Humor hotel: How to annoy in any language

We are driving. In a rental car. In San Juan. Without a GPS. We have exactly one hour to make it to some place called Campo Rico, whose website promises “a variety of adventure and tour options to fulfill everyone’s desire, from an impressive zip-lining experience crossing a canyon with waterfalls to a nice and easy hike through a natural coastal dry forest.”

Imaging study shows how humor activates kids' brain regions

For the first time, researchers have scanned the brains of children watching funny videos to examine which of their brain regions are active as their sense of humor develops. The new findings from the Stanford University School of Medicine show that some parts of the brain network that respond to humor in adults already exist in 6- to 12-year-olds, though the neural circuits become more ...

By Todd Martin Special to the Daily Herald

High-flying slam dunks set to hip-hop music, along with dance and humor punctuated a performance Thursday at Union Grove Middle School.

Sense of Humor Starts Early in Children

Researchers found the same parts of the brain that respond to humor in adults are active in children as young as 6 years old. But the circuitry within the brain associated with a sense of humor becomes more sophisticated with age.

Mass. children's writer flourishes after setbacks

Back in 2001 Jarrett Krosoczka was visiting his old elementary school in Worcester to talk to students about his first book, "Good Night, Monkey Boy," which had just been published. While he was there, he ran into the school's longtime "lunch lady," Jean Cargilia, who started chatting about her grandchildren.