In my last three posts, I touched on nonverbal and verbal examples of formal humor. Here I continue exploring the verbal category by discussing two forms of humor prevalent in certain cultures: ...

Laughter is often described as the shortest distance between two people. But what happens when that distance is widened by power? As a business psychologist and host of a podcast on humorology, I’ve ...

Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can't tell whether the sound is from a person or an animal. We throw our heads ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Humor can help us with stress, anxiety and feeling more connected to others. But is humor connected to mindfulness? And how can we find more of it? For ...

My husband, Don, likes to say that he needs to laugh every day (but only cry once or twice a year). I appreciate and admire his good nature, and I’m sure his ability to see the humor in life helps him ...

The ability to find a situation funny is what separates some seniors from those who age with their jaws clenched.

Humor is hard to execute, easier to get wrong and more difficult to measure in a short-term lens. But I’d argue that fear is ...

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