Website Shmoop uses humor to help kids with studying, test-prep. Feb. 24, 2014 -- There's a reason why nearly 10 million kids a month come to Shmoop to get help with test-prep and studying: The ...

Men win humor test (by a hair) Date: October 20, 2011 Source: University of California, San Diego Summary: Men are funnier than women, but only just barely and mostly to other men. So says a new ...

“There’s something about when comics do self-deprecating humor, it makes the audience feel more comfortable. It’s something they can relate to.” Are you able to laugh at yourself?

An interview with Dr. Salvatore Attardo, an expert in both pragmatics and humor, provides key insights into how context profoundly influences our appreciation of humorous stimuli.

I failed that year, too. A more appropriate test would have prepared me for carpal tunnel syndrome. The test was discontinued in 2012. (#ThanksObama). Here’s some topical humor: ...

UC San Diego researchers used New Yorker cartoons to explore the gender stereotype that men are funnier than women. While men won the experimental contest, they won just barely and they scored ...