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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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    That body language seems somehow… FISHY!

    Micro Personality
    That body language seems somehow… FISHY!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Gah!! This place is so cluttered

    Genome Clutter
    Gah!! This place is so cluttered

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    WHO stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

    Fingerprint Frenzy
    WHO stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    “Just keep swimming..just keep swimming....”

    Surfing Sharks
    “Just keep swimming..just keep swimming....”

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Hunting dogs SEEM to enjoy it - but are we actually stressing them out?

    Working like a Dog
    Hunting dogs SEEM to enjoy it - but are we actually stressing them out?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    I just can’t stop hic – hic – hiccupping!

    Hicc-Away Heroes
    I just can’t stop hic – hic – hiccupping!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Was the Very Hungry Caterpillar also very TOXIC?

    Caterpillar Defense
    Was the Very Hungry Caterpillar also very TOXIC?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Have you heard? One thousand is the new thirty!

    Rainforest Resilience
    Have you heard? One thousand is the new thirty!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a…scientist in a helicopter!

    Green Light Plant Flight
    It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a…scientist in a helicopter!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    How ancient is the slumbering Dragon Man?

    Dragon Man
    How ancient is the slumbering Dragon Man?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Does curiosity kill the...classroom?

    Too Much Information
    Does curiosity kill the...classroom?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Could Rudolph have been a red-nosed...T-REX?!?

    Dinos on Ice
    Could Rudolph have been a red-nosed...T-REX?!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Hey hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

    Boozy Social Hour
    Hey hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Cancer cell destruction sequence initiated. Pew pew!

    Operation Tiny
    Cancer cell destruction sequence initiated. Pew pew!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Even the prettiest flowers have to compete for attention!

    Eye-Catching Biases
    Even the prettiest flowers have to compete for attention!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh