Laughter is an emotional expression that is innate in human beings. This means laughing at others is also believed to be a universal phenomenon. However, the fear of being laughed at causes some ...

Fear can be paralyzing. Whether it’s the fear of a virus or the fear of street crime, it can quickly take over our thoughts. Right now, the rise in crime in Los Angeles and other cities across America ...

This post is part two of a series. In the first post of this blog series, I made the case that the best way of understanding laughter was as a form of nonverbal communication, one that affirms a sense ...

ALCALA DE HENARES, Spain - From the frontiers of mirth research, scholars offer these words of comfort: If you are mortified of dancing for fear of being the butt of jokes, don't worry, you are far ...