Michael Palmer’s trust in the generative power that emerges out of silence for poetry runs counter to a deep strain of pessimism throughout The Laughter of the Sphinx. Some poets put a premium on ...

Laughter is an everyday reminder that we humans are animals. In fact, when recorded laughter is slowed down, listeners can’t tell whether the sound is from a person or an animal. We throw our heads ...

Psychologists have long pondered the meaning of laughter, and more recently, they've asked what it tells us about the relationship between people. GREG BRYANT: Can people make accurate judgments about ...

Laughter is a universally recognizable expression of positive emotion that promotes affiliation and is good for health and relationships. Research shows, for instance, that shared laughter promotes ...

My three young daughters like to watch pets doing silly things. Almost daily, they ask to see animal video clips on my phone and are quickly entertained. But once my 7-year-old lets out a belly laugh, ...

One sound that Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” was designed to produce is the sound of laughter. But too many productions of this fanciful piece of lyric theater take themselves way too seriously for Tara ...