Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
Stephen Hawking Says Higgs Boson ‘God Particle’ Has the Potential to Destroy the Universe
In the foreword for the upcoming book Starmus: 50 Years of Man in Space, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking warns that the recently discovered Higgs boson,…
Charlie the Beagle Surprises Baby Sister Laura by Dropping Toy Balls in Her Crib
Charlie the beagle surprises his human baby sister Laura by picking up and dropping many plastic balls in her crib in a video recently uploaded…
‘St. Peter Meets’, A New Web Series About Disney Villains Trying to Get Into Heaven When They Die
St. Peter Meets is a new web series by Above Average about Disney movie villains dying and trying to get into Heaven. The first episode…
GoPro Video of a Man Rappelling Down Into the Active Marum Volcano in Vanuatu
Adventurer and filmmaker Geoff Mackley rappelled down into the active Marum volcano in Vanuatu with a GoPro camera to shoot a truly amazing video. via Digg
Laniakea, A Newly Mapped Supercluster of Galaxies Containing Our Own Milky Way
Laniakea is a supercluster of galaxies, including our own Milky Way. It was identified and mapped by a team of astronomers led by University of…
‘Dreadnoughtus Schrani’, A New Genus of Gigantic Dinosaur Discovered With a Remarkably Complete Skeleton
A new genus and species of gigantic dinosaur, the Dreadnoughtus schrani, was discovered in southern Patagonia in Argentina and described by a team of scientists led by…
Fisherman Catches Giant 18-inch Shrimp-Like Creature in Ft. Pierce, Florida
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission posted photos to its Facebook page of what appears to be a giant shrimp-like creature caught by fisherman Steve Bargeron in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Scientists studying…
Welcome Glen Tickle, New Contributing Writer at Laughing Squid
Please give a big ten tentacle welcome to Glen Tickle, our new Contributing Writer here on the Laughing Squid blog. We’re excited to have him…
German Home Improvement Store Ad Features a Father Making His Goth Daughter Feel at Home
An ad for German home improvement store Hornbach shows a father helping his goth daughter feel at home with some creativity and black paint.
SciShow Explains What Happens After Someone Flushes a Toilet
Host Hank Green explains what happens to human waste after it’s flushed down the toilet in a recent episode of SciShow (see previously). Some waste is sent…