The Ig Nobel Prizes Exhibition opens today, in Tokyo, at the AaMo Gallery at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. Marc Abrahams, founder of the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, will take part in the festivities. The exhibition will run from September 22-November 4, 2018. It is chock full of Ig Nobel items, photos, sounds, and activities from many […]
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The Ig Nobel Japan Tour — September 20-28
Please join us for any or all of the Ig Nobel events in Japan: Ig Nobel Japan Tour September 20, Thursday—Nerd Nite Tokyo, Nagatacho GRID, Tokyo, Japan.— A very jet-lagged Marc Abrahams will discuss the Ig Nobel Prizes. September 21, Friday— Special Pre-Show Press Opening of the Ig Nobel Exhibition—AaMo Gallery at the Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. —Marc Abrahams and several Ig Nobel Prize […]
Cuteness Engineering (2017 book)
Are you looking for a “state of the art monograph which presents a unique introduction to thinking about cuteness and its incorporation into modern, especially computer-based, products and services” ? If so, you could consult Cuteness Engineering : Designing Adorable Products and Services (Springer International Publishing, Hardback £61.99 or e-Book £48.99). Here is an example chapter […]
“Japanese toilet industry agrees to standardize complex bidet controls”
User interface issues are not glamorous — but they do matter. Many irksome problems linger for years or decades. Sam Byford reports, in The Verge, on a cleansing case: Japanese toilet industry agrees to standardize complex bidet controls The Japan Sanitary Equipment Industry Association, a consortium of companies producing plumbing products including Toto, Panasonic, and […]