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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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    I’m a poet and I show it – my feet are Longfellows!

    Laughter Detector
    I’m a poet and I show it – my feet are Longfellows!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Want to feel like a Jolly Green...ZEN giant?

    Tiny Tree-tment
    Want to feel like a Jolly Green...ZEN giant?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Doesn’t Bob the Builder seem like a fun-gi?

    Fungal Construction
    Doesn’t Bob the Builder seem like a fun-gi?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Stay chill… with jelly?

    Frozen Jelly
    Stay chill… with jelly?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Big city life - the sights, the sounds, the smells...is that PIZZA??!

    Scent Smarts
    Big city life - the sights, the sounds, the smells...is that PIZZA??!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Imagine buying dinner with a wave of your arm!

    Future Fabric
    Imagine buying dinner with a wave of your arm!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Flying off to a beach vacation? Pack sunscreen, bathing suits, and…feathers?! 

    Feather Weather
    Flying off to a beach vacation? Pack sunscreen, bathing suits, and…feathers?! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Sit! Stay! Speak...in a foreign language?

    Bilingual Dogs
    Sit! Stay! Speak...in a foreign language?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Who wants gum? It could be a Life Saver!

    Sick Bubble
    Who wants gum? It could be a Life Saver!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is it a Picasso, a Pollock, or… a Neanderthal?

    Caveman Decor
    Is it a Picasso, a Pollock, or… a Neanderthal?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Wanna better cup of joe?

    Jolting Java
    Wanna better cup of joe?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    A cure for diabetes? So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

    Derailing Diabetes
    A cure for diabetes? So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Bad day? If you’re a Jellyfish, WATER you gonna do about it?

    Deep-Sea Stress
    Bad day? If you’re a Jellyfish, WATER you gonna do about it?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What if the key to acing exams was … edible?

    Walnut Power!
    What if the key to acing exams was … edible?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Pfft! Anyone can navigate with a smartphone… Try a compass!

    Shark Navigation
    Pfft! Anyone can navigate with a smartphone… Try a compass!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Soup or Salad? Give me two of the same!

    Unalike Identical Twins
    Soup or Salad? Give me two of the same!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    We are aliveeee with the sooounds of our boooodiess!

    The Sound of Our Bodies
    We are aliveeee with the sooounds of our boooodiess!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    UGH ticks really…TICK me off!

    Tick Tock: Time's Up!
    UGH ticks really…TICK me off!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Who rocks the most fashionable hats!

    06/27/24

    Genetically Stylish Heads
    Who rocks the most fashionable hats!

    06/27/24

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Why did the water cross the membrane? To get to the other side of course!

    Water Works
    Why did the water cross the membrane? To get to the other side of course!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    I would walk five hundred miles …. with robotic help?!

    Walk Like a Robot
    I would walk five hundred miles …. with robotic help?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    When it comes to bedside manner, is your doctor “the biggest loser?”

    Weighing the Benefits
    When it comes to bedside manner, is your doctor “the biggest loser?”

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh