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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    E.T., is that you - or just microbes on Mars?

    Life on Mars
    E.T., is that you - or just microbes on Mars?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Follow the CHOCOLATE brick road?!

    Cocoa Relaxer
    Follow the CHOCOLATE brick road?!

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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?! 

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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
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    Ain’t I a wizenheimer?

    Tau Me The Future
    Ain’t I a wizenheimer?

  • 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
    Got an ‘owwie?’ Could be worse!

    Pain Vibe Check
    Got an ‘owwie?’ Could be worse!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Stand back, FOWL beast!

    Wild Chicken
    Stand back, FOWL beast!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Bad mood? Try breathing.

    Take a Breather
    Bad mood? Try breathing.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the cure for cancer… the bench team?!

    Cellular Retirement
    Is the cure for cancer… the bench team?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What's the big stink about Antarctica?

    Fowl Weather
    What's the big stink about Antarctica?

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    Apple
    Fine, I’ll share with you, but not everyone!

    Schrödinger’s Robber
    Fine, I’ll share with you, but not everyone!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Got a boo-boo?

    Pond Scum to Super Gel
    Got a boo-boo?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is your stomach grumbling?

    Breakfast for Life
    Is your stomach grumbling?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Touch ID just got a new wrinkle!

    Caught Wrinkly-Handed!
    Touch ID just got a new wrinkle!

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    Apple
    What your brain needs might just be… under the sea!

    Brain Food
    What your brain needs might just be… under the sea!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh