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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
    Can love ACTUALLY make the world more beautiful?

    RX Love
    Can love ACTUALLY make the world more beautiful?

  • 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?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is this milk still good to drink?

    Scents and Scents-ability
    Is this milk still good to drink?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    One fish, two fish, red fish,...male fish?

    Fossil Fishing
    One fish, two fish, red fish,...male fish?

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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
    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
    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
    Whispers, intrigue, secret love letters - oh my!

    For Your Eyes Only
    Whispers, intrigue, secret love letters - oh my!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is it a horse...or a fashion statement??   

    01/22/24

    Rainbows and Unicorns
    Is it a horse...or a fashion statement??   

    01/22/24

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Hunt...peck...hunt...peck...

    Telepathic Computer
    Hunt...peck...hunt...peck...

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Arf! Arf! Is that seal trying to tell me something?!

    Singing Seals
    Arf! Arf! Is that seal trying to tell me something?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can love “ACTUALLY” make the world more beautiful?

    Rx: Love
    Can love “ACTUALLY” make the world more beautiful?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Elephants are sensitive creatures. But when bullied, these giants have THICK skin! 

    Relephant Evolution
    Elephants are sensitive creatures. But when bullied, these giants have THICK skin! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Want to go to space like Jeff Bezos? It’ll cost an arm…and a liver?

    Space Trace
    Want to go to space like Jeff Bezos? It’ll cost an arm…and a liver?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does putting a new word in the dictionary mean people will actually USE it?

    Counting Your Hens
    Does putting a new word in the dictionary mean people will actually USE it?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Honey, we’ve shrunk… the BIRDS?

    Shrinking Birds
    Honey, we’ve shrunk… the BIRDS?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Making the same mistakes OVER and OVER? Take a step back… and meditate!

    Ommm, my bad!
    Making the same mistakes OVER and OVER? Take a step back… and meditate!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Being “Best in Show” may not be so glamorous!

    Purebred Pups
    Being “Best in Show” may not be so glamorous!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    For ants, EVERY day is Valentine’s Day!

    Kissing Ants
    For ants, EVERY day is Valentine’s Day!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Whispers, intrigue, secret love letters - oh my! 

    For Your Eyes Only
    Whispers, intrigue, secret love letters - oh my! 

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

    Netflix and Chat
    Why is Cookie Monster blue? Discuss!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh