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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?

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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?!

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    Hunter! Gatherer! Farmer! Who works the hardest - or smartest?

    Ancient Energy Boost
    Hunter! Gatherer! Farmer! Who works the hardest - or smartest?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Help! I’ve POLLEN and I can’t get up!

    Pesky Pollen
    Help! I’ve POLLEN and I can’t get up!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Doctor Doolittle isn’t the only one who can speak Pig Latin!

    When Pigs Talk
    Doctor Doolittle isn’t the only one who can speak Pig Latin!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Are our kids doing a spit take?

    Drooling for Drama
    Are our kids doing a spit take?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What’s the “secret sauce” that makes two people click?

    Fast Friends
    What’s the “secret sauce” that makes two people click?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Can you even imagine a time before...horses?

    Mysterious Bones
    Can you even imagine a time before...horses?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

    The Twilight Zone
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

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    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

    Electronic Waste
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart?

    Scarred Heart
    Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart?

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    Cavities are a pain, and that’s the TOOTH!!!

    Sweet Tooth
    Cavities are a pain, and that’s the TOOTH!!!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Doesn’t Bob the Builder seem like a fun-gi?

    Fungal Construction
    Doesn’t Bob the Builder seem like a fun-gi?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Stay chill… with jelly?

    Frozen Jelly
    Stay chill… with jelly?

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    Big city life - the sights, the sounds, the smells...is that PIZZA??!

    Scent Smarts
    Big city life - the sights, the sounds, the smells...is that PIZZA??!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Imagine buying dinner with a wave of your arm!

    Future Fabric
    Imagine buying dinner with a wave of your arm!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Flying off to a beach vacation? Pack sunscreen, bathing suits, and…feathers?! 

    Feather Weather
    Flying off to a beach vacation? Pack sunscreen, bathing suits, and…feathers?! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Sit! Stay! Speak...in a foreign language?

    Bilingual Dogs
    Sit! Stay! Speak...in a foreign language?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Who wants gum? It could be a Life Saver!

    Sick Bubble
    Who wants gum? It could be a Life Saver!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Is it a Picasso, a Pollock, or… a Neanderthal?

    Caveman Decor
    Is it a Picasso, a Pollock, or… a Neanderthal?

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    No time to exercise? There might still be a “runners high” on the way!

    Just Do It
    No time to exercise? There might still be a “runners high” on the way!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Don’t judge a carrot by its. . . peel?

    A-peel-ing Carrots
    Don’t judge a carrot by its. . . peel?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Here comes the sun-based energy source!

    Solar Peer Pressure
    Here comes the sun-based energy source!

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    Not all that glitters is “green!”

    Green Glitter
    Not all that glitters is “green!”

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh