Humor Sapiens

The Relationship Between Humor and Depression

What is the relationship between adaptive and maladaptive humor styles and depression?

How Humor Can Change Your Relationship

Are couples with a similar sense of humor more satisfied in their relationships?

Thinking about Death and Pain Makes People Funnier

Death anxiety may promotes humor creativity

Good in Bed: Funny Men Give More Orgasms

Women with humorous partners experience more and stronger orgasms.

Do Funny People Also Enjoy Humor More?

Do funny people also enjoy humor more?

“You Suck!” and “Show Me Your Jugs!”

Why are there so few female comedians? The question of gender and comedy

Why Do Comedians Become Comedians?

Is there a connection between a comedian's childhood and career choice?

How Comedians are like Mountain Climbers

How Comedians are like Mountain Climbers

UFC Fighters Who Smile Before a Fight Lose More

The idea behind the study is that people who smile more or have more intense smiles, are less aggressive in nature and also tend to have lower testosterone levels, compared to those who smile less or have weaker smiles. To test their hypothesis, the researchers coded the smile intensity of 152 UFC fighters one day prior to their fight.

Grooming Each Other with Laughter

What is the Ideal Number of People to Share a Joke With?

You Think You’re So Funny—If You’re a Man, You Might Be Right

Do Men and Women Process Humor Differently?

Do men and women process humor differently?

Why Jokes Are Seductive

Does Racist Humor Promote Racism?

Research illuminates aspects of humor that people tend to ignore.