What would life be without emotions? Very dull and extremely short. Our emotions motivate us to take, or refrain from taking, certain actions. Desire and curiosity, for example, move us toward ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Esther Fallick wants her comedy to be an escape from the horrors. But that escape has a purpose: to make it easier to face these ...

It's not easy to find the funny in today's catastrophic news cycle, but that's Seth Meyers' job. The host of NBC's Late Night host is used to facing fear with humor. And that's why, after his wife ...

Three psychologists walk into a bar to compose a witty toast to the power of humor. Or rather I picked up the phone and called each of them about the subject. (I’m just terrible at telling jokes.) But ...