Amusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily life. Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways. But laughter, in response ...

Amusement and pleasant surprises—and the laughter they can trigger—add texture to the fabric of daily life. Those giggles and guffaws can seem like just silly throwaways. But laughter, in response to ...

Remember what it’s like to laugh? Not howl, giggle or chuckle, but to gasp for air in a fit of swallowed breaths? Choking on that all-consuming, convulsing laughter that paralyzes you from the head ...

Victor Borge once wrote, “Laughter is the closest distance between two people.” Many of us would probably agree that laughter brings us closer to others, whether we’re joking with our spouse or ...

Laughing is one of the best feelings in the world. It's a sign of happiness and it has some serious health benefits to boot. We tend to associate laughter with humans and possibly primates, but we're ...

What is happiness? It is a feeling that can only be felt. However, it is important to learn to be satisfied with the small joys you get every day because these small joys together bring big happiness.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David DiSalvo writes about science, tech and culture. Intuitively we know that laughter is one of the best tools we have for ...