Long before modern brain imaging technologies illuminated the neurophysiological mechanisms that make laughter contagious, William James (1842-1910) observed, "We don't laugh because we're happy, ...

Have you ever burst into laughter when it was totally inappropriate? If not, consider yourself lucky. There is nothing more horrifying than losing control and laughing hysterically in the midst of an ...

I have discovered that laughter is generational. What people my age think is comical can sometimes elicit a “Huh?” from someone 30 years younger. Long ago, we loaned our copy of the movie “Tom Jones” ...