My husband, Don, likes to say that he needs to laugh every day (but only cry once or twice a year). I appreciate and admire his good nature, and I’m sure his ability to see the humor in life helps him ...

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Talking to my friend the other day, it didn’t take me long to figure out she was really down in the dumps. I listened and let her vent until she was done. I understood her frustrations. Her problem ...

What in the wow is "canned laughter" and how in the world does it work? Join Mindy and Guy Raz as they explore the funny business of our brains on canned laughs! It's the Who, What, When, Where, Why, ...

While people tend to chuckle at the things we find funny, laughter is much more intricate than that. We giggle to form social connections, mask emotions when we feel nervous, relieve tension, appear ...

Dacher Keltner I always remember the first time I met my wife Mollie, and my apologies Mollie for telling this rather protracted story. We actually met first when we were college students in Paris, ...

It is time for some levity. Today’s column is about laughter and how it can help us manage these challenging times – both physically and mentally. Let’s start with the science behind laughter.

Laughter and trust are intertwined at both a primitive and genetic level. Think of the physical responses of laughter. A deep laugh will raise your head back, exposing the neck. That’s one of the most ...

The story of how I tried to seriously explain 'why it's funny' and ended up making no one laughOne day, I made a major ...

The "mutual vulnerability theory" I have been promoting in this blog series defines laughter as a vocal affirmation of mutual vulnerability. In the previous posts, in order to account for the ...

You exit a public bathroom with a long piece of toilet paper stuck to your shoe. Your daughter delivers a perfect impression of your mother-in-law, not realizing she was standing behind her.

It is time for some levity. Today’s column is about laughter and how it can help us manage these challenging times – both physically and mentally. Let’s start with the science behind laughter.