Cracking jokes in the office might seem like a shortcut to likability or leadership. But new research shows that humor at work is a gamble, and the costs of a flop are often greater than the rewards ...

I recently had the privilege of presenting a paper at the 2024 conference of the International Society of Humor Studies. It was during that meeting that I had the idea of interviewing leading experts ...

This book grew on me. I started out with the observation that classical humor theory, in which I have played a small but not insignificant role, was still relevant in analyzing the new humor on the ...

Experts say the downside of cracking a bad joke is often larger than what you might gain by landing a good one ...

Purpose To examine how social distance and affective trust in supervisor affect the relationships between supervisor humor and the psychological well-being and job performance of subordinates.

Talking about mental health can be really difficult for some people, but approaching it with humor and creativity can be a way to cope. In his new book "It's Hard to Be a Person," author Brett Newski ...