I’ve heard that bird poop brings good luck. Now I actually believe it! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Here with a silver lining to the white mess on your freshly washed car! Every summer, millions of seabirds pass through the Arctic. Leaving
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I’m not asleep -just resting my eyes! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We’re all familiar with the lure of an afternoon siesta! Could those heavy lids be a result of something other than a big lunch? Amita Sehgal at the University of Pennsylvania is
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Could melting ice be ELECTRIFYINGLY hot?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. At cruising altitude, airplanes can start icing over because of the freezing temperatures. The ice makes flying difficult. How do pilots deal with it? They blow EXTREMELY hot air over their wings to
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“Life is like a box of chocolates….” This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science saying, wise words from Forrest Gump! We’ve all heard not to judge a book by its cover. But what about chocolates? Meet Frank Dunshea and his team from the University of Melbourne.
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Chris Toh recently received the UC Irvine Public Impact Fellowship for research with high potential of positive impact to broader society and for effective science communication. This fellowship aims to support excellent academic research and will help provide resources to continue such studies. Congratulations, Chris!
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Where are those Spanx I ordered?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We want our packages delivered ASAP! Sounds simple, right? Well, not computationally. A computer measures distance for every possible combination of delivery paths. For eight stops…that’s two thousand paths! Is the smarter way.
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Can it be that we are addicted . . . to the sun? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Meet David Fisher of Harvard Medical School. According to his new study, exposure to the sun’s UV rays releases endorphins, the body’s feel-good hormones. These activate
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Sometimes a brain is just a brain! Or is it? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Most animals have brains that are pretty similar to ours. But animals didn’t split the atom, invent the iPhone, or make it to the moon. What makes OUR brains
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Karen Arcos has kicked off the new Loh Down on Science Español series! Arcos translated scripts she had written in English to Spanish, AND recorded them herself! The incredible new pilot series can be found HERE.
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Un ojo por otro deja a todos ciegos. ¿La ciencia puede ayudar? Están con Karen Arcos en el Loh Down on Science. Su cerebro tiene regiones especializadas para manejar varias tareas. Por ejemplo, su hipocampo está involucrado en procesar la memoria. Pero, el cerebro ¿cómo maneja situaciones de injusticia personal?
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