Fluid Flow, Odor, And Dogs with Dr. Lindsay Waldrop (pt. 2)

Fluid Flow, Odor, And Dogs with Dr. Lindsay Waldrop (pt. 2)

June 30, 2026 · 53 min · Episode 167

About this episode

Dr. Lindsay Waldrop discusses the relationship between dog skull morphology and scent detection performance in this continuation of the conversation with hosts Stacy Barnett and Robin Greubel.

What to listen for: “We are very good at selectively breeding, obviously to drive change in the shape, but not necessarily to drive performance.” Robin and Stacy continue their conversation with Dr. Lindsay Waldrop, a Chapman University fluid dynamicist who secured Navy funding to build the world's largest collection of micro-CT-scanned domestic dog skulls. Dr. Waldrop discusses why skull morphology offers no reliable prediction of scent detection performance. Breed shape, muzzle length, turb...

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