No, But | Dennis M. Hogan
Love it or hate it, improv comedy is neither dead nor dying.
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Should we laugh more at ourselves? It's complicated
Research shows it's sometimes good for us to poke fun at ourselves, but not always. Here's how to harness the benefits, while avoiding the pitfalls.
A Scientist Spent Decades Studying Laughter and Found Something Weird About Humans
Psychology professor Robert Provine spent decades studying laughter and learned a lot about humans along the way.
Comedy on 'prescription': Why performing stand-up is good for your health
In the UK, new schemes to support mental health are introducing to people an unexpected skill: stand-up comedy.
Why Are Kids So Funny?
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Joshua Rothman on what the early emergence of humor in children’s lives suggests about human nature.
For Henri Bergson, laughter is what keeps us elastic and free | Aeon Essays
For philosopher Henri Bergson, laughter solves a serious human conundrum: how to keep our minds and social lives elastic
How different languages laugh online
Laughter is universal, but lol is not.
How to laugh more | Psyche Guides
You don’t have to wait to be amused, there are ways to train yourself to enjoy the ‘cheap medicine’ of laughter every day
Meet a scientist with a most delightful job: He studies baby laughter
Babies start laughing before they can speak, and this delicious sound just may serve as a powerful source of human communication and connection, says psychology researcher Caspar Addyman.