All Pieces for Sandra Tsing Loh

 
Sanitation Lamentation
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Disease is one of the greatest roadblocks to progress. Pandemics come and go. But endemics require a lot more work. For diseases that live with soc...

  • Added: May 04, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
Double Corona
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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South Korea has been a leading example at battling Covid-19. But even for them, many recovered patients are catching the virus again! Why is this h...

  • Added: May 04, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
Free Play
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Soccer practice? Canceled. School? Canceled. Parents? Stressed! Will children learn ANYTHING during this pandemic?

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Spiked Sanitizers
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Alcohol! It’s good in your adult refreshments and in your hand sanitizer. But what differentiates the two? And most importantly, which will protect...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: May 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Easy as CDC
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Mosquitoes… they do more than ruin a nice day by the river. These winged brutes cause dozens of diseases from West Nile virus to malaria. During WW...

  • Added: May 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
Uncertainly Certain
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Scientists in the media often have uncertainties around talking about experimental uncertainties. They often worry about the public losing trust in...

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Of Scientist and Sundews
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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A massive, eight-lab collaboration to develop a drug to combat coronavirus was inspired by… a sundew plant?

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Immunity Issue
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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“Immunity Passports” are being touted as one way to reopen the economy, but even highly accurate tests will run into a problem.

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Tale of Lady Montagu
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Smallpox… the word sounds harmless enough, but this “speckled monster” was the scourge of Western Europe throughout the 1700s. Why did it disappear...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Breath of Fresh Air
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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For many of us, the coronavirus has disrupted our daily routines. With streets and freeways clear of traffic, some are curious to know the implicat...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 24, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
What's in a Name?
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Viruses cycle through many names. Recently, the World Health Organization has limited the types of words used to label viruses. However, these rule...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Fur-onavirus
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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The coronavirus pandemic has many of us working from home. As cats invade our zoom backgrounds, many are wondering if their pets can get sick, too.

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
Mighty Metals
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Want to protect yourself from a pandemic? Take a page out of history’s book and start working with... copper!

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Panicked Purchases
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Why would a pandemic lead to toilet paper hoarding? Uncertain times result in irrational decisions when faced with the aisle of a grocery store. Th...

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 14, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Protecting the Herd
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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All contagions come to an end. But how? Herd immunity is inevitable. How we get there is up to us.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Mask
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Masks are not just for villains and superheroes! For centuries, we have depended on face masks for protection. From handkerchiefs to the N-95, how ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 2
Gaming For a Cause
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Spending your quarantine gaming? Learn how you and your computer can help scientists search for a cure to the new coronavirus! All while you sleep!

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
Newton-flix
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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The bubonic plague forced a young Isaac Newton from his studies. How did he turn catastrophe into a year of wonders? For one, he didn’t have Netflix!

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Engineered for Destruction
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Movies and video games often portray researchers as reckless. But are dangerous viruses usually created in a lab, or is nature the real mad scienti...

Bought by KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
Soapy Surfactants
From: Sandra Tsing Loh
Series: The Loh Down on Science: Special Pandemic Edition
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Is washing our hands with soap really the best we can do to protect ourselves from coronavirus? Let's take a look at the history and chemistry of s...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and KSQM 91.5 FM


  • Added: Apr 06, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2

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