In this 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.

In this 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.

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.

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

The Extreme Maneuverability of Hummingbirds, with Roslyn Dakin

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/50da7d47-5f3b-4ef1-bfc6-b30801438ccc/transcript

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the monumental 1973 British folk horror film “The Wicker Man,” directed by Robin Hardy, written by Anthony Shaffer and starring Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee. (Part 1 of 2) (originally published 5/2/2025)

In this classic episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the monumental 1973 British folk horror film &ldquo;The Wicker Man,&rdquo; directed by Robin Hardy, written by Anthony Shaffer and starring Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee. (Part 1 of 2) (originally published 5/2/2025)

Weirdhouse Cinema Rewind: The Wicker Man (1973) - Part 1

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/195c1da9-ad49-484e-abf3-b45201015a1a/transcript

In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the origins and physics of skating on ice. (originally published 5/29/2025)

In this classic invention-themed episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe discuss the origins and physics of skating on ice. (originally published 5/29/2025)

From the Vault: The Invention of Ice Skating 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f900e2f5-7af9-4215-af9c-b4510161d5cd/transcript

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1967 Soviet folk horror film "Viy," based on the story by Nikolai Gogol.

In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1967 Soviet folk horror film "Viy," based on the story by Nikolai Gogol.

Weirdhouse Cinema: Viy (1967)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/714af503-6ec6-4ecb-bf0a-b451011f8586/transcript

The Extreme Maneuverability of Hummingbirds, with Roslyn Dakin

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