Blue Light Battle

Time for bed … but first, just ONE MORE TikTok video! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.  Blue light naturally comes from the sun. But modern humans have developed EXTRA exposure! Think artificial light sources like LED lights, tablets and cell phone screens! How do

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Sweat it Out!

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America runs on…sweat? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. A morning run – so invigorating! The feeling of sweat rolling down your back? Yuck! But can sweat be useful? Xueping Zhang and colleagues from the National University of Singapore had a “dry idea!” The team

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Lights Out

Don’t even THINK about unplugging my night light! I’ll get scared!  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science… saying… Light can affect our mood for sure. But what exactly happens in our brains when we see light?  Shai Sabbah and team from University of Pittsburgh wondered.

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Watts Up Doc?

Can’t fall asleep without the TV on? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Your eyelids are drooping as you TRY to binge just one more Stranger Things episode. Unfortunately, studies show that sleeping with lights on is linked to diabetes and obesity….. But HOW? Ivy

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Blue Light Battle

Time for bed … but first, just ONE MORE TikTok video! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science.  Blue light naturally comes from the sun. But modern humans have developed EXTRA exposure! Think artificial light sources like LED lights, tablets and cell phone screens! How do

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Amazing Sight

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Amazing Grace, how sweet the…sight?!  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. When light enters the eyes, the light-sensitive cells send signals to the brain. Let there be sight! But the disease Retinitis Pigmentosa, or RP, can cause loss of vision. José-Alain Sahel at Sorbonne University,

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Sweat it Out!

Bulb light on

America runs on…sweat? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. A morning run – so invigorating! The feeling of sweat rolling down your back? Yuck! But can sweat be useful? Xueping Zhang and colleagues from the National University of Singapore had a “dry idea!” The team

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Mold Slime Salesman

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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Seeing the Blues

Angry birds… there’s hidden danger! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. These days, we spend a LOT of face time with our electronic devices.  But whether we notice or not, these gadgets emit a LOT of blue light. Should we be concerned? To find out,

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