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John Charles Simon

John Charles Simon

Psychology Today

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What Are You Laughing At Me For?

When your success is tied with that of others, their status influences yours.

27.09.2024 40

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Sharing Laughter With Our Furry and Feathered Friends

True laughter is limited to the Great Apes, so why use it with other species?

29.08.2024 30

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When Humor Hurts: Playful Ribbing or Malicious Ridicule?

Drs. Thomas Wilk and Steve Gimbel explore the “I was only joking” defense.

31.07.2024 20

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When Humor Hurts: The Theory of “Joke Capital”

Two philosophers explore ethical questions relating to humor.

25.07.2024 10

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When Humor Hurts: The Ethics of Joking and Comedy

Drs. Thomas Wilk and Steve Gimbel on balancing free speech and respect in humor.

19.07.2024 5

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When Nothing Plus Nothing Equals Laughter

How silence and indecision combine to be wonderfully amusing.

28.06.2024 10

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How Pragmatics Informs Humor Theory

An interview with Dr. Salvatore Attardo on humor and linguistics.

07.06.2024 10

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Your Anticipatory Laughter: The Hilarity of Things to Come

Why laughter can be prelude as well as postscript.

30.05.2024 20

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Why Ironic Situations Can Be So Amusing

When the best laid plans backfire, they can become truly laughable.

29.04.2024 30

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The Relationship Between Laughter and Luck

Why we sometimes view evidence of both good and bad fortune as amusing.

29.03.2024 10

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The Humor that Leaves a Great Impression

28.02.2024 10

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Reconciling a New Theory of Laughter With Its Predecessors

A new conceptual model of laughter reveals why earlier notions thrived.

30.01.2024 9

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Can We Compare New and Old Theories of Laughter?

New explanations should be able to explain why their predecessors flourished.

29.01.2024 10

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When You Misinterpret the Laughter of Others

Why sympathetic, supportive laughter can be mistaken as derisive.

29.12.2023 9

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