If you only laugh at jokes, then you’re not taking them seriously enough. Jokes have functions. “I don’t suffer from insanity – I enjoy every minute of it!” (That’s releasing stress.) “Mixed emotions ...

When you think of a scientist, what comes to mind? Some might say a pretty serious, highly intelligent guy in a white coat, who spends so much time solving problems that he doesn’t have many hours ...

The humble smiley face emoticon, now a staple of online communication, owes its origin to a physics joke that didn't hit quite right at Carnegie Mellon University in 1982—and the three days of ...