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Humor and Trauma
January 1, 2026 humorhealth

Post-traumatic growth and humor: real-life examples of people who’ve used humor after setbacks

On the night of August 3, 2012, comedian Tig Notaro walked onto the stage at the Largo nightclub in Los

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Humor and Resilience
December 27, 2025 humorhealth

Humor and resilience: research on how humor builds emotional flexibility and bounce-back ability

In 2009, a team of psychologists at Stanford University showed research participants a series of deeply unpleasant images—car accidents, grieving

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Humor and Psychology
December 12, 2025 humorhealth

Dark humor and gallows humor: when is it healthy, and when is it a red flag?

In 1942, Sigmund Freud’s former patient and fellow psychoanalyst Theodor Reik escaped Nazi-occupied Europe and made his way to New

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Humor and Health
December 10, 2025 humorhealth

Laughter in the face of adversity: how people use humor to deal with trauma, grief, or illness

When Viktor Frankl was imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps, he made a remarkable observation. Among the prisoners who managed to

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Humor in Social Situations
September 3, 2025 humorhealth

Humor styles and personality: are some people naturally funnier? Can you develop your “humor muscles”?

Humor often seems like magic — either you have it or you don’t. Some people light up a room with

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Humor and Technology
August 25, 2025 humorhealth

AI and the punchline: can machines really be funny?

A New Era for AI Humor For decades, artificial intelligence has been praised for beating humans at chess, Go, and

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Humor and Health
August 20, 2025 humorhealth

Types of humor and mental health: what’s your laugh style?

We all have a sense of humor — but not all senses of humor are created equal. Some people crack

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Humor and Psychology
August 20, 2025 humorhealth

The psychology of humor: why we laugh, and what it says about us

Humor is one of the most mysterious and fascinating features of the human mind. We can explain a joke, study

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Humor and Science
August 7, 2025 humorhealth

Why “weird” science saves lives: in defense of the NIH

In a recent video, Dr. Jessica Nurick, MD, PhD explains how seemingly useless scientific research NIH results in breakthroughs. Recent

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Humor and Psychology
July 7, 2025 humorhealth

Belief and the brain: why we cling, why we resist, and how humor helps

The engine of belief Belief is not simply what we think. It’s how we see. It’s the unseen lens through

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  • Post-traumatic growth and humor: real-life examples of people who’ve used humor after setbacks
  • Humor and resilience: research on how humor builds emotional flexibility and bounce-back ability
  • Dark humor and gallows humor: when is it healthy, and when is it a red flag?
  • Laughter in the face of adversity: how people use humor to deal with trauma, grief, or illness
  • Humor styles and personality: are some people naturally funnier? Can you develop your “humor muscles”?
  • AI and the punchline: can machines really be funny?
  • Types of humor and mental health: what’s your laugh style?
  • The psychology of humor: why we laugh, and what it says about us
  • Why “weird” science saves lives: in defense of the NIH
  • Belief and the brain: why we cling, why we resist, and how humor helps
  • The science of laughter and why your brain loves a good giggle
  • Laughter is good medicine—but making people laugh might be even better
  • Bonnie the Beagle vanishes—then comes home with a prize ribbon from a dog show
  • What Kodak’s digital camera teaches us about fear of change
  • How humor can help you defuse a sticky situation

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