Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A well-deployed laugh can help grease a social interaction, even if nothing is funny. Catherine Falls Commercial/Moment via Getty ...

You’ve heard iterations of the same thing for most of your life: You’re such a good listener. I feel like I can trust you. Your friends call you first. Your co-workers turn to you to resolve their ...

Human beings communicate primarily through speech, but we also communicate through different vocal behaviors, such as screaming, sobbing, laughing, or smiling. Laughter is a universal emotional ...

Sometimes people, particularly kids, say things that you just know you shouldn’t laugh at but you do anyway because, well, even your better angels can’t stop you. Such was the case with a teen boy, ...

A recently published study of 2,171 participants found that those folks who reported having a reliable listener in their life also demonstrated greater cognitive resilience. In other words, people who ...