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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Tyranno-riffic Discovery

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 1:00

Which came first: the chicken… or the T-Rex?

discovery t rex riffic

Brain Food

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 1:00

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

brain food

Issue with Tissue Regeneration

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 1:00

Tissue regeneration isn't out of earshot!

tissue tissue regeneration

YOLO Algorithm

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 1:00

Invisible danger in the atmosphere?!

invisible algorithms yolo

Caught Wrinkly-Handed!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 1:00

Touch ID just got a new wrinkle!

caught handed touch id

Hashing Out Fertility

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 1:00

Is there a HIGH price on getting DOWN?

fertility hashing

Need for Speed

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2025 1:00

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

relax need for speed

Fire Safety, Hot Tips

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 1:00

Only YOU can prevent … structure fires?!

fire safety hot tips

Save the Gila Monsters

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2025 1:00

Is the lizard behind Ozempic… running for the hills?!

monsters ozempic gila

Steamy Showdown

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 1:00

You know who needs a spa day ASAP? Your heart!

showdown steamy

Tilt-a-Hurl

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2025 1:00

Tired of praying to the porcelain gods?

tired tilt hurl

CPR's Neck Listener

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2025 1:00

Listen to your neck, and you’ll never miss a beat!

neck

Woolly Toothache

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 1:00

Man, your bad breath is MAMMOTH!

man mammoths woolly toothache

Clock Watchers

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2025 1:00

Up in age, but young at heart!

clock watchers

Sole-Searching for Relief

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2025 1:00

Is pain relief aFOOT?

relief afoot sole searching

Pixel Panic!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 1:00

Pixels might be affecting your psyche

panic pixel pixels

Dropping Knowledge

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 1:00

Splat! It was a fly-by pooing!

dropping splat

Robot Soft Girl Era

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2025 1:00

Pressure is higher, conditions are dire, under the sea!

robots pressure soft girl era

Archaea Attack!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 1:00

There’s gold in them there… MICROBES?!

attack microbes archaea

Sled Dog DNA

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2025 1:00

Roll over Beethoven! And Balto too!

dogs ludwig van beethoven sled

Ready, Set, Grow!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 1:00

How does nature nurture your newborn?!

Rooting for Better Immunity

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 1:00

Can floss STRING along a healthier future?

immunity string rooting

Maximum Efficiency

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2025 1:00

Join the enzyme evolution revolution… today!

efficiency maximum

Seafood Surprise

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 1:00

Is it just me, or is seafood getting … crunchier?

surprise seafood

Shroom with a View

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 1:00

Is the cure for cancer… psychedelic mushrooms?!

shrooms

Lichenate Me!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 1:00

Can E.T. survive UV?!

EGG-cellent News

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2025 1:00

Gaston ate sixty eggs a day! How’s HIS cholesterol?

gaston

One Shot Wonder

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2025 1:00

Can we outwit cancer’s dirtiest tricks?

one shot

Elephant ID

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 1:00

An elephant never forgets… but here’s my card, just in case.

elephants

Big Bang Alert

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2025 1:00

What if the Big Bang was a… big bite?!

big bang

Bird Beams

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 1:00

Do you know which polished plumage contains a scintillating secret?! Zap!

zap beams

Romantic Retching

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2025 1:00

There are many ways to woo a lady, but have you ever tried… barfing?

romantic

The American Paydream

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2025 1:00

Welcome to the New World, golden opportunities… or not.

american new world

Seal-O2 Sensors

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 1:00

You‘d know if you were drowning, right?

seal sensors

Cannabis-linked DNA?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2025 1:00

Is cannabis…*COUGH COUGH*... the silent killer?!

cannabis cough cough

Printer to Launchpad

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 1:00

It’s just like printing your own… rockets?!

printers launchpad

Chromosome Cleanup!

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2025 1:00

Could we rewrite the story of Down syndrome?

cleanup chromosomes

Making an Artificial River Natural

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2025 1:00

Let rivers be rivers!

natural artificial

Slice-Proof Power Packs

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 1:00

Is that little listening device in your pocket… a fire hazard?!

proof slice packs

Infrared in a Blink

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 1:00

Have you ever ACTUALLY seen red?

blink infrared

Pawsitive Thinking

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 1:00

Is doggie disease detection a question of… attitude?!

thinking

Testy Toxoplasma

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 1:00

Are parasites causing a tailspin in your testes?!

testy toxoplasma

You Sleep, Cells Clean

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 1:00

Even mitochondria - the powerhouse of the cell - needs a nap sometimes!

sleep cells

The Big Five in Exercise

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 1:00

Before your next workout - take a personality test!

exercise big five

Malaria_Buzzkill

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 1:00

Do we need to start vaccinating… bugs?!

malaria buzzkill

Gut Feeling

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 1:00

I’ve got a GUT feeling we know each other somehow!

gut gut feeling

Knee-d for Speed

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 1:00

Got one foot stuck in the dial-up era?

speed knee

Shake Your Buggy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 1:00

Moth to flame? More like… suns out, buns out!

shake moth buggy

Coffee Complications

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 1:00

Hey, coffee lovers! How’s your sleep?

coffee complications

The Derm-inator

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2025 1:00

Is that a new freckle… or something more?

der m

Bacterial Burglary

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 1:00

Don’t open Pandoraea’s box! Who knows what you’ll unleash!

burglary bacterial

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