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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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    It’s not only horror film creatures that can smell your weakness!

    Smells Like Lemur Spirit
    It’s not only horror film creatures that can smell your weakness!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    No games, more pain? #VR solutions in the hospital.

    Virtually Painless
    No games, more pain? #VR solutions in the hospital.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Munch munch munch… Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly!

    Very Hungry Caterpillars
    Munch munch munch… Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly!

  • 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
    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
    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
    They gather at dawn, lifting their voices high in sweet rhythms. Oh, and they're lemurs!

    Primate Popstars
    They gather at dawn, lifting their voices high in sweet rhythms. Oh, and they're lemurs!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why is Cookie Monster blue? Discuss!

    Netflix and Chat
    Why is Cookie Monster blue? Discuss!

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

    Gut Reset
    Is the cure for cancer… POOP?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ahh, a breath of fresh … biometrics?!

    Something’s in the Air
    Ahh, a breath of fresh … biometrics?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    All hail, King Garfield the First!

    Orange Cats
    All hail, King Garfield the First!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pop til you drop… weight?!

    Outwitting the Scale
    Pop til you drop… weight?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Paging Doctor Bozo!

    The Clowning Cure
    Paging Doctor Bozo!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Feeling blue? Maybe it’s time to chat… with a bot.

    Bot Therapy
    Feeling blue? Maybe it’s time to chat… with a bot.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Remember being… A BABY?!

    Baby Memory Log
    Remember being… A BABY?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Polly want… an iPad?

    Cage Connection
    Polly want… an iPad?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s uh me, Bactario!

    Game Over, Bacteria
    It’s uh me, Bactario!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What’s black and white and… full of toxic sludge?

    Protect the Orcas!
    What’s black and white and… full of toxic sludge?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Didn't carbo-load before the race? Try some brains instead!

    Marathon Brain
    Didn't carbo-load before the race? Try some brains instead!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Stop and smell the – *GAG*

    Smelly Flowers
    Stop and smell the – *GAG*

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh