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
Working with a team of researchers at the Moral Research Lab (MoRL), I recently published a paper about how the most popular experimental stimuli in moral psychology has some problems. (See abstract below; The Atlantic also wrote about it.) Before we get started, here is some info about those stimuli,
I am headed to Tulane for a conference about why people behave badly. Enron. Leman. Madoff. We’ve all heard about business scandals costing millions – even billions – of dollars. Bad behavior in the marketplace, however, is not limited to accounting. Whether taking bribes or stealing post-it notes, immoral behavior
Note: this page has been translated into Finnish by Fijavan Brenk. I have started on my next big question: Can science make people funnier? It is important for me to (first) show that people can become funnier either on their own or with help. For example, standup comedians hone their
Guest post by comedian Sergiu Floroaia. Sergiu Floroaia is a Romanian stand-up comedian, comedy writer and comics writer. He contributed to magazines such as FHM and Playboy. He is also a friend of The Humor Code. When death knock-knocks at the door Sick jokes follow the death of a celebrity
Salt Lake City friends, I am giving a talk tomorrow (9/11) at 7:00 pm at Westminster College’s Vieve Gore Concert Hall (which, evidently, is in the Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory). The event is free. Because the event will be held on the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, I will
A guest post by Joe Toplyn Joe has written and produced television comedy for over twenty years. He won four Emmy Awards writing for Late Night with David Letterman, then went on to become co-head writer of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, head writer of Late Show with David
In this introspective episode of Solo Thoughts, Peter McGraw delves into the life-altering insights gained from a year’s worth of solo psilocybin trips, exploring
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
