Tag: Humor
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
What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...
Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder and Agnes Macy, University of Colorado Boulder
When viewers tune in to the...
