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Do you have that one friend who says the most absurd dark joke at the dinner table and leaves everyone stunned? If not, sorry to break it to you, but you might be that person. Some people just love ...

What makes things funny? For millennia, philosophers and empirical scientists have pursued this question. Consequentially, we now have many theories, often backed up by experimental evidence, that ...

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“A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It is jolted by every pebble on the road.”– Ward Beecher The ability to find humor during challenging situations reflects one aspect ...

More than most people realize, humor is a mixed bag. By now, its advantages have been well covered, and, though less so, academics investigating it have also identified its more problematic aspects.