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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
    That body language seems somehow… FISHY!

    Micro Personality
    That body language seems somehow… FISHY!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive?

    Seeing Red
    SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Gah!! This place is so cluttered

    Genome Clutter
    Gah!! This place is so cluttered

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What do you get when you cross a fish and a heart? Not a fart…

    HEART-a-FISH-ial Intelligence
    What do you get when you cross a fish and a heart? Not a fart…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ever seen a SKINNY panda? Didn’t think so!

    Plump Pandas
    Ever seen a SKINNY panda? Didn’t think so!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    WHO stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

    Fingerprint Frenzy
    WHO stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

    Brontosaurs Bronchitis
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What do cheese, beer and sauerkraut have in common?

    Bio Friendly Bacteria
    What do cheese, beer and sauerkraut have in common?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Help, Siri! I need directions to my house - AGAIN!!

    Pole Positioning
    Help, Siri! I need directions to my house - AGAIN!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why do today what you can put off until…whenever?

    Take Your Time
    Why do today what you can put off until…whenever?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ring ring! Hello, do you trust SCIENTISTS???

    Scientific Trust
    Ring ring! Hello, do you trust SCIENTISTS???

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Let’s have a Dinner Party! But YOU host it!

    Heartbeats and Heartstrings
    Let’s have a Dinner Party! But YOU host it!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system?

    Rookie to Cancer-Fighting Champ
    Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    News flash: Rock ‘n’ roll head-banging ain’t healthy!

    Head Banging
    News flash: Rock ‘n’ roll head-banging ain’t healthy!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Take a chill pill! For the grandbabies!

    Stressful Science
    Take a chill pill! For the grandbabies!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could the cure for cancer be… your own fat?!

    Fat Fighter
    Could the cure for cancer be… your own fat?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can protein cause… back pain?!... in rats?!

    Back Pain Rat Race
    Can protein cause… back pain?!... in rats?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ugh. You think just like mom!

    X-Factor in Brain Aging
    Ugh. You think just like mom!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    A benefit concert for the ocean? Try a reef instrument!

    The Sound of Home
    A benefit concert for the ocean? Try a reef instrument!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    *sniff sniff* Smells…noisy?

    Scents and Sounds
    *sniff sniff* Smells…noisy?

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

    Pickleball Prescription
    Is the cure for cancer… pickleball?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    Apple
    Pump some iron… into your noggin?!

    Maximizing Your GAINS
    Pump some iron… into your noggin?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh