This week’s Feedback column (that I write) in New Scientist magazine has five segments. Here are bits of each of them: Money reunited — Chung To Kong found a way, in the spirit of unboiling an egg (Feedback, 10 September 2022), to make banknotes from shredded banknote pieces…. The big bite — Highly educated humans are trying to […]
What exactly is the effect of wrapping neatness on gift attitudes? A new study gives everyone the chance to ponder anew this vexatious question. The study is: “Presentation Matters: The Effect of Wrapping Neatness on Gift Attitudes,” Jessica M. Rixom [pictured here], Erick M. Mas, and Brett A. Rixom, Journal of Consumer Psychology, epub 2019. […]
Why yes! You can give someone a gift e-book issue of the Annals of Improbable Research. Both Amazon and Barnes & Noble make that easy to do. FREE ISSUE: And you can get (and if you like, then give) a free issue. BACKGROUND: In case you haven’t heard: We invented a way to make picture-rich […]
If you’re calculating what gift would be best for that improbable someone in your life, consider the power of a Miss Sweetie-Poo-inspired “Please stop. I’m bored” mug. Or if your improbable person is more of a traditionalist, go with a gift subscription to the world’s possibly best magazine, the Annals of Improbable Research. Either is […]
