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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
    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!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Don’t judge a carrot by its. . . peel?

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Here comes the sun-based energy source!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Not all that glitters is “green!”

    Green Glitter
    Not all that glitters is “green!”

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    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
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    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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    Apple
    Don’t set your scale on fire just yet!

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

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    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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    Apple
    Say hello to…Rocket Science Barbie?

    Gender Interest?
    Say hello to…Rocket Science Barbie?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Twinkle twinkle little star… “how I wonder what WE are???”

    Space DNA
    Twinkle twinkle little star… “how I wonder what WE are???”

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    They say love is a mixtape… of frog songs?!

    Serenading Ribbits
    They say love is a mixtape… of frog songs?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    What if we could save sight…with SOUND?

    Sound for Sore Eyes
    What if we could save sight…with SOUND?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

    Sleepy Socializers
    Wake up on the wrong side of the bed?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Darling, it’s better down where it’s wetter, under the sea!

    Reef Song
    Darling, it’s better down where it’s wetter, under the sea!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Gimme a hand here! A third one.

    Beak Performance
    Gimme a hand here! A third one.

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Got writer’s block?

    Move to Innovate
    Got writer’s block?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    UGH! Stuck at ANOTHER red light!

    Green Driving
    UGH! Stuck at ANOTHER red light!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    So…how was school today? Hello? Anyone there?

    Toddler Tea Time
    So…how was school today? Hello? Anyone there?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You can count on … BEES?!?!

    Bee Odd, Bee Even
    You can count on … BEES?!?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Don’t even THINK about talking to me before I’ve had my fifth cup of coffee!

    Cool Beans
    Don’t even THINK about talking to me before I’ve had my fifth cup of coffee!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
    Listen 1:30
    Apple
    Have you ever felt your life flash before your eyes?

    The Road Death Traveled
    Have you ever felt your life flash before your eyes?

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh