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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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    Listen 1:00
    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
    A spoonful of sugar helps us say, “Fake medicine, you’re GOING DOOOWN!” 

    CandyCodes
    A spoonful of sugar helps us say, “Fake medicine, you’re GOING DOOOWN!” 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Getting ghosted after the first date?

    Foolproof Flirtation
    Getting ghosted after the first date?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Feeling a little fuzzy today?

    Foggy Thinking
    Feeling a little fuzzy today?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Speed reading? How about speed COUNTING?

    Eyeballing Behavior
    Speed reading? How about speed COUNTING?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    You’ll want to pay attention to this...so listen up!

    I'm All Ears
    You’ll want to pay attention to this...so listen up!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Venus - acidic and hotter than an Easy-Bake oven! Perfect place for life?! 

    Clouds of Venus
    Venus - acidic and hotter than an Easy-Bake oven! Perfect place for life?! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Is the early bird special. . . catch of the day?

    Betta Heart
    Is the early bird special. . . catch of the day?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    You're not leaving the table until you finish your… plastic?!

    Plastic Pacman
    You're not leaving the table until you finish your… plastic?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    The fountain of youth? It’s been discovered!

    Beauty Sleep
    The fountain of youth? It’s been discovered!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fungus are friends, not foes!

    The Future is Fungus
    Fungus are friends, not foes!

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Dinosaurs open wide, but they don’t stick out their tongues!

    Tongue-Tied T-Rex
    Dinosaurs open wide, but they don’t stick out their tongues!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Seen that new movie? It’s a gas!

    Suspenseful Gases
    Seen that new movie? It’s a gas!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fractured fairy tales from prehistoric times

    Once Upon A Time
    Fractured fairy tales from prehistoric times

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Picnic cutlery joins the self-healing movement.

    Plastic, Heal Thyself!
    Picnic cutlery joins the self-healing movement.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    These shrimp may need a 12-step program!

    Risky Red Tide
    These shrimp may need a 12-step program!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Fish are more sensitive than we think!

    Fish Fingers
    Fish are more sensitive than we think!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    It’s not only horror film creatures that can smell your weakness!

    Smells Like Lemur Spirit
    It’s not only horror film creatures that can smell your weakness!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    No games, more pain? #VR solutions in the hospital.

    Virtually Painless
    No games, more pain? #VR solutions in the hospital.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Munch munch munch… Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly!

    Very Hungry Caterpillars
    Munch munch munch… Someday I will be a beautiful butterfly!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Could joining the swim team turn your kid into a spelling champ?

    Vocabulary Exercise
    Could joining the swim team turn your kid into a spelling champ?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Lookout - snake on the make!

    Hiss and Makeup
    Lookout - snake on the make!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

    Sound Asleep
    Shh, don’t wake the baby! She’s busy learning...

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh