Here comes the sun… based energy source?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science…and keeping up with the Jones’s! Check out the neighbors’ new car! Should I spring for an upgrade? And what’s that happening up on their roof??!! Christine Horne and Thomas Familia from Washington
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Say hello to…Rocket Science Barbie! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. These days, there are no gender limits when it comes to careers! Yet people STILL tend to think boys are more interested than girls in engineering. When does this stereotype get started? Enter Allison
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Hey cat, quit staring at me! What on EARTH is he thinking about? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Those of us who work at home are spending a LOT more time with our pets these days! How can we better understand our feline friends’
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Hey Siri – want to go shopping? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. I can always use a second opinion at the mall! But if I need a top to go with the pants I bought online? No worries! Artificial intelligence offers up the PERFECT
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No time to exercise? There might still be a “runners high” on the way! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Whew! Just one more lap around the block! Or … hamster wheel? Even lab mice can get a “runners’ high!” And those who get their
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Don’t judge a carrot by its . . . peel? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Gnarly, twisted, scarred or spotted! Billions of pounds of fruits and veggies are thrown away each year. Why? Just because they don’t LOOK picture-perfect! This waste harms our environment,
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Are you under the influence… of BABY? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Mmmm… that distinct baby scent! It can make us feel all warm and fuzzy… and AGGRO?? Meet Eva Mishor and her team of scent detectives at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science. They
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What’s big, scaly, and eats more than your Dad at a discount buffet? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying… Ichthyosaurs! These ancient REPTILES swam in oceans but breathed air… Imagine something like a scaly dolphin, but the size of a whale! In fact, P.
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Deserts covered in GLASS – sounds like the latest sci-fi film universe! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. In Chile’s Atacama Desert, the sand is littered with football-sized, green-black glass chunks. But these aren’t human artifacts. What sculpted this glass garden? Geologist Peter Schultz at
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Imagine buying dinner with a wave of your arm! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. You tap your credit card at Chipotle, and BEEP! Burrito time! You just used near-field communication, or NFC. But this technology only works close up and relies on battery power.
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