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Camera Off!

May 24, 2021 Kimia Montazeri

Image of zoom conference call on mac book.

Zoom meeting? Quick, turn OFF the camera! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Ah, FINALLY. Work done, laptop closed. Time to binge some Netflix! But does my downtime have a downside? Producing and storing data takes a LOT of power, typically created by burning fossil

Let It Snow

December 17, 2019 Quang Pham

Why bring coals to Newcastle…or snow to Antarctica? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. As the earth warms due to climate change, the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting into the ocean. This rise in global sea level poses catastrophic threats to coastal cities world-wide.