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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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    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
    Pixels might be affecting your psyche

    Pixel Panic!
    Pixels might be affecting your psyche

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can floss STRING along a healthier future?

    Rooting for Better Immunity
    Can floss STRING along a healthier future?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Gaston ate sixty eggs a day! How’s HIS cholesterol?

    EGG-cellent News
    Gaston ate sixty eggs a day! How’s HIS cholesterol?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    There’s gold in them there… MICROBES?!

    Archaea Attack!
    There’s gold in them there… MICROBES?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Splat! It was a fly-by pooing!

    Dropping Knowledge
    Splat! It was a fly-by pooing!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can we outwit cancer’s dirtiest tricks?

    One Shot Wonder
    Can we outwit cancer’s dirtiest tricks?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the cure for cancer… psychedelic mushrooms?!

    Shroom with a View
    Is the cure for cancer… psychedelic mushrooms?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Join the enzyme evolution revolution… today!

    Maximum Efficiency
    Join the enzyme evolution revolution… today!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can E.T. survive UV?!

    Lichenate Me!
    Can E.T. survive UV?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    There are many ways to woo a lady, but have you ever tried… barfing?

    Romantic Retching
    There are many ways to woo a lady, but have you ever tried… barfing?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Is fat LITERAL food for thought?

    Communication Breakdown
    Is fat LITERAL food for thought?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Snack time! Brownie or...cucumber?

    Smells Delicious
    Snack time! Brownie or...cucumber?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Lookout - snake on the make! 

    Hiss and Makeup
    Lookout - snake on the make! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

    Sound Asleep
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Remember Rocky J. Squirrel? His Parkour skills were NUTS! 

    Squirrel Tricks
    Remember Rocky J. Squirrel? His Parkour skills were NUTS! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could joining the swim team turn your kid into a spelling champ? 

    Vocabulary Exercise
    Could joining the swim team turn your kid into a spelling champ? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time! 

    A Tale of Two... TAILS?
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Learning your A-B-Cs? Piece of cake! 

    Alphabet Soup-er
    Learning your A-B-Cs? Piece of cake! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

    Freshman Fifteen
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s “Tool Time!”

    Carpenter's Secret
    It’s “Tool Time!”

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Life will be AWESOME in – oh – two hundred years...?! 

    Rockin' Rockfish
    Life will be AWESOME in – oh – two hundred years...?! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is your dog giving you the side-eye? 

    Cranium-Cockin' Canines
    Is your dog giving you the side-eye? 

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh