In the age before warning labels and liability waivers, scientific experimentation often looked like something between a séance and a rave. Case in point: this glorious 1807 illustration from a ...

Generally, laughter is perceived as a positive behavior. It is related to a number of beneficial effects. Among humans, laughter is often expressed as early in infants who are 4 months old. At this ...

It’s only been about a month since the Trickster effect made its debut on TikTok, but the viral voice changer doesn’t seem to be going anywhere. It feels like every other video on the FYP uses the ...

This article is republished from The Conversation. 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 ...

In the realm of physics, it would seem that cause always precedes effect. In the realm of human behavior, and for our laughter in particular, things appear to be much more flexible. Anticipatory ...