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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...

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Pasadena, CA

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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!

Language:

English

Contact:

474 South Raymond Avenue Pasadena, CA 91105 (626) 583-5100

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Musical Medicine

5/27/2026
Medicine from SOUND? That's music to my ears.

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Godzilla of Fungi

5/26/2026
Multicellular life comes in all varieties: Plants, animals, fungi. Godzillas.

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Pretend Juice

5/25/2026
Are we the only animals that play pretend?

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Accent Makes the Mate

5/22/2026
Can birds have… accents?!

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Four Eyes

5/21/2026
Ever been called four-eyes? It may be hereditary!

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Ancient Forests, Modern Medicine

5/20/2026
Before you roll your eyes at ancient remedies… listen!

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Got Junk… Food?

5/19/2026
Why do I suddenly crave sugar puffs?

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Pollution Police

5/18/2026
Dusting for prints… in midair?!

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Hitchhiking Herbs

5/15/2026
Turns out, no island… is an island!

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Old Plastic, New Life

5/14/2026
A new life for plastic. Imagine that…

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The Deal Delay

5/13/2026
You make an offer. Hours go by. Is silence random… or revealing?

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Continental Driftin’ Apart

5/12/2026
Think your breakup was hard? Imagine things resurfacing twenty million years later...

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Clapping for Joy

5/11/2026
Put your hands together for…

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Immunity by String

5/8/2026
Lemme give you a shot in the mouth!

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Vanishing Star Trick

5/7/2026
For my next trick, I will make a STAR… DISAPPEAR?!

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Baby Microbiomes

5/6/2026
On Wednesdays, we wear... diapers? Puh, Mean Girls.

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A Banana Bunch of Problems

5/5/2026
A banana a day might NOT keep the doctor away.

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The Interstellar Weatherman

5/4/2026
How’s the weather… on the sun?!

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Ink-credible Films

5/1/2026
Is Mona Lisa smiling or frowning…and why does she have tentacles?!

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Instant Silence

4/30/2026
Seen at 2:17 p.m. Replied at… never.

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