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Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    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
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    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
    Got a boo-boo?

    Pond Scum to Super Gel
    Got a boo-boo?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is your stomach grumbling?

    Breakfast for Life
    Is your stomach grumbling?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Touch ID just got a new wrinkle!

    Caught Wrinkly-Handed!
    Touch ID just got a new wrinkle!

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  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    What your brain needs might just be… under the sea!

    Brain Food
    What your brain needs might just be… under the sea!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Invisible danger in the atmosphere?!

    YOLO Algorithm
    Invisible danger in the atmosphere?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Your tummy knows what it likes. What about your teeth?

    Eat Smart, Smile Bright
    Your tummy knows what it likes. What about your teeth?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is the lizard behind Ozempic… running for the hills?!

    Save the Gila Monsters
    Is the lizard behind Ozempic… running for the hills?!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Didn’t hit ten thousand steps today? Relax — you might not need to!

    Need for Speed
    Didn’t hit ten thousand steps today? Relax — you might not need to!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Up in age, but young at heart!

    Clock Watchers
    Up in age, but young at heart!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there a HIGH price on getting DOWN?

    Hashing Out Fertility
    Is there a HIGH price on getting DOWN?

Episodes
  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

    The Twilight Zone
    For your consideration: a baffling conundrum - a question without an answer...Next stop…. The Twilight Zone!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

    Electronic Waste
    Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless - but we CAN’T just throw them away!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart?

    Scarred Heart
    Is there a cure for an achy breaky heart?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Cavities are a pain, and that’s the TOOTH!!!

    Sweet Tooth
    Cavities are a pain, and that’s the TOOTH!!!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Lost at Minecraft AGAIN? Painful!

    Virtually Painless
    Lost at Minecraft AGAIN? Painful!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    Wanna hear something PAW-some?

    Confuzzled Cats
    Wanna hear something PAW-some?

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    Apple
    You gotta dress to impress! Even in grade school!

    School Spirit
    You gotta dress to impress! Even in grade school!

  • Loh Down Tile 2024
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    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
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    Apple
    One man’s trash is another man’s…disinfectant?

    Clean And Green
    One man’s trash is another man’s…disinfectant?

  • 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
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    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
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    Apple
    “In a world...of zero gravity...you won’t BELIEVE your eyes....!”

    Under Pressure
    “In a world...of zero gravity...you won’t BELIEVE your eyes....!”

Credits
  • Sandra Tsing Loh