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🌍 Issue #10 · November 2026 · Newest
The World's Funniest Countries
Finland has been the world's happiest country for nine years running — and is nowhere near the top of the list of people who actually laughed yesterday. What divorce and suicide statistics really measure, why the Nordics win one leaderboard and Latin America wins the other, and the one habit that separates them.
Read now → Issue #9 · September 2026
Happy Birthday, in a Tap
We opened the Birthday Video Maker — drop a few photos, pick a vibe, and get a fun personalized birthday clip you can download or email. Free, in ten languages, in about ninety seconds.
Read now → 🦃 Seasonal · November 2026
Thanks for Giving Joy
Thanksgiving is the great reunion — the one holiday whose whole job is to gather the people we love. The quiet engine of every good table isn't the turkey; it's the laughter. Why making someone laugh is a form of thanks, and how to send joy to the chair that's empty.
Read now → 📖 New Book · September 2026
The Tech Net and the Fishes
Our founder's new book is out now. A machine can model you well enough to predict your laugh — but it can't want to. The book that sits Claude and ChatGPT down to argue about humor, and asks how we stay in control — with a look at the ideas behind AIC.
Read now → Issue #8 · August 2026
Laughter Is a Mini-Vacation for the Brain
Vacations recharge you by giving your nervous system permission to let go — and a good laugh does a smaller version of the same thing. Why humour is portable regeneration, and how to send it to the people who can't get away this summer.
Read now → Issue #7 · August 2026
You, in the Movies
We opened Movie Swap — chat with a friendly film director and watch someone you love step into a scene they've laughed at their whole life. A look at how it works, the cinematic touches, and why we built it.
Read now → Issue #6 · July 2026
The Good Kind of Fake Video
The internet is drowning in fake videos made to deceive. We build the exact same technology — and point it the opposite way: to make someone you love laugh, and to teach a machine what "funny" really means.
Read now → Issue #5 · June 2026
The Funniest Person Who Ever Lived (And Why Nobody Can Agree)
A century of arguing over the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) of comedy — and why the future of laughter might be a perfect joke for one specific person, right when they need it. Plus: our upcoming live comic contest in San Francisco.
Read now → Issue #4 · May 2026
Two Kinds of Funny
Why the joke style teens default to predicts whether they'll bully — or be bullied — and how an AI coach can quietly retrain the instinct without making it feel like therapy.
Read now → Issue #3 · April 2026
The 15-Minute Prescription
A 2026 meta-analysis just pinned down exactly how much laughter you need to move the needle on depression, anxiety, and stress — and the dose is smaller than you think.
Read now → Issue #2 · Mar 2026
Embracing Humor Through Life
How laughter evolves across life stages — and why the people who make you laugh hardest are often the ones who care most.
Read now → Issue #1 · Jan 2026
How Humor Builds Stronger Connections
The social science behind why shared laughter creates deeper bonds — and how to use it intentionally with the people you love.
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