Dan Q - The Podcast

Wikipedia @ 25: Cirrothauma Murrayi

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/25/wp25-cirrothauma-murrayi/ Today, Wikipedia introduced me to a mysterious deep-dwelling octopus. So cool! 00:00 Intro 00:25 Wikiedpia's 25th Birthday 01:01 Cirrothauma Murrayi 03:36 Aside: pluralisation of octopus 04:23 Octopus eyes 07:11 Outro

Wikipedia @ 25: Yousuf Karsh

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/21/wp25-yousuf-karsh/ Wikipedia is 25 years old this year, and in celebration of that I found my way via a Mercurial crater to the article about Yousuf Karsh, one of the most-important portrait photographers of the 20th century. 00:00 Intro 00:20 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday 01:03 Karsh (crater) 02:33 Yousuf Karsh 04:40 Karsh's life 06:36 Outro

Wikipedia @ 25: Necker Island

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/20/wp25-necker-island/ Today, thanks to Wikipedia, I learned a lot about a miniscule Hawaiian island with an interesting cultural and archaeological history... after I found my way there from a random page about a hip hop album! 00:00 Intro 00:34 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday 01:08 Here & Now (Pop Shuvit album) 02:06 Pop Shove-It (the skateboarding trick) 04:38 A history of skateboarding technology and tricks 07:50 Mākaha, Kāne’āki Heiau and other heiau 09:04 Necker Island 12:13 Outro

Wikipedia @ 25: Lake Baikal

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/19/wp25-lake-baikal/ Today's random Wikipedia article was about a kind of seal that lives only in Lake Baikal in Siberia, which turns out to be a really, really big lake. Like: it's got about a fifth of the world's fresh water in it; that's how big it is! 00:00 Intro 00:21 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday 01:03 Baikal Seals and Lake Baikal 03:11 Omul and Raskolotka 03:52 Baikal Deep Water Neutrino Telescope (BDWNT) 05:15 Outro

Wikipedia @ 25: Yo-Yo

Based on an original blog post at: https://danq.me/2026/05/17/wp25-yo-yo/ This year is Wikipedia's 25th birthday, and as part of the celebrations I learned who Marcus Koh is... but that wasn't remotely as interesting as learning about the long history of the yo-yo! 00:00 Intro 00:28 Wikipedia's 25th Birthday 01:12 Marcus Koh and the yo-yo 02:09 The long history of the yo-yo 03:10 An Ancient Greek wine-drinking party 05:20 Ancient Greek yo-yos 05:47 The modern yo-yo 06:50 The Eskimo yo-yo and other articles 08:15 Outro