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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
    Do you know which polished plumage contains a scintillating secret?! Zap!

    Bird Beams
    Do you know which polished plumage contains a scintillating secret?! Zap!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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!

Episodes
  • 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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Snack time! Brownie or...cucumber?

    Smells Delish
    Snack time! Brownie or...cucumber?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

    01/03/24

    Freshman Fifteen
    Hey, freshmen - is college WEIGHING on you - literally?

    01/03/24

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is fat LITERAL food for thought?

    Communication Breakdown
    Is fat LITERAL food for thought?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    If you can potty train a dog, can you potty train... A COW?

    Potty Trained Cows?
    If you can potty train a dog, can you potty train... A COW?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time!

    A Tale of Two TAILS?
    Regeneration - it’s a TAIL as old as time!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What do you call a pink bird who loves to socialize? A fla-mingle!

    Fla-mingling
    What do you call a pink bird who loves to socialize? A fla-mingle!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ring ring! Got a call from... the forest?

    Forest is Calling
    Ring ring! Got a call from... the forest?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It all happens in a flash!

    Flash Dance
    It all happens in a flash!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh