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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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Lovey, give us a kiss then!

    Spread With a Kiss
    Lovey, give us a kiss then!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Ever dream of flying?

    Pigeons Dreams
    Ever dream of flying?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Someone got a flat tire on the highway - poor guy!

    Outsider's Tragedy
    Someone got a flat tire on the highway - poor guy!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Time for bed...but first, just ONE MORE TikTok video!

    Blue Light Battles
    Time for bed...but first, just ONE MORE TikTok video!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Ahhhh-CHOO! Was that your neighbor, or your sponge?!

    PORE-t Hole Pals
    Ahhhh-CHOO! Was that your neighbor, or your sponge?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    One person’s poop is another’s treasure!

    Diamond in the Dump
    One person’s poop is another’s treasure!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Beep, boop, does not compute

    10/17/23

    Horse-power
    Beep, boop, does not compute

    10/17/23

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Does my breath smell bad? Be honest!

    Stinky Breath
    Does my breath smell bad? Be honest!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Love long, lazy strolls? Hate roller coasters? No match - swipe LEFT!

    Risky Business
    Love long, lazy strolls? Hate roller coasters? No match - swipe LEFT!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Cold weather – it’s SNOW joke!

    Snowproof Genes
    Cold weather – it’s SNOW joke!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Dinosaurs open wide, but they don’t stick out their tongues!

    Tongue-Tied T-Rex
    Dinosaurs open wide, but they don’t stick out their tongues!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Seen that new movie? It’s a gas!

    Suspenseful Gases
    Seen that new movie? It’s a gas!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fractured fairy tales from prehistoric times

    Once Upon A Time
    Fractured fairy tales from prehistoric times

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Picnic cutlery joins the self-healing movement.

    Plastic, Heal Thyself!
    Picnic cutlery joins the self-healing movement.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    These shrimp may need a 12-step program!

    Risky Red Tide
    These shrimp may need a 12-step program!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fish are more sensitive than we think!

    Fish Fingers
    Fish are more sensitive than we think!

  • 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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Lookout - snake on the make!

    Hiss and Makeup
    Lookout - snake on the make!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

    Sound Asleep
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh