A Case of the Funnies

Laughter can ease anxiety, fight disease, and build bonds—though used the wrong way, it can also break them.

Why We Laugh

How humor keeps us safe.

How laughter can help build resilience.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/why-we-laugh

Together in Stitches

Jokes can boost relationships—or pack a cruel punch.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/together-in-stitches

The Best Medicine

An LOL a day keeps the MD away.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/the-best-medicine

Faking Fun

Even canned giggles have benefits

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/faking-fun

Laugh At Your Own Risk

Why Schadenfreude makes us miserable

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/case-the-funnies/laugh-your-own-risk

Laughter: The Science

Hoots and hollers are innate—and important—social tools.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/laughter-the-science

Creating Cartoons Is No Joke

How do cartoonists come up with those ideas, anyway?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/creating-cartoons-is-no-joke

The Six Worst Things About "Midnight in Paris": Why Woody Allen Isn't a Great Artist

Woody Allen is tres amusant, but not a great artist - cf. "Midnight in Paris"

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/case-the-funnies/the-six-worst-things-about-midnight-in-paris-why-woody-allen-isn

Are Happy Guys A Turn-Off?

Don't stop smiling yet.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/case-the-funnies/are-happy-guys-turn

25 Laugh Lines

Bits of wit lit

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/25-laugh-lines

The Best Way to Warm Up a Relationship

Those who smile together...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/the-best-way-warm-relationship

Want to Know If Someone Likes You?

There's a funny way to tell...

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/want-know-if-someone-likes-you

Guaranteed to Get Guffaws

There's a particular kind of joke women respond to

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/guaranteed-get-guffaws

Aggressively Funny

Certain types of humor work best in certain situations

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/aggressively-funny

Happily Ever Laughter

How to harness humor's power

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/happily-ever-laughter

World Peace, One Joke at a Time

A rabbi, a Muslim, and a minister walk into a bar…

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/world-peace-one-joke-time

Laughing All the Way to the Bedroom

The sexy side of sniggering

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/laughing-all-the-way-the-bedroom

How Inappropriate!

When we laugh at disaster

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201010/case-the-funnies/how-inappropriate