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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
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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?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Cancer cures don’t grow on trees! Or do they?

    Yew’s Secret Recipe
    Cancer cures don’t grow on trees! Or do they?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Turtle SHELL-FIE! WAVE hello!

    Shellular Service
    Turtle SHELL-FIE! WAVE hello!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Declutter … your brain?!

    Brain Plumbing
    Declutter … your brain?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Click it or… raffle ticket?!

    Seat Belt Incentive
    Click it or… raffle ticket?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there really such a thing as a “guilt-free” drink?

    The Not-So-Sweet Truth
    Is there really such a thing as a “guilt-free” drink?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    No sunlight and few snacks… sounds like paradise… for an anglerfish!

    Evolution in the Depths
    No sunlight and few snacks… sounds like paradise… for an anglerfish!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Tossing, turning… and gasping for air!

    Too Hot to Breathe
    Tossing, turning… and gasping for air!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    No flash photography, and please, don’t feed the mold.

    Shadow Showdown
    No flash photography, and please, don’t feed the mold.

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    Apple
    Is the Very Hungry Caterpillar… a very grisly scavenger?!

    Corpse Couture
    Is the Very Hungry Caterpillar… a very grisly scavenger?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is your guardian angel… jaundice??

    Turning Yellow with Malaria
    Is your guardian angel… jaundice??

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Why did the chicken cross the road? And HOW did it avoid getting run over? 

    07/17/24

    Picky Travelers
    Why did the chicken cross the road? And HOW did it avoid getting run over? 

    07/17/24

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Get ready to be knocked out!

    Secrets of Syncope
    Get ready to be knocked out!

  • 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?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ew… this sponge smells FISHY!

    Absorbent Informants
    Ew… this sponge smells FISHY!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Time to put your Tesla to the test!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh