Glen Tickle
Amelia's dad. Steph's husband. Writer, comedian, gentleman. Good at juggling, bad at chess.
Single-Piece Mechanisms Created Using an Advanced Metamaterial
A team of researchers at Germany’s Hasso Plattner Institute have created a series of single-piece mechanisms created using an advanced metamaterial. The material can be designed…
Lotus Dimension, A Tabletop RPG Where Players Must Solve All Conflicts Without Violence
Lotus Dimension is a new tabletop roleplaying game similar to Dungeons & Dragons, but with the key difference being that players must solve all conflicts…
The Boston Dynamics Atlas Robot Balances Precariously on a Two-Centimeter-Wide Board
The Atlas robot built by Boston Dynamics precariously balanced on a two-centimeter-wide board using just its onboard sensors and an algorithm developed by the IHMC…
An Economic Analysis of Homer Simpson and His More Than 100 Jobs
Vox writer Zachary Crockett did an economic analysis of Homer Simpson and the more than 100 jobs the character has held over the run of…
The In-Out Alarm Clock, A Clever Digital Clock With a Second Display Specifically for the Alarm
The In-Out Alarm Clock by Lexon Design is a clever digital clock with a second display specifically for showing what time the alarm is set…
Tabby Cat, A Chrome Extension That Generates an Animated Cartoon Cat in Every Newly Opened Tab
Tabby Cab is a Chrome extension that generates an animated cartoon cat in every newly opened tab. The cute creations come with adorable names like…
An Interactive Map That Predicts the Best Time for Fall 2016 Foliage in the Continental United States
SmokyMountains.com has released its annual interactive map that predicts the best time for viewing fall foliage in the continental United States. Users can use a…
An Experiment Demonstrates How Quickly Bacteria Can Evolve and Adapt to Combat Antibiotics
Scientists at Harvard Medical School performed an experiment to demonstrate how quickly bacteria can evolve and adapt. The team used a two-foot by four-foot “mega-plate”…
A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Starting a Boeing 737
Live From the Flight Deck shared a step-by-step visual guide to starting a Boeing 737 airplane. The video is made up of shots taken during…
How to Change the iOS 10 Setting That Requires Users to Click the Home Button to Unlock iPhone
MacRumors has created a simple video guide to changing the setting in iOS 10 that requires users to physically click the Home button to unlock…