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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
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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?

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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?!

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    Apple
    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

    Cocoa For Weight Loss
    Lie down and let me … READ YOUR MIND

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    Apple
    I’m so hangry, I’m BLIND with rage!

    Hangry and Blind
    I’m so hangry, I’m BLIND with rage!

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    Apple
    Does being a mom make you lose brain cells?

    F-ANT-astic Queen
    Does being a mom make you lose brain cells?

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    Apple
    In the words of Rod Stewart...

    Forever Young
    In the words of Rod Stewart...

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    Apple
    Hydrogen power! It can take us up into outer space - or down the freeway!

    Hydrogen Sensor
    Hydrogen power! It can take us up into outer space - or down the freeway!

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    Apple
    HELLLP! Somebody nabbed MY grocery cart in the Trader Joe’s parking lot!

    Help Needed
    HELLLP! Somebody nabbed MY grocery cart in the Trader Joe’s parking lot!

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    Apple
    Bye bye dinosaurs, hello...flowers?

    Garden Party
    Bye bye dinosaurs, hello...flowers?

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    Apple
    Ugh! Not another pill!

    Skin Deep
    Ugh! Not another pill!

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    Apple
    Sweat and snooze for a longer cruise!

    Sweat, Sleep, Repeat
    Sweat and snooze for a longer cruise!

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    Apple
    Are junk foods HIJACKING your brain!?

    Dangerously Delicious
    Are junk foods HIJACKING your brain!?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Cold weather -- it’s SNOW joke!

    Snowproof Genes
    Cold weather -- it’s SNOW joke!

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    Apple
    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

    Sleigh Bells and Seaweed
    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

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    Apple
    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar. But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

    Schrödinger’s Robber
    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar. But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

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    Apple
    Time to scope out the competition!

    Opponent Buzz
    Time to scope out the competition!

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    Apple
    Need a change in routine?

    Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
    Need a change in routine?

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    Apple
    Call pest control - we’ve got a Capybara problem! 

    Cantankerous Capybaras
    Call pest control - we’ve got a Capybara problem! 

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    Apple
    Oh no! Is that. . . a new white hair?!

    Dye Another Day
    Oh no! Is that. . . a new white hair?!

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    Apple
    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

    Gobble Gobble!
    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

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    Apple
    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

    Nowhere to Hide
    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

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    Apple
    There was an age when GIANT TORTOISES walked the earth!?

    Tortoise Attack
    There was an age when GIANT TORTOISES walked the earth!?

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    Apple
    “Life is plastic, it’s fantastic!” -- NOT!! 

    Robot Patrol
    “Life is plastic, it’s fantastic!” -- NOT!! 

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    Apple
    What’s the difference between the Baltimore World Trade Center and New York’s One World Tower? 

    Antiprism-tastic!
    What’s the difference between the Baltimore World Trade Center and New York’s One World Tower? 

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh