Some people seem naturally funny, always ready with a clever joke or a witty comment. Others struggle to land a punchline. But is a sharp sense of humor something we’re born with, or does it come from ...

Einstein said that “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.” However, when it comes to jokes, limits are often crossed. An online Big Think article by Bartolome Murillo, “The Two Types of Jokes ...

I recently had the privilege of presenting a paper at the 2024 conference of the International Society of Humor Studies. It was during that meeting that I had the idea of interviewing leading experts ...

SAN FRANCISCO — “How many tickles does it take to make an octopus laugh?” Angel Jin, a 27-year-old tech worker and stand-up comedian, asks the audience. “10 tickles?,” she offers. The audience groans.

People's experiences of humor vary, and humor serves many different functions in our daily lives. Sometime we use humor as a coping mechanism when things are not going well, and other times we enjoy a ...