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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
    Thrifting and upcycling are so chic! But would you buy lightly used… medication?!?

    Recycled Refills
    Thrifting and upcycling are so chic! But would you buy lightly used… medication?!?

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    Apple
    If neurons could watch TV, they’d watch the SODIUM CHANNEL!

    Plastic Neurons
    If neurons could watch TV, they’d watch the SODIUM CHANNEL!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    That Magic School Bus is so LOW TECH!

    Shape-Shifting Robots
    That Magic School Bus is so LOW TECH!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why are we so productive at bustling coffee shops?!

    Goldilocks Soundscape
    Why are we so productive at bustling coffee shops?!

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    Apple
    Is the next foodie fad… crickets?!

    Bug Bites
    Is the next foodie fad… crickets?!

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    Apple
    You’ve heard of earthworms? But what about… AIR WORMS?! 

    Glow Worms, Glow!
    You’ve heard of earthworms? But what about… AIR WORMS?! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Wear your lipstick like warpaint… against DISEASE?!

    Kiss Off, Disease!
    Wear your lipstick like warpaint… against DISEASE?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You can’t run from your problems… or can you?

    Anxiercise
    You can’t run from your problems… or can you?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

    Walk it Off!
    Desk job got you down? Literally?

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    Apple
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

    Elmer's Cells
    Ouch, a paper cut! Can you fix that with a little… glue?!

Episodes
  • 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
    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

    Sleigh Bells and Seaweed
    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Time to scope out the competition!

    Opponent Buzz
    Time to scope out the competition!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Need a change in routine?

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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!! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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