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The Loh Down on Science is the fun way to get your daily dose of science -- in less than two minutes! Writer/performer and Caltech alumna Sandra Tsing Loh explains the world of science with a dash of humor. It's a program for those who love science as well as for those who avoid it!

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    • Mar 13, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    Leftovers for Bacteria

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2026 1:00


    Tired of leftovers?

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    Quantum Calculations

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 1:00


    Even computers need help with math!

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    Chromatic Aromatics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 1:00


    From the lab bench to fashion week!

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    Groovy Brain Vessels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2026 1:00


    Oh yeah, feel that beat, brainy!

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    This Bee's a Whiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 1:00


    Dot… dash… dot… dash… buzz?!

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    BAT-ter Beware

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2026 1:00


    Think of them as pocket-sized dragons!

    Frothy Plant Foam

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 1:00


    Oatology: noun, the study of Oat Milk.

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    Sleuthing-Out Nanoplastics 

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 1:00


    There’s danger in the air…

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    Sight for Sore Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 1:00


    Can we fix dead pixels… in our eyes?!

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    Trunk Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 1:00


    Who needs a spa day when you’ve got trunks and a garden hose?

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    The Birds Keep Chirping

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 1:00


    Some birds just can’t resist a midnight serenade.... But why?

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    Concrete Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 1:00


    Concrete powered homes?! Sounds crazy! Or does it?

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    Lightning Potassium

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 1:00


    Is there an early warning system for… seizures?

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    Snout of the Ordinary

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 1:00


    Let’s just say, our ancestors were shaping more than just stone tools!

    ordinary snout
    Glorious Glass Printing

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 1:00


    Those who live in glass houses … should get a 3D printer!

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    Sugar Rush, Tumor Crush

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 1:00


    Are we finished ruining soda for you? NOPE! Never.

    crush tumors sugar rush
    The Coolest Bugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 1:00


    Time to take down the Christmas lights… ack! They’re flying!

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    Plantlife in Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 1:00


    Death Valley might need a name change!

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    Satellite Referee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 1:00


    Cutting carbon is a global hot potato!

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    Electric Eukaryotes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 1:00


    Could bacteria be… a bright spot?

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    Cosmic Meet-Cute

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 1:00


    Is true love written in the stars?

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    Tiny, but Mighty!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 1:00


    Got a clog? Here comes a microscopic cleaning crew!

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    Fungus Among Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 1:00


    Who’s pulling the strings behind… Zombie Ants!

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    Paging Dr. Mouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 1:00


    Could a mouse save your life? Maybe so.

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    Hard and Soft Prints

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 1:00


    This gives a new meaning to a KNEESLAPPER!

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    Dark Stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 1:00


    Can dark matter shine bright?

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    Bowhead Paradox

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 1:00


    Is the cure for cancer in… WHALES?!

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    Round the Lake

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 1:00


    Who knows what secrets lie deep below the shadowy water?

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    Great Grains!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 1:00


    Let’s break bread…

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    Dogs Think Like Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 1:00


    Rover, watch your mouth!

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    Frozen and Furious

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 1:00


    Think zombies are scary? What about awakening ancient frozen monsters?!

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    Brain Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 1:00


    Brain surgery is a gamble, but the odds just got better!

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    Profiling Space Ice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 1:00


    What’s inside a cosmic snowball?

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    Mind Over Metabolism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 1:00


    Blood is thicker than… OATMEAL?!

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    Beating Diabetes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 1:00


    Ready for a dia-beatdown?

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    Snooze School

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 1:00


    Can we REALLY learn new vocabulary in our sleep?

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 1:00


    New bombshells have entered Love Island: the mini-livers!

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 1:00


    A landburger helper, if you will.

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    Is artificial intelligence just a big ol’ boys club?

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 1:00


    There's something in the air...

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    Power of Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 1:00


    Friends don’t let friends… get wrinkly???

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    Glow Up!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 1:00


    That’s no illusion! It’s a glowing fish!

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    Sweet Roots Revival

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 1:00


    Put the sugar on your… dome?

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    Mated for Life Expectancy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 1:00


    It’s a wonderful life… span?

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    Plant Whispers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 1:00


    Do houseplants die … with a whimper?

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    Pasta, Perfected

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 1:00


    Does the perfect pasta sauce come down to… PHYSICS?!

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 1:00


    Hey Professor Fido!

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 1:00


    Is the fountain of youth… filled with naked mole-rats?

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 1:00


    Does the Keto diet butter up trouble?

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 1:00


    Ever wish you could disappear?

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    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 1:00


    What goes meow AND achoo?

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