Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
An Explanation of the Differences Between the Internet, World Wide Web, Deep Web, and Dark Web
In a series of videos for Computerphile, Dr. Max L. Wilson explains the difference between the internet and the World Wide Web, and the difference between…
A Visual Explanation of How Steam Engines Work and Have Been Improved Over Time
Real Engineering provides a visual explanation of how steam engines work and also how they have been improved over time to become more efficient.
Rapper Open Mike Eagle Explains How He Was Influenced by They Might Be Giants
Rapper Open Mike Eagle explained how his music was influenced by They Might Be Giants in a video by Vox. Eagle cites the band’s contrast of…
Google Project Sunroof Partners With Sierra Club to Encourage People to Use Solar Power
Google’s Project Sunroof has partnered with the Sierra Club to encourage people to switch to solar power for the summer solstice. Sunroof, introduced last year,…
Jimmy Kimmel’s Staff Read Strange Texts From Their Dads for Father’s Day
Jimmy Kimmel had his staff read strange texts from their dads to celebrate Father’s Day in a segment from Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Similarly in May,…
Shots From the Sci-Fi Classic Blade Runner Rendered in the Style of Van Gogh’s Starry Night
Photographer and digital artist Bhautik Joshi has rendered some iconic shots from the sci-fi classic Blade Runner in the style of Van Gogh‘s Starry Night. The piece was…
RPG, A Short Film About a Dungeons & Dragons Party Dealing With the Death of a Character
“RPG” is a short film about a group of Dungeons & Dragons players that has to deal with the death of one of their characters…
A Fully Automated Robot Challenges Human Players to Badminton
A fully automated robot created by students and teachers at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China is now taking on human challengers…
A Look at How the Virtual Band Gorillaz Deconstructed Genres to Create Something Unique
In a short documentary, filmmaker Kristian Williams took at look at the virtual band Gorillaz and how it managed to deconstruct and blend musical genres…
Stephen Colbert Interviews Net Neutrality Expert Tim Wu While Riding a Roller Coaster
Stephen Colbert interviewed Columbia Law School professor Tim Wu on the subject of net neutrality (a term coined by him in 2003) while riding the Nitro…