Sponsored message
Audience-funded nonprofit news
radio tower icon laist logo
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
 — 
See All Episodes
Subscribe

Hey, LA listener!

Download our app for the optimal streaming experience

Apple Store logo Google play logo
  • Listen Now Playing Listen
Loh Down Tile 2024
Subscribe

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.

Support The Loh Down on Science

Your donation powers all the news and programming you value.
A row of graphics payment types: Visa, MasterCard, Apple Pay and PayPal, and below a lock with Secure Payment text to the right
Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Octopus man, octopus man, does whatever an octopus can!

    Octopus Gloves
    Octopus man, octopus man, does whatever an octopus can!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Air power plus water power equals… BUBBLE POWER?!

    Bubble Energy Generator
    Air power plus water power equals… BUBBLE POWER?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Here's a bright idea for washing your veggies!

    Light Wash
    Here's a bright idea for washing your veggies!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    SHHHH! I’m trying to SLEEP.

    Muting Moths
    SHHHH! I’m trying to SLEEP.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Cardiovascular patients take heart!

    Woven Hearts
    Cardiovascular patients take heart!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Can you reverse the age-old graying process?

    Dye Another Day
    Can you reverse the age-old graying process?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Watch your tone!  Professor Fluffykins might be listening.

    Pet Talk 101
    Watch your tone!  Professor Fluffykins might be listening.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Plant parents - this one’s for you!

    More Green Please!
    Plant parents - this one’s for you!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Need a QUICK pick me up?

    Brewtiful Lasers
    Need a QUICK pick me up?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Lookin’ for treats in all the wrong places?

    Take a Break
    Lookin’ for treats in all the wrong places?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Gym rats - had a muscle injury? Let your healthy arm lend a hand!

    Armed and Ready
    Gym rats - had a muscle injury? Let your healthy arm lend a hand!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Could playing with dirt make our kids healthier?

    Muddy Boots
    Could playing with dirt make our kids healthier?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Why does this place have so much BUZZ anyway?!

    Buzzing Cities
    Why does this place have so much BUZZ anyway?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    FIIIIDDDOOO I’m home!! How about a kiss! 

    Fido's Feelings
    FIIIIDDDOOO I’m home!! How about a kiss! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What has fur and GLOWS under UVlight? Platypus!

    That Platypus Glow
    What has fur and GLOWS under UVlight? Platypus!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    The energy industry really needs tolighten up …Literally.

    Leaf It to Solar
    The energy industry really needs tolighten up …Literally.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fast food, fast fashion…how about fast DIAMONDS?

    Diamonds in a Hurry
    Fast food, fast fashion…how about fast DIAMONDS?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Building blocks and math skills…it all stacks up! 

    Blockheads
    Building blocks and math skills…it all stacks up! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Electric bill got you sweatin’?

    Watery Windows
    Electric bill got you sweatin’?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Can a thirty minute test save your life?

    Rapid Tests, Safer Sex!
    Can a thirty minute test save your life?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    A stimulating technique that can jump-start language learning!

    Stimulated Learning
    A stimulating technique that can jump-start language learning!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Dream vacation of the future? How about the Moon!

    Visible Water
    Dream vacation of the future? How about the Moon!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh