Humor is such an important source of happiness and well-being that you’d think its definition would generally be agreed upon. In fact, this has not been case. Even laughter and humor researchers tend ...

There's way more to our giggles and guffaws than simply thinking something is funny. We asked a laughter expert to explain. No vocalization is more universal (or unifying) than laughter. There are no ...

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From the deep belly laugh shared with friends to the quiet chuckle over a humorous text, laughter does more than just brighten your day—it actually delivers measurable physical benefits to your ...

A psychologist explains the evolutionary and psychological roots of laughter, and what an infant’s giggles teach us about how adults bond.

It’s a universal truth that laughter is contagious. There are few things funnier than watching someone go to pieces in a fit of hysterical laughing, utterly helpless in the face of the primal reaction ...