This eBook is the first of a series that will serve as companions and guides to the groundbreaking book, Understanding Laughter and Humor: Why We Laugh, Why We Don't, and Why It Matters, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Inside, readers will discover how to use the Mutual Vulnerability Theory of Laughter to comprehend and appreciate a wide range of amusing stimuli, from the simplest of puns to the most elaborate practical jokes, and everything in between. Laughter and humor are cor...

This eBook is the fourth in a series and serves as a companion and guide to the pioneering book, Understanding Laughter and Humor: Why We Laugh, Why We Don't, and Why It Matters, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Inside, readers will learn how to use the Mutual Vulnerability Theory of Laughter to comprehend and appreciate cognitive humor—instances when memory, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities fall short of that which might be considered "normal." Such shortcomings oft...

This book puts forward a revolutionary and comprehensive theoretical approach to understanding laughter and the humor we use to inspire it. This new perspective applies an evolutionary and biological lens through which we can fully appreciate these complex, universal human behaviors. It distinguishes itself from all classical and contemporary theories by revealing laughter’s singular message, rather than simply its causes and effects, and makes clear why perceptions of vulnerability and st...

This eBook is the third in a series that function as companions and guides to the pioneering book, Understanding Laughter and Humor: Why We Laugh, Why We Don't, and Why It Matters, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Inside, readers will learn how to use the Mutual Vulnerability Theory of Laughter to comprehend and appreciate emotional humor—instances when our motivations to act in certain ways are either misapplied, too intense, or not intense enough. With these insights, we can bet...