Category: Humor
How Humor Can Make Leaders More Effective
By Ronald Riggio, Ph.D., and Carly Kirsch In general, leaders who use humor in the workplace are more effective than non-humorous leaders. Research clearly shows […]
The Psychological Benefits of Humor in the Workplace
This post was coauthored by CMC student Carly Kirsch. Workplaces are often stress-inducing. What can be done to lighten the work stress-load? Humor is one […]
Two Tips to Ace Love and Laughter
Tabitha Turner / Unsplash Humor plays an important role in every stage of a romantic relationship, from its inception to its continued, successful maintenance. Individuals […]
Climate Change: Finding the Pony in the Poop
Source: Pixabay / Pexels Climate change has led to extreme weather events and comically large wide-brimmed sun hats. But big oil executives can’t be bothered […]
Coping Through Comedy and Connection
I heard about Matthew Perry’s sudden death from two friends who reached out via text, in part because they know I study parasocial relationships (imagined […]
The Amazing Evolution of Amusement
I recently deliberated upon why I believe the last common ancestor (LCA) of modern great apes and humans most likely had a sense of humor […]
Are Funny People More Sexually Attractive?
Source: Gratisography/Pexels Everybody has a sense of humor, or at least everybody thinks they have one. It seems to be a universal characteristic, like liking […]