Learn about whether you should wad or fold toilet paper, according to science; why your brain evolved to hoard supplies but shame others for doing the same; and the purpose of grand unified field theory, with help from astrophysicist Adam Becker.

Whether to wad or fold toilet paper, according to science by Andrea Michelson

• Myers, Q. (2019, March 12). Should You Fold or Wad Toilet Paper? A Physicist Settles the Debate for Good. MEL Magazine. https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/fold-or-wad-toilet-paper-physics

Your brain evolved to hoard supplies and shame others for doing the same by Stephanie Preston for The Conversation: https://theconversation.com/your-brain-evolved-to-hoard-supplies-and-shame-others-for-doing-the-same-134634

More from Dr. Adam Becker:

• Pick up “What Is Real?: The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics” on Amazon https://amazon.com
• Official website http://freelanceastrophysicist.com/
• Follow @FreelanceAstro on Twitter https://twitter.com/FreelanceAstro

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