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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
    Hey, coffee lovers! How’s your sleep?

    Coffee Complications
    Hey, coffee lovers! How’s your sleep?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I’ve got a GUT feeling we know each other somehow!

    Gut Feeling
    I’ve got a GUT feeling we know each other somehow!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t open Pandoraea’s box! Who knows what you’ll unleash!

    Bacterial Burglary
    Don’t open Pandoraea’s box! Who knows what you’ll unleash!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Does clean energy have a dirty downside?

    Clean Energy's Dirty Side
    Does clean energy have a dirty downside?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    ADAP! Ever heard of it?

    What is ADAP?
    ADAP! Ever heard of it?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    AI doesn’t miss a beat.

    AI's on Pulse Patrol
    AI doesn’t miss a beat.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Ooh, that’s the SWEET spot. Right between my fins.

    Killer Skin Care
    Ooh, that’s the SWEET spot. Right between my fins.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Got a rodent problem? Here's some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into!

    GNAW-tural Selection
    Got a rodent problem? Here's some GNAW-ledge to sink your teeth into!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Do we need to start vaccinating… bugs?!

    Malaria_Buzzkill
    Do we need to start vaccinating… bugs?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Could physics predict a crowd crush before it starts?

    Crowd Crush
    Could physics predict a crowd crush before it starts?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Let rivers be rivers!

    Making an Artificial River Natural
    Let rivers be rivers!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?!

    Testy Toxoplasma
    Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?!

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh