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The Loh Down on Science

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Episodes
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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?

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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?!

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    Apple
    Is your hairstyle … HAZARDOUS?!

    Hair Hazard
    Is your hairstyle … HAZARDOUS?!

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    Apple
    Lights out! You’re killing the ocean VIBES, man!

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

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    Apple
    Wanna better cup of joe?

    Jolting Java
    Wanna better cup of joe?

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    Apple
    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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    Apple
    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?

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    Apple
    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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    Apple
    Pfft! Anyone can navigate with a smartphone… Try a compass!

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

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    Apple
    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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    Apple
    We are aliveeee with the sooounds of our boooodiess!

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

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    Apple
    UGH ticks really…TICK me off!

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

Episodes
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    Apple
    Hey cat, quit staring at me! What on EARTH is he thinking about?

    Cat-titude
    Hey cat, quit staring at me! What on EARTH is he thinking about?

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    Apple
    Hey Siri - want to go shopping?

    A-I Shopping Buddy
    Hey Siri - want to go shopping?

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    Apple
    It’s election season - time to get out the...sneeze?

    Super-Pack
    It’s election season - time to get out the...sneeze?

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    Apple
    Happiness is ageless! Or is it??

    Happiest Age
    Happiness is ageless! Or is it??

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Have I told you lately that I trust you?

    Trust Me?
    Have I told you lately that I trust you?

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    Apple
    Alexa, play “Baby Shark.” Alexa, PLAY “BABY SHARK”! ALEXA? 

    Hey Siri
    Alexa, play “Baby Shark.” Alexa, PLAY “BABY SHARK”! ALEXA? 

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    Apple
    Too hot! Too cold! Just right...?!

    Smart Clothes
    Too hot! Too cold! Just right...?!

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    Apple
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

    Web Designers
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

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    Apple
    Hey - isn’t it YOUR turn to take out the trash? 

    Killer Fungus
    Hey - isn’t it YOUR turn to take out the trash? 

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    Apple
    Green Acres...is the place to be! Oh yeah!

    Agro-forestry
    Green Acres...is the place to be! Oh yeah!

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    Apple
    GRRR!!! Keep your distance!

    Crabby Bellies
    GRRR!!! Keep your distance!

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    Apple
    Dinnertime and I’m in my pajamas... am I still “adulting?

    Adulting is a Mess!
    Dinnertime and I’m in my pajamas... am I still “adulting?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh