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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
    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!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does clean energy have a dirty downside?

    Clean Energy's Dirty Side
    Does clean energy have a dirty downside?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    ADAP! Ever heard of it?

    What is ADAP?
    ADAP! Ever heard of it?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    AI doesn’t miss a beat.

    AI's on Pulse Patrol
    AI doesn’t miss a beat.

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    Apple
    Ooh, that’s the SWEET spot. Right between my fins.

    Killer Skin Care
    Ooh, that’s the SWEET spot. Right between my fins.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Got a rodent problem? Here's some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into!

    GNAW-tural Selection
    Got a rodent problem? Here's some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do we need to start vaccinating… bugs?!

    Malaria_Buzzkill
    Do we need to start vaccinating… bugs?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could physics predict a crowd crush before it starts?

    Crowd Crush
    Could physics predict a crowd crush before it starts?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Let rivers be rivers!

    Making an Artificial River Natural
    Let rivers be rivers!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?!

    Testy Toxoplasma
    Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?!

Episodes
  • 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
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    Apple
    Does my breath smell bad? Be honest!

    Stinky Breath
    Does my breath smell bad? Be honest!

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

    Snowproof Genes
    Cold weather – it’s SNOW joke!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Chilly… frozen fresh… octopodes?!

    Temperature and Tentacles
    Chilly… frozen fresh… octopodes?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Bananas just drive me… BANANAS!

    So A-Peel-ing
    Bananas just drive me… BANANAS!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Who’s thirsty? Harry Potter says...AGUAMENTE!

    Who's Thirsty
    Who’s thirsty? Harry Potter says...AGUAMENTE!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are those bats talking SMACK about ME?!

    Superhearing!
    Are those bats talking SMACK about ME?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What’s POPPIN’? Sounds like...snacktime!!

    9/06/21

    Perfectly Popped
    What’s POPPIN’? Sounds like...snacktime!!

    9/06/21

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You’ve heard of grass-fed meat, but how about grass-grown?!

    Meaty Greens
    You’ve heard of grass-fed meat, but how about grass-grown?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do our furry friends love to spice it up?

    Spicy Snackin Shrews
    Do our furry friends love to spice it up?

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    Apple
    Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut?

    Sickly Sweet
    Are sugar-free alternatives a SWEET idea for your gut?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh