The big thinkers at Aperture explore the science and psychology behind why humans laugh.

I was sitting in my kitchen one day and made an attempt at being funny, but nobody laughed. My kids began to laugh when I bemoaned that nothing I say is funny. Perhaps ever since we began to emerge ...

Today is April Fool’s Day, when jokes, pranks, and hoaxes become a standard form of human interaction. Have you pranked or been pranked? Did you laugh? I hope so because it’s good to laugh, good for ...