Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
MIT Develops Transparent Hydrogel Robots Fast and Strong Enough to Capture Live Fish
MIT engineers have developed transparent hydrogel robots that are fast and strong enough to capture live fish. The hydrogel is shaped using laser cutting and…
A Man Experiences Everything There Is in Life Thanks to a Repeating Day in ‘Groundhog Daying’
Chris Smith experiences everything there is in life thanks to an endlessly repeating day in the Chris and Jack sketch “Groundhog Daying.” The sketch takes…
The Autonomous Bat Bot B2 Robot Mimics Natural Bat Flight With Ultra-Thin Silicone Wings
The Bat Bot B2 was developed at Caltech to mimic the natural flight kinetics of bats using ultra-thin silicone stretched over jointed wings. The robot…
A Homemade Perpetual Slip ‘N Slide That Spins People Around in Circles at Dizzying Speeds
To celebrate Australia Day, a group in the country’s capital of Canberra built a homemade perpetual slip ‘n slide that spins people around in circles…
A Hilarious Compilation of Bad Lip Reading From the NFL 2016-2017 Football Season
Bad Lip Reading has released a hilarious compilation of bad lip reading from the NFL 2016-2017 football season. Players, coaches, and even referees have hilarious…
Juggercorn and the Tangerine, A Musical Choose Your Own Adventure Animated Puzzle Game
Juggercorn and the Tangerine is a musical “Choose Your Own Adventure” style animated puzzle game by video game musician Adam Hoek where players are asked…
Why ‘Ahoy Hoy’ Was Once the Preferred Phrase for Answering the Telephone
In an episode of Today I Found Out, host Simon Whistler reveals why “Ahoy hoy” was once the preferred phrase for answering the telephone and…
The Surprisingly Ordinary Origins of the Crop Circle Phenomenon
Although many believe crop circles are caused by UFOs or other mysterious phenomenon, Today I Found Out host Simon Whistler explains the surprisingly ordinary origins…
How to Escape Earth’s Gravity Prison by Paying Off a 4.5 Billion Year Old Debt
Kurzgesagt compares Earth to a prison and says the only way to break out is to pay off a 4.5-billion-year-old energy debt. The video explains…
Boston Dynamics Debuts Handle, A ‘Nightmare Inducing’ Robot That Combines Wheels and Legs
Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert recently debuted Handle, which he calls a “nightmare inducing” robot that combines wheels and legs for motion. Venture capitalist Steve…