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

E78 - Corn and Heat Loss


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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
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