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Don't Pee on Your Leg (and other scientific misconceptions)

Don't Pee on Your Leg (and other scientific misconceptions)

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 Is it dangerous to wake a sleepwalker? Is it a good idea to pee on your leg after a jellyfish sting? Join biologists Camden and Margaret as they explore and address these scientific misconceptions and many more! With new episodes every two weeks, join the discussion of scientific misconceptions, with the hope of you learning something you didn’t already know about the world! If you have scientific misconceptions that you’d like explained or want to provide feedback to us, please email us at dontpeeonyourleg@gmail.com. "Don't Pee on Your Leg" (DPOYL) is a podcast produced by Two Birds, One Scone. Articles, blog posts, and more about what you can do every day to conserve our environment can be found at www.twobirdsonescone.org.Two Birds, One Scone Science
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    • E74 - Asteroids and Concussions

      E74 - Asteroids and Concussions
      Feb 6 2026

      Camden and Margaret discuss if asteroids really look like cratered potatoes (2:52) and whether you have to lose consciousness to have a concussion (11:49).

      Camden's Misconception: Asteroids look like little potatoes with craters

      Citations:

      • "What If? 2" by Randall Munroe
      • NASA Space Place - Asteroids
      • Scientific American
      • CalTech Cool Cosmos

      Margaret's Misconception: As long as you're conscious, it's not a concussion

      Citations:

      • Concussion Recognition Tool from the Concussion in Sport Group
      • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
      • CDC - TBI Data 2024
      • Mayo Clinic - Concussions
      • "Concussion" by Nitin Agarwal, Rut Thakkar, Khoi Than for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons

      What We're Consuming:

      • Camden: "The Thursday Murder Club" by Richard Osman
      • Margaret: "The Dog's Best Friend Game" board game

      Follow us on Instagram: @DontPeeonYourLeg

      Email us your misconceptions: dontpeeonyourleg@gmail.com
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      29 min
    • E73 - Dust and Ears

      E73 - Dust and Ears
      Jan 2 2026

      Camden and Margaret discuss if household dust is mostly just your dead skin floating around (2:45) and whether our ears keep getting bigger our entire lives (16:05).

      Camden's Misconception: Dust is mostly dead skin

      Citations:

      • "What If? 2" by Randall Munroe
      • "Is Dust Mostly Dead Skin?" by Veritasium
      • "Making an epidermis" by Maranke Koster, University of Colorado Denver

      Margaret's Misconception: Our ears keep getting bigger our entire lives

      Citations:

      • Cleveland Clinic - Cartilage
      • "Do Your Nose and Ears Really Grow with Age?" by Justin Chupungco
      • "Why do old men have big ears?" by James Heathcote
      • "Ear size as a predictor of chronological age" by R Tan, V Osman, G Tan
      • "Human ears grow throughout the entire lifetime" by Niemitz, Nibbrig, and Zacher
      • Today I Found Out
      • "Truth or Myth: Our Nose and our Ears Never Stop Growing" by Michael Hinck

      What We're Consuming:

      • Camden: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir
      • Margaret: Books

      Follow us on Instagram: @DontPeeonYourLeg

      Email us your misconceptions: dontpeeonyourleg@gmail.com
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      32 min
    • E72 - Ladybugs and Steak

      E72 - Ladybugs and Steak
      Apr 11 2024

      Margaret and Camden discuss whether the spots on a ladybug determine its age (08:54) and if the red liquid that comes out of your steak is actually blood (22:02).
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      43 min
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