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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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    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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    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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    Grab your south-poles, we’re going ice fishing! 

    Icefish Extravaganza
    Grab your south-poles, we’re going ice fishing! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What boasts a bark-like coat...AND can float?

    Popsi-cow
    What boasts a bark-like coat...AND can float?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Do ROBOTS of a feather… flock together?

    Rowing Robots
    Do ROBOTS of a feather… flock together?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    It would be HIPPO-critical to say I get along with EVERYONE!

    Hippos in a Pod
    It would be HIPPO-critical to say I get along with EVERYONE!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Salamanders, starfish and lizards, oh my!

    Growing Arms and Legs
    Salamanders, starfish and lizards, oh my!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Nine thousand ninety nine…TEN THOUSAND STEPS! Take THAT, Fitbit!

    One Step Ahead
    Nine thousand ninety nine…TEN THOUSAND STEPS! Take THAT, Fitbit!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Too thin, too thick, Or...JUST RIGHT??!

    Sprinter Footwear
    Too thin, too thick, Or...JUST RIGHT??!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    A picture is worth a thousand... lives?!

    Health Imaging
    A picture is worth a thousand... lives?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Clifford the SMALL Red Dog??? That can’t be right!

    Variety-Sized Pups
    Clifford the SMALL Red Dog??? That can’t be right!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Ready for a breath of fresh air?

    Concrete Jungles
    Ready for a breath of fresh air?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Cold weather -- it’s SNOW joke!

    Snowproof Genes
    Cold weather -- it’s SNOW joke!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

    Sleigh Bells and Seaweed
    Are reindeer salty about climate change?  

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar. But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

    Schrödinger’s Robber
    Sure I’ll give you half my candy bar. But I’m NOT sharing with the whole carpool!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Time to scope out the competition!

    Opponent Buzz
    Time to scope out the competition!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Need a change in routine?

    Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!
    Need a change in routine?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Call pest control - we’ve got a Capybara problem! 

    Cantankerous Capybaras
    Call pest control - we’ve got a Capybara problem! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Oh no! Is that. . . a new white hair?!

    Dye Another Day
    Oh no! Is that. . . a new white hair?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

    Gobble Gobble!
    Pass the turkey - extra tryptophan, please!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

    Nowhere to Hide
    Come out, come out, wherever you are... Cancer.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    There was an age when GIANT TORTOISES walked the earth!?

    Tortoise Attack
    There was an age when GIANT TORTOISES walked the earth!?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    “Life is plastic, it’s fantastic!” -- NOT!! 

    Robot Patrol
    “Life is plastic, it’s fantastic!” -- NOT!! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    What’s the difference between the Baltimore World Trade Center and New York’s One World Tower? 

    Antiprism-tastic!
    What’s the difference between the Baltimore World Trade Center and New York’s One World Tower? 

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh