By Emily Reynolds. Punny tweets from political candidates went against participants’ expectations and made them seem less credible.
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Comprehension and appreciation of black humour correlated with verbal and non-verbal IQ. By Christian Jarrett
People who make tasteful, witty jokes are seen as confident and competent, but crass joke-telling can backfire. By Alex Fradera
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By Matthew Warren. Viewing and sharing memes with depression-related themes might be a coping strategy.
This is episode 12 of our podcast PsychCrunch – can findings from psychology help us to be funnier?
By Emily Reynolds. But expectations that calls will be awkward can lead people to avoid picking up the phone.
By Emma Young. The main message is that “others like us more than we know”.
The researchers considered 7 possible mechanisms that may be responsible for paternal weight gain. By Christian Jarrett
