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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?

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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
    Common plastic items like food and beverage containers CAN be recycled. But is the juice always worth the SQUEEZE?

    Cracking Recycling
    Common plastic items like food and beverage containers CAN be recycled. But is the juice always worth the SQUEEZE?

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    Apple
    Smiley face emoji, SENT! But are you REALLY smiling? 

    Emoji-motions
    Smiley face emoji, SENT! But are you REALLY smiling? 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    That body language seems somehow... FISHY!

    Micro Personality
    That body language seems somehow... FISHY!

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    Apple
    Forget bandaids! What if we could heal… from the inside OUT?

    Heart-ificial Bandaids
    Forget bandaids! What if we could heal… from the inside OUT?

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    Apple
    Could the key to cheaper medication be… gold?!

    Pure Proteins
    Could the key to cheaper medication be… gold?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Not eating affects our mood, but what about our brains?

    Brain Stamps
    Not eating affects our mood, but what about our brains?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    See windows in a new light!

    Window-O-Power
    See windows in a new light!

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    Apple
    As Willy Wonka says... taste the...holographic rainbow?

    Holographic Sweets
    As Willy Wonka says... taste the...holographic rainbow?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pop quiz: What hops. . . and glows?

    Global Glow
    Pop quiz: What hops. . . and glows?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Valley girls and whales unite!

    Valley Girl Whales
    Valley girls and whales unite!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Doesn’t Bob the Builder seem like a fun-gi?

    Fungal Construction
    Doesn’t Bob the Builder seem like a fun-gi?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Stay chill… with jelly?

    Frozen Jelly
    Stay chill… with jelly?

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    Apple
    Big city life - the sights, the sounds, the smells...is that PIZZA??!

    Scent Smarts
    Big city life - the sights, the sounds, the smells...is that PIZZA??!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Imagine buying dinner with a wave of your arm!

    Future Fabric
    Imagine buying dinner with a wave of your arm!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Flying off to a beach vacation? Pack sunscreen, bathing suits, and…feathers?! 

    Feather Weather
    Flying off to a beach vacation? Pack sunscreen, bathing suits, and…feathers?! 

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    Apple
    Sit! Stay! Speak...in a foreign language?

    Bilingual Dogs
    Sit! Stay! Speak...in a foreign language?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Who wants gum? It could be a Life Saver!

    Sick Bubble
    Who wants gum? It could be a Life Saver!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is it a Picasso, a Pollock, or… a Neanderthal?

    Caveman Decor
    Is it a Picasso, a Pollock, or… a Neanderthal?

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    Apple
    No time to exercise? There might still be a “runners high” on the way!

    Just Do It
    No time to exercise? There might still be a “runners high” on the way!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t judge a carrot by its. . . peel?

    A-peel-ing Carrots
    Don’t judge a carrot by its. . . peel?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Here comes the sun-based energy source!

    Solar Peer Pressure
    Here comes the sun-based energy source!

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    Apple
    Not all that glitters is “green!”

    Green Glitter
    Not all that glitters is “green!”

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh