My husband, Don, likes to say that he needs to laugh every day (but only cry once or twice a year). I appreciate and admire his good nature, and I’m sure his ability to see the humor in life helps him ...

Laughter is a powerful driver of connection. Here's why shared moments of joy with your partner are often more potent than any big romantic gesture you could make. Think about all the times you’ve ...

Think about all the times you’ve laughed with your friends: the late-night giggles, the completely ridiculous inside jokes, or the perfectly timed sarcastic comment that left you and your friends ...

A recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology suggests that mothers and fathers are equally skilled at making their preschool children laugh using similar playful strategies ...

There is a sentence I still hear in my head: "You are taking laughter too seriously." The person who said it was half-amused, half-exasperated, while I tried to explain a set of studies on stress ...

Laughter has many health benefits, including reducing stress, increasing endorphins, improving immune function, easing ...

Since at least the time of inquiring minds like Plato, philosophers and scientists have puzzled over the question, “What’s so funny?” The Greeks attributed the source of humor to feeling superior at ...

Thirteen years ago, I arrived at Old Mission Santa Barbara where I would stay for a month praying, reflecting, sharing and dialoging with the other friars who, like me at the time, were preparing to ...