One day we find ourselves doing something a little off, a bit suspect, seemingly below our station or outside of rational adult behavior: coloring in a coloring book, fearing chipmunks, watching a ...

In two recent posts, I touched on both nonverbal and verbal types of formal humor. In this one, I continue our review of the latter category by discussing two styles of humor seen quite regularly in ...

DARPA has by far the greatest mission statement of any government organization: developing gonzo technologies to prevent and create strategic surprise. And this month the Defense Advanced Research ...

Sarcasm is weird, but we use it all the time. One second it’s hilarious, the next it’s harsh. It’s the eye-roll in your “Great job,” the smirk behind “What a genius idea.” Somehow, saying the opposite ...

Erin Carson covered internet culture, online dating and the weird ways tech and science are changing your life. Expertise Erin has been a tech reporter for almost 10 years. Her reporting has taken her ...

Sarcasm is notoriously difficult to distinguish in online communities. So much, in fact, that a famous internet rule called Poe’s Law is named after the phenomenon. To adapt, users have adopted ...

Clinical psychologist Dr. Supatra Tovar tells SheKnows that kids at this age go through significant cognitive changes, which makes sarcasm more appealing and easier to use. “Tweens have the ability to ...

Members of the media are sarcastically complaining about a sarcasm detector developed by researchers partnering with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Using sarcastic language, ...

The online Oxford Dictionary defines ironic as happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this. I find it ironic/amusing that Lauren Boebert ...

After years of micro-bags hogging the spotlight, it comes as no surprise that Gen Z is rebelling against the itty-bitty, impractical trend with a pivot to oversized totes. But what is surprising is ...

"Wow, you worked soooo hard on microwaving my dinner, Mom," my 11-year-old said as I slid his mac and cheese across the table toward him. It might've been a compliment, except for the abundance of ...