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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.

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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
    BEEP BEEP! HONK HONK!

    Loud Learning
    BEEP BEEP! HONK HONK!

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    Apple
    Hey Garfield, don’t bogart that catnip!

    Crazy for Catnip
    Hey Garfield, don’t bogart that catnip!

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    Apple
    How can we DAM UP against species extinction?!

    Beaver Boosters
    How can we DAM UP against species extinction?!

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    Apple
    How do you grow a flower on the moon? You planet!

    Moon Plan(e)ts
    How do you grow a flower on the moon? You planet!

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    Apple
    Going on a LATE NIGHT Taco Bell run?

    Night Hawk
    Going on a LATE NIGHT Taco Bell run?

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    Apple
    Let’s address the GIRAFFE in the room?!

    Neck and Neck
    Let’s address the GIRAFFE in the room?!

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    Apple
    Are you a morning songbird, or a night owl?

    Timely Training
    Are you a morning songbird, or a night owl?

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    Apple
    Think quick! When’s the last time you lied?

    Liar, Liar!
    Think quick! When’s the last time you lied?

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    Apple
    Ahhh. . . Time to stop and smell the flowers.  Or count them?

    Dandelion Tech
    Ahhh. . . Time to stop and smell the flowers.  Or count them?

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    Apple
    Exercise? I thought you said EXTRA FRIES!

    Eating for Exercise
    Exercise? I thought you said EXTRA FRIES!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ring ring! Hello, do you trust SCIENTISTS???

    Scientific Trust
    Ring ring! Hello, do you trust SCIENTISTS???

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    Apple
    Let’s have a Dinner Party! But YOU host it!

    Heartbeats and Heartstrings
    Let’s have a Dinner Party! But YOU host it!

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    Apple
    Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system?

    Rookie to Cancer-Fighting Champ
    Fight Night! In one corner, cancer. In the other…your immune system?

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    Apple
    News flash: Rock ‘n’ roll head-banging ain’t healthy!

    Head Banging
    News flash: Rock ‘n’ roll head-banging ain’t healthy!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Take a chill pill! For the grandbabies!

    Stressful Science
    Take a chill pill! For the grandbabies!

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    Apple
    Could the cure for cancer be… your own fat?!

    Fat Fighter
    Could the cure for cancer be… your own fat?!

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    Apple
    Can protein cause… back pain?!... in rats?!

    Back Pain Rat Race
    Can protein cause… back pain?!... in rats?!

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    Apple
    Ugh. You think just like mom!

    X-Factor in Brain Aging
    Ugh. You think just like mom!

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    Apple
    A benefit concert for the ocean? Try a reef instrument!

    The Sound of Home
    A benefit concert for the ocean? Try a reef instrument!

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    Apple
    *sniff sniff* Smells…noisy?

    Scents and Sounds
    *sniff sniff* Smells…noisy?

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    Apple
    Is the cure for cancer… pickleball?!

    Pickleball Prescription
    Is the cure for cancer… pickleball?!

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    Apple
    Pump some iron… into your noggin?!

    Maximizing Your GAINS
    Pump some iron… into your noggin?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh