To engage audiences and help keep their attention, many public speakers sprinkle their speeches with a little humor. It's a ...

Authoritative, intelligent, responsible, serious—if you were asked to describe the general figure of a scientist, you would ...

Why not laugh while learning a thing or two along the way?

Politicians learned this lesson a long time ago: a well-placed joke is a valuable tool for capturing public attention and building trust. Scientists, however, are much more reluctant to use humor when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to science and scientists, how information is presented can be the difference between learning or ignoring. A new ...

Scientists aren't comedians, but it turns out a joke or two can go a long way. That's according to a new study that found when researchers use humor in their communication -- particularly online -- ...

The awards are moving to Switzerland, because their founder believes he can no longer guarantee the laureates’ safety in the United States ...

The emergence of humor is a welcome but unusual element in current national politics. It humanizes the candidates who embrace it and diminishes those who reject it. I don’t know how to explain its ...