The following is the second of a two-part post. In this post, I will attempt to harmonize the Mutual Vulnerability Theory of Laughter (MVT) with two other prominent explanations, Superiority Theory ...

This post is part two of a series. In the first post of this blog series, I made the case that the best way of understanding laughter was as a form of nonverbal communication, one that affirms a sense ...

This article is republished from The Conversation. 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 ...

Are they laughing at you or laughing with you? Your brain can tell the difference. Curious about how different types of laughter — mocking, joyful or ticklish — are understood, researchers led by Dirk ...

On the fourth Sunday of every month Venerable Suco Hue Huong, the Buddhist nun who anchors Buu Hung Buddhist Monastery in east Vancouver, offers a no-nonsense lecture about life, death and the human ...

Adrienne Wood receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can’t tell ...