Episodes – Page 155 – The Loh Down On Science

Blind Date

February 14, 2020 Alex Jarnot

Ah, love – is it REALLY blind? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Male bees — you’ve got it rough. You’re born, you mate with a queen, and then you die. But, hundreds of other would-bee suitors are trying to do the same thing! How

Feel the Burn

February 13, 2020 Jaclyn Beck

Can you eat more Ghost Peppers than a mole-rat? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. The highveld mole-rat has a superpower. It can roll around in a colony of stinging ants without breaking a sweat! The ants sting with a chemical called AITC, the same

Diamonds in the Deep

February 12, 2020 Evelyn Hoover

Are diamonds a geologists’ best friend? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Our planet’s volume is eighty percent mantle–the rock layer between Earth’s crust and inner core. But the mantle extends down thousands of kilometers, and we can only dig down TWELVE. Can we learn

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!