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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?

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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?!

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    No time to exercise? There might still be a “runners high” on the way!

    Just Do It
    No time to exercise? There might still be a “runners high” on the way!

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    Don’t judge a carrot by its. . . peel?

    A-peel-ing Carrots
    Don’t judge a carrot by its. . . peel?

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    Here comes the sun-based energy source!

    Solar Peer Pressure
    Here comes the sun-based energy source!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Not all that glitters is “green!”

    Green Glitter
    Not all that glitters is “green!”

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    Deserts covered in GLASS? Sounds like the latest sci-fi film universe!

    Astro Glassblowing
    Deserts covered in GLASS? Sounds like the latest sci-fi film universe!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Imagine a meal even Ms. Pacman can’t swallow whole! 

    Nibbling Cancer Away
    Imagine a meal even Ms. Pacman can’t swallow whole! 

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Oh no! Our G-P-S has gone BATTY!

    Bat-ty GPS
    Oh no! Our G-P-S has gone BATTY!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Don’t set your scale on fire just yet!

    Smoked Out
    Don’t set your scale on fire just yet!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Are you under the influence… of BABY?

    Smell the Rage
    Are you under the influence… of BABY?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Say hello to…Rocket Science Barbie?

    Gender Interest?
    Say hello to…Rocket Science Barbie?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    I just can’t stop hic – hic – hiccupping!

    Hicc-Away Heroes
    I just can’t stop hic – hic – hiccupping!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Was the Very Hungry Caterpillar also very TOXIC?

    Caterpillar Defense
    Was the Very Hungry Caterpillar also very TOXIC?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Have you heard? One thousand is the new thirty!

    Rainforest Resilience
    Have you heard? One thousand is the new thirty!

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    It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a…scientist in a helicopter!

    Green Light Plant Flight
    It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s a…scientist in a helicopter!

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    How ancient is the slumbering Dragon Man?

    Dragon Man
    How ancient is the slumbering Dragon Man?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Does curiosity kill the...classroom?

    Too Much Information
    Does curiosity kill the...classroom?

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    Could Rudolph have been a red-nosed...T-REX?!?

    Dinos on Ice
    Could Rudolph have been a red-nosed...T-REX?!?

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    Hey hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

    Boozy Social Hour
    Hey hey, it’s 5 o’clock somewhere!

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    Cancer cell destruction sequence initiated. Pew pew!

    Operation Tiny
    Cancer cell destruction sequence initiated. Pew pew!

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    Even the prettiest flowers have to compete for attention!

    Eye-Catching Biases
    Even the prettiest flowers have to compete for attention!

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    SPLASH! Take the plunge -- and meet the world’s best divers!

    Deep Divers
    SPLASH! Take the plunge -- and meet the world’s best divers!

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    Hmmm. . . What’s that smell? 

    9/01/21

    Scent-sationa Molecules
    Hmmm. . . What’s that smell? 

    9/01/21

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh