E82 - Alligators and Truth Serum

Camden and Margaret discuss if you escape alligators by running zig-zag (3:43) and if “truth serums” can make people tell the truth (17:08).

Camden's Citations:

• Robert Irwin interview (Steve Irwin's son)
• NPR
• South Carolina Department of Natural Resources

Margaret's Citations:

• Wikipedia: William Heirens
• Wikipedia: Sodium thiopental
• BBC News
• SciShow (YouTube)
• Business Insider
• Dr. Karen Francois, anesthesiologist (YouTube)

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