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Don't Pee on Your Leg (and other scientific misconceptions)
Margaret and Camden Hanzlick-Burton
E78 - Corn and Heat Loss
JUN 5, 202632 MIN
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Description
Camden and Margaret discuss if all corn is the same (2:43) and whether most of our body heat is really lost from our heads (17:59).
Camden's Misconception: Is All Corn the Same?Wikipedia
NMSU — Specialty Corns
SDSU Extension — Indian Corn & Popcorn
Britannica — Why Do Corn Kernels Pop?
Nature Scientific Reports — Sweet Corn Sugary Gene Mutation
EBSCO Research Starters — Corn Ethanol
USDA — Global Demand for Fuel Ethanol Through 2030
Scientific American — It's Time to Rethink America's Corn System
Margaret's Misconception: Is Most of Our Body Heat Really Lost From Our Heads?US Army Survival Guide
Cleveland Clinic — Body Heat Loss by Dr. Thomas Waters
Ohio State University BuckMD Blog — Medical Mythbusters by Tina Comston
University of Rochester Medicine Health Encyclopedia
University of Utah Health — Debunking Common Winter Health Myths by Dr. Russell Vinik
BBC Science Focus — The Great Cold Head Myth by Abbie Jordan

