This is a highly edited version of the sermon Rabbi Fellman delivered to her congregation over the High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, started on the first of Tishrei corresponding to ...

If you tickle a rat's belly, it squeals with laughter. However, we are unable to perceive this laughter as its frequency, around 50 kHz, exceeds the range of human hearing. Neuroscientist Jaak ...

Since at least the time of inquiring minds like Plato, philosophers and scientists have puzzled over the question, “What’s so funny?” The Greeks attributed the source of humor to feeling superior at ...

AI can accomplish unimaginably complex tasks. From predicting protein folding patterns and writing poetry to beating the best minds on the planet at games like chess, the possibilities are seemingly ...

I vividly remember a conversation with my very liberal grandmother 22 years ago when after she saw the 2003 movie "Elf," with Will Ferrell, she said, “That movie was so funny, it made me forget about ...