The Humor Research Lab and Quick Left have teamed up to host a Humor Hackfest at Boulder Startup Week. The hackfest is a signature event at Quick Left’s office (Pearl St. and 9th) on Tuesday, May 12th from 6 -10 pm. Sign-up HERE. Would your life be better if you
Valentine’s Day is looming. Regardless of what you think about the day, it’s a time of year that people give thought to their relationships. In a past blog, I have talked about the value of a good sense of humor – and how it is important to relationships. Recently, I
And here is…HERE WE ARE 1:20 Friends 5:45 Trolley experiment 13:15 Pedestrian in academia 22:10 Morality of laughter 23:45 Humor Code 28:50 Google for science 33:30 Theory of Funny 36:25 Laughter and/or Humor 40:20 Comedian’s laugh & Reddit 44:25 Controlling laughter 47:20 Laughter in animals 52:40 Benign Violation 56:10 Laughter
Fairness in grading is important. In order to improve the validity of my grading, I have invited members of the Denver/Boulder business community to serve on a “Board of Evaluators” for my consumer behavior class. Later this semester, students will be creating short YouTube presentation on branding. The board will
My consumer behavior and evening MBA courses (and Lawrence Williams’s advertising class) are going to share a “Clashtag” on the Twitter: #leedsmktg Class + Hashtag = Clashtag. Get it? I asked a former student, Linds Panther (@lindspanther), to write about why business students should be on the Twitter: Guest (re)
REPOST. Did you go to a haunted house last week? There are two kinds of comedy associated with haunted houses: You observe people being scared and then laughing about it. You laugh at people’s reactions to being scared. Both seem to be happening here. Check out more here. Alf Lamont,
I am speaking about business and humor at the Funny Bizz conference tomorrow. New York friends, get your tickets here. Some info: In the land of infinite distraction, the one who tickles the funny bone reigns supreme. As business, entertainment, and comedy become ever more intertwined, savvy startups, leading ad
I have a more than passing interest in technology and fashion. (Seriously, I do.) So, when I saw that there was a conference that examined the intersection of the two, I decided to attend. The panels addressed three trends that I have observed in the marketplace: New fabrics and technologies
This episode seeks to explore the singles advocacy movement with Gordon Morris, who is aiming to breathe new life into Unmarried Equality, a nonprofit
Welcome to the final episode of I’M NOT JOKING. Comedian JD Lopez returns from Episode 1 to debrief and reflect on Peter’s experience building
