Mark Twain, arguably one of the greatest American humorists, remarked that “humor is mankind’s greatest blessing.” Indeed, some have argued that the human capacity for humor is what distinguishes our ...

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Reader’s Digest, we are looking back at some of our best moments from the past 10 decades. Head here for more on our milestone anniversary. Making people laugh ...

I recently deliberated upon why I believe the last common ancestor (LCA) of modern great apes and humans most likely had a sense of humor comparable to a human child of about 2 or 3 years of age. In ...