Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
The Hubble Space Telescope Revisits the Iconic ‘Pillars of Creation’ to Celebrate Its 25th Anniversary
The Hubble Space Telescope revisited the iconic “Pillars of Creation” region of the Eagle Nebula to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The so-called “pillars” are actually large clouds…
‘Shoot For The Moon’, A Touching Short Film About a Grounded Astronaut Trying to Get to the Moon
“Shoot For The Moon” is a touching short film by Shut Up Infinity about Spaceman Sal, a grounded astronaut trying to get to the Moon.…
Hank Green Points Out a Series of Completely Arbitrary Things Like Alphabetical Order, Pets, and Not Eating Bugs
Hank Green of Vlogbrothers points out a series of completely arbitrary things like the order of the letters of the alphabet, the act of keeping pets in…
Mashable Provides an Interesting List of Cats Who Managed to Become Famous Before the Invention of the Internet
A recent episode of the Mashable series The Watercooler provides an interesting list of cats who managed to become famous before the invention of the Internet.…
SciShow Dispels the Myth That Dogs Can’t See Color and Explains How They Do See the World
An episode of the SciShow series Quick Questions dispels the myth that dogs can’t see color and explains how they do see the world. Host Michael Aranda explains…
The Russian Red Army Choir Covers the Popular Pharrell Williams Song ‘Happy’ While Traffic Police Sing & Dance Along
The Russian Red Army Choir performed their cover of the popular Pharrell Williams song “Happy” (previously). Video of the performance is cut with footage of…
Vsauce Asks ‘Is Cereal Soup?’ and Discusses Several Linguistic Concepts and the Limitations of Language
In a recent episode of Vsauce, host Michael Stevens asks, “Is soup cereal?” The question begins a longer conversation about different linguistic concepts like reduplication and retronyms. Reduplication…
Mental Floss Works Out a Series of Misconceptions About Exercise
Host Elliott Morgan works out a series of common misconceptions about exercise in a recent episode of the Mental Floss series Misconceptions. Morgan addresses the myths that sweating is…
‘The Y2K Family Survival Guide’, A 1999 Instructional Video Hosted by Leonard Nimoy About Y2K Preparedness
“The Y2K Family Survival Guide” is a 1999 instructional video hosted by Leonard Nimoy about preparedness for the Year 2000, or Y2K, problem. Nimoy begins by…
A Comfortable Sweatsuit Modeled After the NASA Apollo 11 Spacesuit
A comfortable new sweatsuit printed to look like the spacesuit issued by NASA for the Apollo 11 lunar mission is currently being sold on Fancy.com. The…