Meet the new teenage generation! The Zoomers! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Nowadays, meeting IRL is like seeing a unicorn… meeting in person happens so rarely! EVERYTHING is done online! Teenagers are some of the most affected! Could this influence their social skills? Enter
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May your morning coffee give you the strength… To make it to mid-day coffee! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In the morning, caffeine’s our best friend! Just a whiff brings joy to coffee lovers. Could it even go so far as to help with
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The latest development in learning? It’s literally SHOCKING! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When you’re learning something new, your brain starts firing electrical pulses. These signals help you track and record information. But – does it work in reverse? Could a jolt of electricity
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When does the very HUNGRY caterpillar become very HANGRY? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Eating is a serious – and DANGEROUS – business! I WILL “cut you” for that last piece of Valentine’s candy! Do our creepy-crawly friends feel the same? Enter Joseph Collie
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It’s the Itchy and Scratchy Show! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Everyone’s sitting ‘round the campfire when someone gets bit by a MOSQUITO. First THEY’RE itchy… suddenly… EVERYBODY’s itchy! Is it a mosquito attack or something…else? Zhou-Feng Chen and team from Washington University were
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The dog whisperer.. or the human whisperer!? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Dogs, our best friends. They can help us herd, hunt, and sense our emotions! How are they so smart? Shany Dror and team from Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary wondered how dogs
Continue readingThe early bird gets the worm, but how does that make it feel? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Waking up early has advantages. You can make your bed, do laundry… clean the gutters… I guess. But could it also affect your mood as you
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You’re on stage, ready to perform your big solo, and…you freeze! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science Humans *gag* choke under pressure all the time. But what about other animals? Adam Smoulder and colleagues at Carnegie Mellon University wanted to know. They plopped three monkeys
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You gotta dress to impress! Even in grade school! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. School uniforms – love ‘em or hate ‘em? Some educators believe wearing uniforms improves student behavior and strengthens school spirit. Others think dressing alike prevents students from expressing their true
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Are smarter people more so-fish-ticated? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Fish may be colorful, but they aren’t very bright! Can they smarten up? Giulia Rossi and Patricia Wright from the University of Guelph in Canada think so! They study the mangrove killifish, a fish
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