Don't Pee on Your Leg

Two Birds, One Scone

Welcome to "Don't Pee on Your Leg (and Other Scientific Misconceptions)"! 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 [email protected].

  • 42 minutes 30 seconds
    E72 - Ladybugs and Steak

    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).

    11 April 2024, 12:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 31 seconds
    E71 - Mushrooms and Igloos
    Margaret and Camden discuss whether mushrooms are actually plants (07:24) and what makes up an igloo (20:56).
    8 December 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 43 minutes 31 seconds
    E70 - Uranium and Sharks
    Camden and Margaret discuss if it's dangerous to touch uranium and if sharks have to keep moving in order to breathe.
    20 January 2023, 1:00 pm
  • 1 hour 42 minutes
    E69 - Attention Spans, Perpetual Motion, and Onions
    Camden and Margaret are joined by their friend Morgan to discuss if attention spans are decreasing, if perpetual motion machines are possible, and how to cut onions without crying.
    14 October 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    DPOYL 68 - Bears, Mosquitoes, and Skunks
    Camden and Margaret are joined by their friend Nick to discuss if you should play "dead" in front of a bear, ways to relieve itchy mosquito bites, and if tomato juice gets rid of the smell of skunk spray.
    23 September 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    DPOYL 67 - Caffeine, Morning After Pills, and Bluetooth
    Margaret and Camden are joined by their friend David to discuss if caffeine really does dehydrate you, how morning after pills work, and how bluetooth works.
    9 September 2022, 11:30 am
  • 42 minutes 6 seconds
    GCEA 13 - Weedle
    In this episode we discuss the 13th Pokémon, Weedle! We talk about insect venom and animals that can sting with their head!
    17 June 2022, 11:33 am
  • 44 minutes 27 seconds
    E66 - Asteroids and the Uterus
    Camden and Margaret discuss if flying through asteroid fields is dangerous, whether the uterus can "wander", and if the uterus is connected to the digestive system.
    20 May 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    GCEA E12 - Butterfree
    In this episode Margaret and Camden are joined by their friend John to discuss the 12th Pokémon, Butterfree! We talk about if butterflies can ever be poisonous, how butterflies smell and taste, and if butterflies can fly in the rain!
    8 April 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 46 minutes 48 seconds
    GCEA E11 - Metapod
    In this episode we discuss the 11th Pokémon, Metapod! We talk about how caterpillars become a chrysalis (or cocoon?) and what a "soft shell" crab is!
    25 February 2022, 12:00 pm
  • 47 minutes 18 seconds
    E65: Chloroform and Batteries
    Margaret and Camden discuss if chloroform knocks people out quickly and if it's bad to charge your phone for too long.
    22 January 2022, 11:17 pm
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