Dodds has co-organized a working group aimed at moving “Towards a Data-Driven Science of Stories.” From December 10–12, ...

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For decades, software developers have been slipping jokes into their work. One of the most enduring, clever, and geekily satisfying inside jokes has been hiding in plain sight: the recursive acronym.

A large study of 800 adults shows that pragmatic language skills—the ability to understand sarcasm, indirect requests, tone, ...

William Davis’s career has taken him from the U.S. government to international multilateral institutions. He sat down with ...

Best Acting in a Helmet, Best Nervous Breakdown, Craziest Charm—the film performances so good Wesley Morris had to invent his own categories.

The US last week released its new National Security Strategy – and it wasn’t good news for Europe. The document – which sets ...

Ella McCay is one of those annoying fumbles because while it really does not work, it's also not nearly bad enough to get ...

WBUR film critic Erin Trahan selects five films that brought joy through the experience of seeing them in a theater. "Those irreplaceable moments shared with strangers and friends turned every single ...

Comedian Jim Breuer had a lot to say in a recent interview with WIBX's Keeler in the Morning Show - talking about his comedy, ...

Long before cancer and its aftermath came calling, humor was simply how Noelle survived loneliness. She started her blog as ...

The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards, a delightful dive into the silliness of the animal kingdom. The preeminent wildlife ...