Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
Astronomers Discover a Rocky Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone of Earth’s Closest Stellar Neighbor
Astronomers have discovered the exoplanet Proxima b orbiting Earth’s nearest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri. At a distance of approximately 4.25 light years, few details are…
Freedom for Liberland, A Short Documentary About a Small Micronation’s Fight for Recognition
“Freedom for Liberland!” is a short documentary about the small micronation of Liberland‘s fight for recognition. The country was claimed in 2015 by President VÃt…
A Train That Derailed 106 Years Ago Finally Found at the Bottom of Lake Superior
Canadian Pacific Railway Locomotive 694 tragically derailed near Mink Harbor, Ontario in 1910, and 106 years later it has finally been found by underwater recovery…
A Brief History of Sriracha, From Its Humble Beginnings to Its Modern Spicy Empire
New York Magazine‘s Grub Street took a look at the history of Sriracha from its humble beginnings to its modern spicy empire. Sriracha is everywhere…
A Loaded Shopping Cart Smashes Into a Wall at a Record-Setting 117.8 km/h
The Dynamic Test Center evaluated the durability of a loaded shopping cart by smashing it into a wall at a record-setting 117.8 km The contents…
The Ways That Technology Has Changed the Definition of Death
In a video for Vox, Nadja Oertel explains the ways technology has changed the definition of death. As technology develops, humans have improved ways to…
The Seventh Annual World Maker Faire New York at the New York Hall of Science
The seventh annual World Maker Faire New York will be held at the New York Hall of Science on October 1 and October 2, 2016.…
Octobot, The First Autonomous Soft Robot Inspired by Real Octopuses
A team of researchers at Harvard have developed the Octobot, the first autonomous soft robot with no rigid components. The octopus-shaped robot is made of a silicone…
Cyan Launches Obduction, The Spiritual Successor to Myst and Riven
Cyan has launched Obduction, the spiritual successor to their earlier games Myst and Riven. Players begin the game in a stereotypical Kansas farmhouse that has…
Why the ‘Natural’ Labeling on Food Is More About Marketing Than Healthy Eating
Vox video contributor Liz Scheltens explained why the “natural” labeling on food is more about marketing than healthy eating. The problem stems largely from the…