Red Eye

Once upon a time, each holiday photo was like Halloween! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Oh, those awkward family photos from the 1960s, ‘70s, ‘80s.  Smiling families in colorful holiday sweaters with red demon eyes like the Balrog from Lord of the Rings. The

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Selfie Love

Say cheese!  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying, taking pictures has never FELT this good! Breakfast selfie, outfit selfie… They are EVERYWHERE! Selfies are a popular way to capture and share moments. But could they also have a psychological component? Richard Eibach from the

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Drip Drop

The sound of insomnia: cue the LEAKY FAUCET! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, on the most annoying sound ever. What causes that DRIP DRIP of a leaky bathtub? It’s not what you think! Anurag Agarwal at the University of Cambridge discovered the cause —

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