Humour can genuinely change how a difficult moment actually feels. A stressful situation seems lighter once someone finds a reason to laugh, and a serious problem often becomes easier to approach once ...

When you think about how we negotiate power at work, humour is probably not the tool that first comes to mind. After all, what does a giggle around the kitchenette or a witty quip in the lift have to ...

Gen Z has a sardonic sense of humour. The way they approach serious situations with dark humour is unmatched. Recently, the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, which blazed across hundreds of ...

Rod Martin remembers when humour wasn't serious business. In the 1970s, psychologists didn't exactly see humour as a worthwhile topic of study, said Martin, who in July, retired after more than three ...

Humour is a vital component of human socio-affective and cognitive functioning. Recent advances in neuroscience have enabled researchers to explore this human attribute in children and adults. Humour ...

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On his right, ‘Saare jahan se accha’ blares on a speaker as a group of protesters sings along. Another group of volunteers offers aid at a makeshift medical station on the left. But P Hossain Khan is ...

India’s student protesters have no weapons but comedy, yet their jokes and satire rattled an authoritarian government and brought down a minister. What does their laughter teach us about the political ...