On January 30th, 1962, an all-girls boarding school in Kashasha, Tanganyika, witnessed one of the oddest types of mass hysteria ever recorded in human history: The Laughter Epidemic. This epidemic, ...

Laughter yoga is particularly effective for people who might not feel like laughing, such as those struggling with depression ...

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 ...

Matilda, Roald Dahl’s unnaturally brillant and well-read little girl, who is lighting up the London theatre this week – reviews are embargoed until Friday – is asked by her teacher, Miss Honey, which ...

Albert Ofosu Nketia had the world cracking up as he went from tears to hysterical laughter in a video that’s been circulating TikTok. With all the horrible things going on in the world, we deserve a ...

When I was little, I tended to fall into bouts of uncontrollable laughter. Basically, once I started laughing, I found it very difficult to stop. The problem was particularly acute in contexts where I ...

As leaders rise through the ranks, they also rise in perceived authority. That often creates what's known as power distance—a ...