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

Author: Two Birds, One Scone

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 didnt already know about the world! If you have scientific misconceptions that youd 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.
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E73 - Dust and Ears
Friday, 2 January, 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 skinCitations:"What If? 2" by Randall Munroe"Is Dust Mostly Dead Skin?" by Veritasium"Making an epidermis" by Maranke Koster, University of Colorado DenverMargaret's Misconception: Our ears keep getting bigger our entire livesCitations: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 ZacherToday I Found Out"Truth or Myth: Our Nose and our Ears Never Stop Growing" by Michael HinckWhat We're Consuming:Camden: "Project Hail Mary" by Andy WeirMargaret: BooksFollow us on Instagram: @DontPeeonYourLegEmail us your misconceptions: dontpeeonyourleg@gmail.com