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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E76 - Bird Bones and the Mind's Eye
Monday, 6 April, 2026

Camden, Margaret, and guest David discuss if bird bones are hollow so birds can fly (6:48) and whether everyone sees things the same way in their mind (22:09).Camden's Misconception: Bird bones are hollow so birds can flyCitations:"What If? 2" by Randall MunroeThe Science of Birds Podcast — "How Birds Breathe""Bone Density and the Lightweight Skeletons of Birds" by Elizabeth Dumont, UMass AmherstDiscovery — "Why Do Birds Have Hollow Bones?"Montana Natural History Center — "Avian Adaptations"Bird Spot — "How Birds' Skeletons Evolved For Flight"Wilderness Awareness School — "Bird Skeletons and Avian Physiology"David's Misconception: We all see things the same way in our mindsCitations:Zeman et al. (2015) — "Lives Without Imagery: Congenital Aphantasia." CortexZeman (2024) — "Aphantasia and Hyperphantasia: Exploring Imagery Vividness Extremes." Trends in Cognitive SciencesDance, Ipser & Simner (2022) — "The Prevalence of Aphantasia in the General Population." Consciousness and CognitionMarks (1973) — Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ). British Journal of PsychologyKay et al. (2022) — "The Pupillary Light Response as a Physiological Index of Aphantasia." eLifePearson (2019) — "The Human Imagination: The Cognitive Neuroscience of Visual Mental Imagery." Nature Reviews NeuroscienceMilton et al. (2021) — "Behavioral and Neural Signatures of Visual Imagery Vividness Extremes." Cerebral Cortex CommunicationsBainbridge et al. (2021) — "Quantifying Aphantasia Through Drawing." CortexWicken et al. (2021) — "The Critical Role of Mental Imagery in Human Emotion." Proceedings of the Royal Society B