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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.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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
    Hey cat, quit staring at me! What on EARTH is he thinking about?

    Cat-titude
    Hey cat, quit staring at me! What on EARTH is he thinking about?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey Siri - want to go shopping?

    A-I Shopping Buddy
    Hey Siri - want to go shopping?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s election season - time to get out the...sneeze?

    Super-Pack
    It’s election season - time to get out the...sneeze?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Happiness is ageless! Or is it??

    Happiest Age
    Happiness is ageless! Or is it??

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Have I told you lately that I trust you?

    Trust Me?
    Have I told you lately that I trust you?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Alexa, play “Baby Shark.” Alexa, PLAY “BABY SHARK”! ALEXA? 

    Hey Siri
    Alexa, play “Baby Shark.” Alexa, PLAY “BABY SHARK”! ALEXA? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Too hot! Too cold! Just right...?!

    Smart Clothes
    Too hot! Too cold! Just right...?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

    Web Designers
    Welcome to the world-wide SPIDER web!

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    Apple
    Hey - isn’t it YOUR turn to take out the trash? 

    Killer Fungus
    Hey - isn’t it YOUR turn to take out the trash? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Green Acres...is the place to be! Oh yeah!

    Agro-forestry
    Green Acres...is the place to be! Oh yeah!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    GRRR!!! Keep your distance!

    Crabby Bellies
    GRRR!!! Keep your distance!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Dinnertime and I’m in my pajamas... am I still “adulting?

    Adulting is a Mess!
    Dinnertime and I’m in my pajamas... am I still “adulting?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh