Episodes – The Loh Down On Science

Delicate Grippers

June 19, 2026 Nnaoma Agwu

Robot, bring me… processed junk food! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Humans have no problem handling delicate items. Robots, on the other hand, lack in this department. So Siqi Shang and team at the University of Texas, Austin, have developed the FORTE technology. FORTE

Pups and People

June 18, 2026 Paula Miyazaki

But how does your DOG feel about it? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Many studies have tried to link genetic factors to personality traits in humans. Sniffing out whether that’s true is… complex. So Enoch Alex and team at the University of Cambridge UK

Nature’s Cleanup Crew

June 17, 2026 Francis Xavier III Sullivan

Talk about deep, deep trouble. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Contaminated soil doesn’t recover overnight. Pollution is stubborn. But belowground, nature has already begun the cleanup. How? Enter Danielle Stevenson and team at the Center for Applied Ecological Remediation. They collected soil samples from

Spare Charge

June 16, 2026 Arjun Nair

Can the “little blue pill” get our cells up and running again? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science… And we’re talking about Mitochondria, the tiny structures that power our cells. In the nightmarish Leigh syndrome, broken mitochondria cause weakness, loss of movement, and dangerous metabolic

Flying Close to the Sun

June 15, 2026 Levi Condren

The ancient Greeks were lying! Sort of… This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. As you get closer to the sun it gets hotter, right? Wrong! The sun’s SURFACE is much cooler than the region slightly deeper called the corona. Daniele Telloni at the Italian National Institute

Digital Ants

June 12, 2026 Minghao Jiang

What if entertainment’s next big thing was discovered in a science lab? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ants. They’re everywhere. But inside each tiny body? A universe of muscles, organs, and armor. Enter Julian Katzke and team at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology. Researchers

Ocean Battery

June 11, 2026 Minghao Jiang

Green energy? What about… blue energy?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Every day, we need more renewable energy — but there’s only so much land for windmills and solar farms. So why not capture the power of ocean waves? Enter Takahito Iida and the

Pancreatic Cancer’s Triple Threat

June 10, 2026 Caitlin Tsang

Your body is a buffet. Don’t let cancer put you out of business! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Only one in eight patients survives pancreatic cancer. Now, we’re hitting it where it hurts. Enter Mariano Barbacid and a quote “SWAT” team at the Spanish National

Small Lives, Big Impact

June 9, 2026 Paula Miyazaki

TRIGGER WARNING: Spiders! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. There are nearly a hundred thousand species of insects and spiders in North America. Sadly, we know very little about their conservation needs. Which mini-beasties need to be protected? Wes Walsh and Laura Figueroa at the

Staying in TOUCH

June 8, 2026 Nnaoma Agwu

Would you shake hands … over Zoom? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Humans are built to connect. But distance can make that hard. Modern-day technology has solved these issues, but something is still missing: touch. Enter Maya Dunlap and team at Saint Louis University.