Humor is something comedians and politicians alike have been using to connect with and captivate their audiences. However, this technique has not often been used by scientists and science ...

Humor has never found a place in science communication. Scientists have often shied away from using a light-hearted approach on the grounds that incorporating jokes during scientific communication ...

Authoritative, intelligent, responsible, serious—if you were asked to describe the general figure of a scientist, you would ...

When it comes to science and scientists, how information is presented can be the difference between learning or ignoring. A new study by the University of Georgia says one thing that can help make ...

We love a good joke. And if it’s nerdy, too? Well, that’s just the cherry on top, isn’t it? Content that makes you think a bit to get a laugh has a lot of fans online. Not only is it witty but it also ...

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The Chabot Space and Science Center in Oakland is holding "Science is a Drag," where attendees can celebrate the fusion of science, humor and drag on Friday. Drag superstar VERA is hosting the event ...

JACKSON, MI - Like his childhood idol Bill Nye the Science Guy, Ray Savicke uses humor to draw students in before teaching them about the wonders of the natural world. Savicke, 41, has taught science ...

It might have been Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel, or any of the other sharp-tongued talk show hosts of late-night TV. In this instance, it was Samantha Bee, on her program Full Frontal, ...

The funniest thing about studying the science of humor is that you’re essentially watching a bunch of nerds try to explain a joke. Then people get to watch you, as a writer, awkwardly trying to ...

Have the British a peculiar sense of humor? A solemn inquiry into that footless but fascinating question has been doggedly conducted, amid the fury of World War II, by British Psychologist H. J.