While working on his doctoral thesis at Harvard University over the last few years, Omer Gottesman spent a lot of time at his desk crumpling sheets of paper, especially when he was stuck. He would ...

A misguided but well-intentioned anti-bullying message has gone viral this past week. The "crumpled paper" exercise has been used by adults for many years to try to reduce bullying among kids. A ...

How can anyone think crumpling is better? Folding is the only sane method, varying the amount of paper based on paper type and circumstances. Sometimes you can fold again and go for a second pass. I ...