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Don't Pee on Your Leg (and other scientific misconceptions)Author: Margaret and Camden Hanzlick-Burton
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 or message and follow us at instagram.com/dontpeeonyourleg/ Language: en-us Genres: Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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E83 - Crickets and Macdonald Triad
Sunday, 8 November, 2026
Camden and Margaret discuss if crickets chirp by rubbing their legs together (2:52) and if the Macdonald Triad can predict future violence (19:21). Camden's Citations:The Sexual Evolution: How 500 Million Years of Sex, Gender and Mating Shape Modern Relationships by Nathan H. LentseLife (2017)Smithsonian (2024): Why Don't Female Crickets Chirp?Washington State University: Ask Dr. UniverseMargaret's Citations:McGill Office for Science and Society: The Homicidal Triad Seen in Crime DramasTrauma, Violence, & Abuse (2018) via PubMedPsychology Today: Homicidal Triad: Predictor of Violence or Urban Myth?Have a scientific misconception you'd like us to tackle? Email us at dontpeeonyourleg@gmail.comFind us on Instagram: @DontPeeonYourLeg
