While trait positive emotionality and state positive-valence affect have long been the subject
of intense study, the importance of differentiating among several “discrete” positive emotions …

Humor is a pervasive feature of everyday social interactions that might be leveraged to
improve human–robot interactions (HRI). Our goal is to evaluate how the use of humor can …

Although most people value humor, philosophers have said little about it, and what they
have said is largely critical. Three traditional theories of laughter and humor are examined …

Comic Relief: A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor develops an inclusive theory that
integrates psychological, aesthetic, and ethical issues relating to humor Offers an …

Surprising videos, eg, funny clips, creative performances, or visual illusions, attract
significant attention. Enjoyment of these videos is not simply a response to visual stimuli; …

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To consider comedy in its many incarnations is to raise diverse but related questions: what,
for instance, is humour, and how may it be used (or abused)? When do we laugh, and why …

In Literary Darwinism, Carroll presents a comprehensive survey of this new movement with a
collection of his most important previously published work, along with three new essays. The …

The history of linguistics is punctuated by sea changes of culture afforded by new
technologies of communication–first writing, then audio recording and most recently Web 1.0 …

Social network sites provide the opportunity for building and maintaining online social
network groups around a specific interest. Despite the increasing use of social networks in …