Love
    Say cheese!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

    Mind Reader
    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    YOWZA! This food is electric!

    Edible Electronics
    YOWZA! This food is electric!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

    Cocoa For Weight Loss
    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    I’m so hangry, I’m BLIND with rage!

    Hangry and Blind
    I’m so hangry, I’m BLIND with rage!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Does being a mom make you lose brain cells?

    F-ANT-astic Queen
    Does being a mom make you lose brain cells?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    In the words of Rod Stewart...

    Forever Young
    In the words of Rod Stewart...

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    Hydrogen power! It can take us up into outer space - or down the freeway!

    Hydrogen Sensor
    Hydrogen power! It can take us up into outer space - or down the freeway!

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    HELLLP! Somebody nabbed MY grocery cart in the Trader Joe’s parking lot!

    Help Needed
    HELLLP! Somebody nabbed MY grocery cart in the Trader Joe’s parking lot!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh