Humor from The New Yorker, including news satire by Andy Borowitz, funny cartoons and comics, Daily Shouts, and Shouts & Murmurs.

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Humor can help us with stress, anxiety and feeling more connected to others. But is humor connected to mindfulness? And how can we find more of it? For ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Cheryl Robinson covers areas of leadership, pivoting and careers. Leadership is often associated with qualities like ...

Laughter is often described as the shortest distance between two people. But what happens when that distance is widened by power? As a business psychologist and host of a podcast on humorology, I’ve ...

Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple. Sign up for CNN’s Life, But Better newsletter for information and tools designed to improve your well-being. When things would get tense ...

When asked to describe an ideal organizational leader, many people might be inclined to use quite serious adjectives such as solemn, determined or results-oriented. Yet one trait is not only often ...

I research leaders who have passionate hobbies, and I recently zoomed in on the “comedians” category: managers who do standup comedy or improvisational theatre in their spare time. They believe that ...

“A couple of Stanford business school professors decide to write a book about humor” sounds like the beginning of a joke. After all, academics aren’t known for being hilarious, and let’s face it, ...

Do you have that one friend who says the most absurd dark joke at the dinner table and leaves everyone stunned? If not, sorry to break it to you, but you might be that person. Some people just love ...

Raising kids is no joke — but good parents tell them anyway. A lot of love and even more laughter: it’s the no-longer secret recipe parents should follow to cook up great, long-lasting relationships ...

More than most people realize, humor is a mixed bag. By now, its advantages have been well covered, and, though less so, academics investigating it have also identified its more problematic aspects.

Some people can tell a joke. Others can turn an ordinary conversation into a laugh-until-you-can't-breathe experience. In astrology, a handful of zodiac signs seem to possess a natural gift for ...