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The Loh Down on Science

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Episodes
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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
    Going to Mars? Don’t forget the sunblock!

    Space Race
    Going to Mars? Don’t forget the sunblock!

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    Apple
    Fitness trackers, VR, AI….oh my!

    Bacteria Batteries
    Fitness trackers, VR, AI….oh my!

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    Apple
    Boo Boo, stop parroting everything I say!

    Babbling Baby Birds
    Boo Boo, stop parroting everything I say!

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    Apple
    Love the Louvre, but can’t go to Paris?

    Art's Content
    Love the Louvre, but can’t go to Paris?

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    Apple
    There’s a bright future for farming…  in the dark?

    Goodbye Sunshine
    There’s a bright future for farming…  in the dark?

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    Apple
    HELP! Turn on the bat-signal!

    Talkin' Batty
    HELP! Turn on the bat-signal!

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    Apple
    Are sea otters… copycats?

    Otter See, Otter Do
    Are sea otters… copycats?

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    Apple
    Don’t forget to water your … computer?!?

    All-Powerful Algae
    Don’t forget to water your … computer?!?

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    Apple
    Got a sweet tooth? Me too. . .

    Sugar Series
    Got a sweet tooth? Me too. . .

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    Apple
    Bad memory making you BATTY?

    Remem-BAT That
    Bad memory making you BATTY?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

    Brontosaurs Bronchitis
    ACHOO! I’m feeling so Juras-SICK!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What do cheese, beer and sauerkraut have in common?

    Bio Friendly Bacteria
    What do cheese, beer and sauerkraut have in common?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Help, Siri! I need directions to my house - AGAIN!!

    Pole Positioning
    Help, Siri! I need directions to my house - AGAIN!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why do today what you can put off until…whenever?

    Take Your Time
    Why do today what you can put off until…whenever?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hunter! Gatherer! Farmer! Who works the hardest - or smartest?

    Ancient Energy Boost
    Hunter! Gatherer! Farmer! Who works the hardest - or smartest?

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    Apple
    Help! I’ve POLLEN and I can’t get up!

    Pesky Pollen
    Help! I’ve POLLEN and I can’t get up!

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    Apple
    Doctor Doolittle isn’t the only one who can speak Pig Latin!

    When Pigs Talk
    Doctor Doolittle isn’t the only one who can speak Pig Latin!

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    Apple
    Are our kids doing a spit take?

    Drooling for Drama
    Are our kids doing a spit take?

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    Apple
    What’s the “secret sauce” that makes two people click?

    Fast Friends
    What’s the “secret sauce” that makes two people click?

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    Apple
    Can you even imagine a time before...horses?

    Mysterious Bones
    Can you even imagine a time before...horses?

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    Apple
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

    The Twilight Zone
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

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    Apple
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

    Electronic Waste
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh