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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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    Apple
    Got a boo-boo?

    Pond Scum to Super Gel
    Got a boo-boo?

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    Apple
    You‘d know if you were drowning, right? 

    Seal-O2 Sensors
    You‘d know if you were drowning, right? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What if the Big Bang was a… big bite?!

    Big Bang Alert
    What if the Big Bang was a… big bite?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is that little listening device in your pocket… a fire hazard?!

    Slice-Proof Power Packs
    Is that little listening device in your pocket… a fire hazard?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Even mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - needs a nap sometimes!

    You Sleep, Cells Clean
    Even mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - needs a nap sometimes!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Before your next workout - take a personality test!

    The Big Five in Exercise
    Before your next workout - take a personality test!

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    Apple
    Have you ever ACTUALLY seen red?

    Infrared in a Blink
    Have you ever ACTUALLY seen red?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is doggie disease detection a question of… attitude?!

    Pawsitive Thinking
    Is doggie disease detection a question of… attitude?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey, coffee lovers! How’s your sleep?

    Coffee Complications
    Hey, coffee lovers! How’s your sleep?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I’ve got a GUT feeling we know each other somehow!

    Gut Feeling
    I’ve got a GUT feeling we know each other somehow!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t open Pandoraea’s box! Who knows what you’ll unleash!

    Bacterial Burglary
    Don’t open Pandoraea’s box! Who knows what you’ll unleash!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do fruit flies get beer goggles?

    Bar Flies
    Do fruit flies get beer goggles?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Click click! Brain selfie!

    Photogenic Minds
    Click click! Brain selfie!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Six legged wallflowers don’t get… POLLINATED?!

    Deaf Mosquitoes Don't Dance
    Six legged wallflowers don’t get… POLLINATED?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Guys!  Are youuuuu hot or not?

    Hot or Not?
    Guys!  Are youuuuu hot or not?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How to kiss—ingest mints, pucker lips, tilt head?

    Right Smooch
    How to kiss—ingest mints, pucker lips, tilt head?

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    Apple
    Hey guys, gals, non-binary humans—you think dating is hard?

    Hermaphrodite Horror Stories
    Hey guys, gals, non-binary humans—you think dating is hard?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Describe your personality … in ONE EMOJI!

    Emoji Emotions
    Describe your personality … in ONE EMOJI!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Uh oh, spaghetti-o!

    Nano-Noodles
    Uh oh, spaghetti-o!

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    Apple
    Sure, we’re honest!  But is that just about optics?!?  Literally?

    Someone's Watching
    Sure, we’re honest!  But is that just about optics?!?  Literally?

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    Apple
    Is there life on Mars? Sorry David Bowie…

    Mars Water
    Is there life on Mars? Sorry David Bowie…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can we save memories before they slip away?

    Memory Savers
    Can we save memories before they slip away?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the key to better sleep… Enzyme fight club?!?

    Phosphate Fight Night
    Is the key to better sleep… Enzyme fight club?!?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh