Episodes – Page 153 – The Loh Down On Science

Ancient Brew

February 11, 2020 Racine Rangel

It’s Miller time…in ancient Egypt? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. That beer’s been in the back of the fridge for months. You check the date – are we still using the Gregorian calendar? Doesn’t matter – still good! How?! Archeologist Mohamed Farag from Cairo

Heart on My Sleeve

February 10, 2020 Chloe Groome

Talk about ham radio! Literally ham. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Medical devices like pacemakers give doctors vital information about our health! Unfortunately, most pacemakers only last around five years. How can medical devices last longer? John Ho at the National University of Singapore

Sleigh Bells and Seaweed

February 7, 2020 Maureen Purcell

Christmas came and went – and so did the cookies you left for Santa! But what do reindeer eat off season? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Climate change in the far north freezes Rudolph’s favorite plants. It also melts sea-ice bridges, preventing reindeer from

Seeing the Blues

February 6, 2020 Preeta Pratakshya

Angry birds… there’s hidden danger! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. These days, we spend a LOT of face time with our electronic devices. But whether we notice or not, these gadgets emit a LOT of blue light. Should we be concerned? To find out,

No Ice Ice Baby

February 4, 2020 Maureen Purcell

Yo, Rocky! Cool it on the ice baths! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Some post-workout routines are CAH-RAZY. You want to maximize your hard work and get “swole”. Ice baths are thought to improve recovery and conditioning. But, how do ice baths REALLY affect

Armored Fish

February 3, 2020 Racine Rangel

Swimming with piranhas? You’d have to be one tough cookie! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. What animal is longer than two mailboxes and loves the water? The arapaima! These giant fish live in piranha-infested waters of the Amazon river. Yet, they NEVER get bitten!

Caterpillar’s Sixth Sense

January 31, 2020 Sasha Vyatskikh

Sixth sense: fact or fiction? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Peppered moth caterpillars are found all over the world. But you’ve probably never seen one. Why? Because they’re REALLY good at hiding by changing their color! Meet Amy Eacock

The Math is Out There

January 30, 2020 Hunter Allison

ALIENS! Where are they?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Back in the 1970’s, physicist, Enrico Fermi, asked this EXACT question over lunch. The other physicists thought he was being funny, but Fermi was serious! With one-hundred billion stars in the galaxy -there’s

Happy Meal?

January 29, 2020 Maureen Purcell

Is fast food for the BIRDS? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Urban birds get plenty of chow. Crumbs, sandwiches, dumpsters of snacks… One human’s trash is another bird’s feast. Or is it more like a last supper? Meet Andrea