In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Carleton University’s Roslyn Dakin about a new study into the biology and physics of high-stakes hummingbird flight. (originally published 6/26/2025)

In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert chats with Carleton University&rsquo;s Roslyn Dakin about a new study into the biology and physics of high-stakes hummingbird flight. (originally published 6/26/2025)

Deep in the back of your mind, you’ve always had the feeling that there’s something strange about reality. There is. Join Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick as they examine neurological quandaries, cosmic mysteries, evolutionary marvels and our transhuman future.

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From the Vault: The Extreme Maneuverability of Hummingbirds, with Roslyn Dakin

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/b0be7ff6-addb-4011-ba2b-b49f01273ff0/transcript

In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the vast North American grasslands of which poet William Cullen Bryant wrote, “These are the gardens of the desert, these the unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, for which the speech of England has no name — The Prairies."

In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the vast North American grasslands of which poet William Cullen Bryant wrote, &ldquo;These are the gardens of the desert, these the unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, for which the speech of England has no name &mdash; The Prairies."

The Shocking Vastness of Prairie , Part 4

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/13a96c4e-ff04-4bf0-9418-b4a40148c706/transcript

Bored with dragons, the wizard Argomandanies turns his arcane attention to the fantastic fauna of the natural world. Welcome to Animalia Stupendium, a chronicle of Earth’s amazing biodiversity with all the enthusiasm of a fantasy monster book. In this episode, the wizard will consider the giant clam! (originally published 8/20/2025)

Bored with dragons, the wizard Argomandanies turns his arcane attention to the fantastic fauna of the natural world. Welcome to Animalia Stupendium, a chronicle of Earth&rsquo;s amazing biodiversity with all the enthusiasm of a fantasy monster book. In this episode, the wizard will consider the giant clam! (originally published 8/20/2025)

Animalia Stupendium Revisited: The Giant Clam

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a369d549-b557-4561-ab46-b4a30144ba21/transcript

In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the vast North American grasslands of which poet William Cullen Bryant wrote, “These are the gardens of the desert, these the unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, for which the speech of England has no name — The Prairies.

In this series from Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the vast North American grasslands of which poet William Cullen Bryant wrote, &ldquo;These are the gardens of the desert, these the unshorn fields, boundless and beautiful, for which the speech of England has no name &mdash; The Prairies.

The Shocking Vastness of Prairie , Part 3

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/48f5c425-1f27-4bce-9c59-b4a20151b93e/transcript

From the Vault: The Extreme Maneuverability of Hummingbirds, with Roslyn Dakin

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