Tag: Humor
Not all political comedy is equal – how comics can either...
Sophia A. McClennen, Penn State
Biden is old. Trump has weird hair. Biden mangles the English language. Trump barely...
The creepy clown emerged from the crass and bawdy circuses of...
Madeline Steiner, University of South Carolina
The scary clown has become a horror staple.
Featuring Art...
Go ahead, enjoy your memes – they really do help ease...
Jessica Myrick, Penn State
Zoom meeting after Zoom meeting, while trying to feed, entertain and beg-to-sleep an infant whose...
No joke: Using humor in class is harder when learning is...
Scott Henderson, Furman University
Most discussions about the drawbacks of online education focus on the negative effects it has...
Laughing is good for your mind and your body – here’s...
Janet M. Gibson, Grinnell College
Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life.
Those...
Why are sitcom dads still so inept?
Erica Scharrer, University of Massachusetts Amherst
From Homer Simpson to Phil Dunphy, sitcom dads have long been known for being bumbling and inept.
But it wasn’t...
Was that joke funny or offensive? Who’s telling it matters
Michael Thai, The University of Queensland and Alex Borgella, Fort Lewis College
In September, before the start of its 45th season, “Saturday Night Live” brought...
Leave ’em laughing instead of crying: Climate humor can break down...
Maxwell Boykoff, University of Colorado Boulder
Climate change is not inherently funny. Typically, the messengers are serious scientists describing how rising greenhouse gas emissions are...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
