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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
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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
    Could music be the KEY to healthy brains?

    Radio Brains
    Could music be the KEY to healthy brains?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    New insight on jet technology from... insect pee?!

    Pee is for Propulsion
    New insight on jet technology from... insect pee?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Somebody’s reading my mail!

    Unfolding Secrets
    Somebody’s reading my mail!

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    Apple
    Feeling down? Consider a TRIP to the doctor’s.

    Sunny Psychedelics
    Feeling down? Consider a TRIP to the doctor’s.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    The age of cyborgs is here!!! Sort of…

    Cyborg Science
    The age of cyborgs is here!!! Sort of…

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Architects should take tips from… chameleons?!

    Chameleon Construction
    Architects should take tips from… chameleons?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Sounds like a great source of fiber!

    Delicious Electronics
    Sounds like a great source of fiber!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    The solution to dirty drinking water might be… BACTERIA!?

    Bacterial Buddies
    The solution to dirty drinking water might be… BACTERIA!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can we take a lunch break? I’m so HANGRY

    Hangry Cycles
    Can we take a lunch break? I’m so HANGRY

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    LOL! A cat rubbing its face all over its toys! SO CUTE! Or is it?

    Kitty Cat Secret
    LOL! A cat rubbing its face all over its toys! SO CUTE! Or is it?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I just can’t stop hic – hic – hiccupping!

    Hicc-Away Heroes
    I just can’t stop hic – hic – hiccupping!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Was the Very Hungry Caterpillar also very TOXIC?

    Caterpillar Defense
    Was the Very Hungry Caterpillar also very TOXIC?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Have you heard? One thousand is the new thirty!

    Rainforest Resilience
    Have you heard? One thousand is the new thirty!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a…scientist in a helicopter!

    Green Light Plant Flight
    It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a…scientist in a helicopter!

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    Apple
    How ancient is the slumbering Dragon Man?

    Dragon Man
    How ancient is the slumbering Dragon Man?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does curiosity kill the...classroom?

    Too Much Information
    Does curiosity kill the...classroom?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could Rudolph have been a red-nosed...T-REX?!?

    Dinos on Ice
    Could Rudolph have been a red-nosed...T-REX?!?

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    Apple
    Hey hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

    Boozy Social Hour
    Hey hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Cancer cell destruction sequence initiated. Pew pew!

    Operation Tiny
    Cancer cell destruction sequence initiated. Pew pew!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Even the prettiest flowers have to compete for attention!

    Eye-Catching Biases
    Even the prettiest flowers have to compete for attention!

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    Apple
    SPLASH! Take the plunge -- and meet the world’s best divers!

    Deep Divers
    SPLASH! Take the plunge -- and meet the world’s best divers!

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    Apple
    Hmmm. . . What’s that smell? 

    9/01/21

    Scent-sationa Molecules
    Hmmm. . . What’s that smell? 

    9/01/21

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh