It turns out that decorating your Christmas tree isn't necessarily all about taste. Mathematicians at the University of Sheffield have developed a formula for the perfect way to deck the halls. More specifically, what ratio of ornaments to lights to tinsel will make your tree most aesthetically pleasing. Read More >>
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"Thank you Debenhams for funding this intensive research that took two students two hours to knock out.
Ben Goldacre has a nice article about this s..." More »
Apparently human beings are still Tree Enemy Number One, sneaking past beavers and termites. In fact, if you are reading this in Britain, you personally killed 4.48 40-foot trees last year thanks to all of your paper usage. But don't feel too bad: Belgians consumed a whopping 8.5 trees per person, which is like taking four Rockefeller Center Christmas trees and setting them on fire. Read More >>
This light-dappled glen of pale trees isn't a scene out of the next Avatar flick;it's an awe-inspiring stand of plastic Cherry trees created by designer Tom Price. Read More >>
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"That's the first bit of new art I've seen in a while that I've actually liked. Unfortunately he promptly made me despise him with his stuck-up quote. ..." More »
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