Uh-oh! Follow request from Mom – should you accept? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Remember when Mom used to be cool? Hyenas do! Like humans, hyenas are social creatures – pack animals actually. Also like humans, they can use their parents’ social standing for
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Sure, we’re honest! But is that just about optics?!? Literally? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Melissa Bateson of the University of Newcastle surveilled her university coffee room. Coffee, tea and milk were provided, and folks were expected to ante up for what they took.
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Santa Claus is coming to town—or is he? This is Sandra Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying: Of course he is! All kids know that! Of course, children can also have imaginary friends. Meet Psychologist Stephanie Carlson from the University of Washington and Marjorie Taylor from the University
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It’s tough being the new bird on the block. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Migration is sometimes necessary for survival. But animals with social structures might need to re-learn how to be….social! Enter the Cirl Bunting: a brown sparrow-sized bird. They’ve been studied in
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Rising sea levels—inland homes become beachfront homes become. . . Dude, where’s my neighborhood? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Mathematical models predict over ONE-HUNDRED FORTY MILLION climate migrants by 2050. BUT they don’t consider SOCIAL migration factors like age or growing families. Enter Mathew
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We’ve got chemistry…literally! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You’ve just clicked with a new friend. It’s easy to SEE why. You think alike, talk alike, even dress alike … but do you SMELL alike? Inbal Ravreby from the Weizmann Institute of Science tried to
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“Can you feel the love tonight…” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. There’s nothing like a long night of karaoke to bring friends closer! Eiluned Pearce from the University of Oxford and colleagues wondered — is our song “killing us softly” or making us stronger?
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Mom’s trying to friend you on Facebook again – should you “Accept?” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Life in the wild? It’s survival of the fittest! But some animals might have a family advantage. Like we humans, spotted hyenas are social animals. This means
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Birds of a feather flock together. But how about us humans? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Do you and your besties share a love of knitting? Schlocky horror movies? Barbershop quartets? Sure, but just how alike are you? Ryan Hyon from UCLA and colleagues
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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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