The Loh Down on Science

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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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The Birds Keep Chirping

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 1:00

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

birds chirping

Concrete Power

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 1:00

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

concrete

Lightning Potassium

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 1:00

Is there an early warning system for… seizures?

lightning potassium

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!

3d glass glorious printing

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!

christmas time bugs coolest

Plantlife in Death

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 1:00

Death Valley might need a name change!

death death valley plantlife

Satellite Referee

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 1:00

Cutting carbon is a global hot potato!

cutting satellites referee

Electric Eukaryotes

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 1:00

Could bacteria be… a bright spot?

electric eukaryotes

Cosmic Meet-Cute

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 1:00

Is true love written in the stars?

cosmic meet cute

Tiny, but Mighty!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 1:00

Got a clog? Here comes a microscopic cleaning crew!

mighty

Fungus Among Us

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2026 1:00

Who’s pulling the strings behind… Zombie Ants!

among us fungus

Paging Dr. Mouse

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 1:00

Could a mouse save your life? Maybe so.

mouse paging dr

Hard and Soft Prints

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2026 1:00

This gives a new meaning to a KNEESLAPPER!

soft prints

Dark Stars

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2026 1:00

Can dark matter shine bright?

dark stars

Bowhead Paradox

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 1:00

Is the cure for cancer in… WHALES?!

paradoxes whales bowhead

Round the Lake

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2026 1:00

Who knows what secrets lie deep below the shadowy water?

lake

Great Grains!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 1:00

Let’s break bread…

grains

Dogs Think Like Us

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 1:00

Rover, watch your mouth!

dogs rover

Frozen and Furious

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 1:00

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

frozen

Brain Power

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2026 1:00

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

brain brainpower

Profiling Space Ice

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2026 1:00

What’s inside a cosmic snowball?

space profiling

Mind Over Metabolism

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 1:00

Blood is thicker than… OATMEAL?!

blood metabolism oatmeal

Beating Diabetes

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 1:00

Ready for a dia-beatdown?

beating diabetes

Snooze School

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2026 1:00

Can we REALLY learn new vocabulary in our sleep?

school snooze

This Liver's Hot

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 1:00

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

love island liver

Just Add Water… and Power!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 1:00

A landburger helper, if you will.

water and power

Gendered Ageism in AI

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 1:00

Is artificial intelligence just a big ol’ boys club?

ageism gendered

Wildfires Worldwide

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 1:00

There's something in the air...

worldwide wildfires

Power of Friendship

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 1:00

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

friends friendship

Glow Up!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 1:00

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

glow up

Sweet Roots Revival

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2026 1:00

Put the sugar on your… dome?

roots revival

Mated for Life Expectancy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 1:00

It’s a wonderful life… span?

life expectancy

Plant Whispers

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 1:00

Do houseplants die … with a whimper?

plant whispers

Pasta, Perfected

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2026 1:00

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

physics pasta perfected

Good Boy, Great Brain!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2026 1:00

Hey Professor Fido!

brain good boys

Underground Beauty Hack

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2026 1:00

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

beauty hack underground

The SKINNY on Keto

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 1:00

Does the Keto diet butter up trouble?

keto skinny

Glassfrog Trick

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 1:00

Ever wish you could disappear?

trick

Kitty Antidote

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2026 1:00

What goes meow AND achoo?

antidote

Slimy Solutions

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2026 1:00

Could a cure for cancer be SLIMY?!

slimy

Cocoa Relaxer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2025 1:00

Follow the CHOCOLATE brick road?!

chocolate cocoa relaxer

Life on Mars

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2025 1:00

E.T., is that you - or just microbes on Mars?

mars life on mars

Storm of Spiders

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2025 1:00

It’s Stormy Monday....for spiders?

spiders stormy mondays

Bird-ger Kings

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2025 1:00

Human trash is a birds’ feast! Or a last supper?

kings human

Velcro for Cancer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2025 1:00

Is the cure for cancer… a pair of strappy new shoes?!

cancer velcro

Sticker Check-Up

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2025 1:00

Your heart’s working hard - but how hard, exactly?

stickers

Predators and Prey-tend

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2025 1:00

What if your snack... talked back?

prey predators tend

Hitchhiking Bacteria

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2025 1:00

Hey man, can I bum a ride… to Mars?!

mars bacteria hitchhiking

Cantankerous Capybaras

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 1:00

Help! Capybara catastrophe!

capybara capybaras cantankerous

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