Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
An Intriguing View Inside an Electric Arc Furnace With the Power Turned On
A video by Sentinel76 gives an intriguing view inside an electric arc furnace with the power turned on. The furnace works by running a powerful…
Taco Bell Continues Its Propaganda Campaign Against McDonald’s With a Series of Soviet-Style Posters
Taco Bell has continued its propaganda campaign against McDonald’s with a series of posters featuring Soviet-style imagery and slogans. Earlier, Taco Bell released a dystopian short…
NerdCon: Stories, An Event Celebrating the Human Tradition of Storytelling Announced by Hank Green
NerdCon: Stories is a recently announced event to celebrate the human tradition of storytelling. Vlogger Hank Green (previously) announced the event in a recent episode…
How Fingerprints Form and Why Twins Don’t Have the Same Set of Prints
In an episode of the SciShow series Quick Questions, host Hank Green explains how fingerprints form and why twins don’t have the same set of…
A Scientific Explanation for Earworms, Those Catchy Songs That Repeatedly Get Stuck in One’s Head
A recent TED-Ed lesson by Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis explains earworms, those catchy songs that get stuck in someone’s head repeatedly. Although repeated exposure to a catchy…
‘If I Was In It’, A Talk Show Where Two Self-Taught Film Students Explain How They Would Change Popular Movies
If I Was In It is an IFC web series starring Paul Laudiero (previously) and Will Stephen as “Mike” and “Frank,” two self-taught film students who…
Ricky Gervais Stars in a Series of Minimalist Ads for Netflix in Australia
Ricky Gervais recently starred in a series of ads for Australian telecommunications company Optus announcing they are now offering Netflix to their customers. The commercials feature…
An Animated Lesson Explaining How Different Parasites Affect the Behavior of Their Victims
A recent TED-Ed lesson by Jaap de Roode explains how five different types of parasites affect the behavior of their victims. The lesson looks at the Gordian…
Scientists Discover the Reason That Indian Food Tastes So Good and How It Differs From Western Cuisine
A new study by Anupam Jaina, Rakhi N Kb, and Ganesh Baglerb published on Cornell University‘s arXiv.org explains why Indian food is so delicious, and how…
AAA Study Finds Distraction Is a Bigger Cause of Teen Car Accidents Than Previously Suspected
A new study done by AAA has found that distraction plays a much bigger role in causing teen car accidents than previously suspected. The study…