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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
    Seagrass in your hair? Yuck!?

    Seagrass Saviors
    Seagrass in your hair? Yuck!?

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    Apple
    How ‘bout a caffeine charged shopping spree?!

    Shop a Latte?
    How ‘bout a caffeine charged shopping spree?!

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    Apple
    Hey! Hey!! Why so “HANGRY”??

    Hangry For a Happy Meal
    Hey! Hey!! Why so “HANGRY”??

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    Apple
    Want to give your brain a leg up?

    Brain Boost
    Want to give your brain a leg up?

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    Apple
    Journey to the center of … YOU?!

    Ultra-Small Ultrasound
    Journey to the center of … YOU?!

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    Apple
    Love what you’ve done with the place… but it STANKS!

    Deep Dolphin Doo Doo
    Love what you’ve done with the place… but it STANKS!

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    Apple
    Can bats see into the future?

    Batty GPS
    Can bats see into the future?

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    Apple
    Got a box of old CDs collecting dust?

    Sensing CDs
    Got a box of old CDs collecting dust?

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    Apple
    To the moon and beyond!

    Extraterrestrial Photosynthesis
    To the moon and beyond!

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    Apple
    Instant lungs: Just add water!

    Lung Story Short
    Instant lungs: Just add water!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don't WEIGHT for better sleep

    Sweet Dreams
    Don't WEIGHT for better sleep

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    Apple
    Yikes! When is the city gonna do something about these potholes?

    Identifying Urban Decay with AI
    Yikes! When is the city gonna do something about these potholes?

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    Apple
    Ew… this sponge smells FISHY!

    Absorbent Informants
    Ew… this sponge smells FISHY!

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    Apple
    Time to put your Tesla to the test!

    Driving the Distance
    Time to put your Tesla to the test!

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    Apple
    Go dust yourself off; you might be carrying some SENSITIVE information!

    07/16/24

    Sleuthing for Dust-inations
    Go dust yourself off; you might be carrying some SENSITIVE information!

    07/16/24

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    Apple
    The future of medicine is TINY!

    Nifty Nanoscopic Needles
    The future of medicine is TINY!

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    Apple
    Anyone got a tissue around here? *SNIFFLE*

    Peace and Crying
    Anyone got a tissue around here? *SNIFFLE*

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    Apple
    We can rebuild him! We have the technology.

    Charge It Up!
    We can rebuild him! We have the technology.

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    Apple
    What IS the sunscreen paradox???

    The Sunscreen Paradox
    What IS the sunscreen paradox???

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    Apple
    Bringing ancient species BACK TO LIFE? As ROBOTS?

    Mecha-saurs
    Bringing ancient species BACK TO LIFE? As ROBOTS?

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    Apple
    Spare the rod, spoil the child? NO.

    Positively Parenting
    Spare the rod, spoil the child? NO.

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    Apple
    Run, run! I can almost see the CHEESE at the end of the tunnel?!

    Imagine Rat!
    Run, run! I can almost see the CHEESE at the end of the tunnel?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh