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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?!

  • 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?

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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
    Wait, what did you SQUAWK? I didn’t quite catch that!

    Babbling Birds
    Wait, what did you SQUAWK? I didn’t quite catch that!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Luke, use the force… to talk?!

    Jedi Talk
    Luke, use the force… to talk?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What if WE have the Midas Touch?

    Modern Alchemy
    What if WE have the Midas Touch?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Rufus, time for walkies!

    Toxic Poo
    Rufus, time for walkies!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Homework or zombie battles? Why not … BOTH?

    Gaming Bookworms
    Homework or zombie battles? Why not … BOTH?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is it me, or are these crossword puzzles getting SMALLER??

    Eye-deal Solution
    Is it me, or are these crossword puzzles getting SMALLER??

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    That body language seems somehow… FISHY!

    Micro Personality
    That body language seems somehow… FISHY!

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    Apple
    SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive?

    Seeing Red
    SMACK! MOSQUITOES are buzzing! Why do these pesky bloodsuckers find us SO attractive?

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    Apple
    Gah!! This place is so cluttered

    Genome Clutter
    Gah!! This place is so cluttered

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    Apple
    What do you get when you cross a fish and a heart? Not a fart…

    HEART-a-FISH-ial Intelligence
    What do you get when you cross a fish and a heart? Not a fart…

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    Apple
    Ever seen a SKINNY panda? Didn’t think so!

    Plump Pandas
    Ever seen a SKINNY panda? Didn’t think so!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    WHO stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

    Fingerprint Frenzy
    WHO stole the cookies from the cookie jar?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh