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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
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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
    BEEP BEEP! HONK HONK!

    Loud Learning
    BEEP BEEP! HONK HONK!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Hey Garfield, don’t bogart that catnip!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How can we DAM UP against species extinction?!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Going on a LATE NIGHT Taco Bell run?

    Night Hawk
    Going on a LATE NIGHT Taco Bell run?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Let’s address the GIRAFFE in the room?!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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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
    Welcome to the New World, golden opportunities… or not.

    The American Paydream
    Welcome to the New World, golden opportunities… or not.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is cannabis…*COUGH COUGH*... the silent killer?! 

    Cannabis-linked DNA?
    Is cannabis…*COUGH COUGH*... the silent killer?! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    An elephant never forgets… but here’s my card, just in case.

    Elephant ID
    An elephant never forgets… but here’s my card, just in case.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s just like printing your own… rockets?!

    Printer to Launchpad
    It’s just like printing your own… rockets?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could we rewrite the story of Down syndrome?

    Chromosome Cleanup!
    Could we rewrite the story of Down syndrome?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    How does nature nurture your newborn?!

    Ready, Set, Grow!
    How does nature nurture your newborn?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Pixels might be affecting your psyche

    Pixel Panic!
    Pixels might be affecting your psyche

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can floss STRING along a healthier future?

    Rooting for Better Immunity
    Can floss STRING along a healthier future?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Gaston ate sixty eggs a day! How’s HIS cholesterol?

    EGG-cellent News
    Gaston ate sixty eggs a day! How’s HIS cholesterol?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    There’s gold in them there… MICROBES?!

    Archaea Attack!
    There’s gold in them there… MICROBES?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Splat! It was a fly-by pooing!

    Dropping Knowledge
    Splat! It was a fly-by pooing!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Can we outwit cancer’s dirtiest tricks?

    One Shot Wonder
    Can we outwit cancer’s dirtiest tricks?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh