You’re funnier than you think
Think from KERA
KERA
4.7 • 911 Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
In an angry, polarized world, it’s good to remember the many benefits of a good laugh. Chris Duffy is a comedian and host of TED’s podcast “How to Be a Better Human,” and he joins host Krys Boyd to discuss the link between humor and innovation, how social bonds are formed over jokes and chuckles, and why humor is a key to a happy, healthy life. His book is “Humor Me: How Laughing More Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy.”
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| 0:00.0 | There is new research on pleasure that actually is fascinating, and the site OMGS makes it accessible to everyone. |
| 0:09.1 | OMGS shares findings from the largest ever study into women's pleasure and intimacy. |
| 0:15.1 | In partnership with researchers at Indiana University and at Yale, they asked tens of thousands of couples what they wished they |
| 0:21.5 | had discovered sooner. They found patterns in those discoveries, and all that wisdom about pleasure |
| 0:27.2 | and intimacy is organized as hundreds of short videos, animations, and how-toes on omg.com. |
| 0:34.0 | And guess what? Half of OMGES users are men. Men are curious about this stuff too, scientific research-backed techniques. See what they discovered today at OMGS.com. That's OMGS.com. Hard time, sickness, loss, and loneliness, they're an unavoidable part of the human experience. |
| 1:03.5 | When we are slogging through them, we fantasize about miracles and lottery wins. |
| 1:07.9 | But there's actually something in the toolkit of our brains that can help keep |
| 1:11.6 | us going, even make us feel better in very bleak moments, our sense of humor. From KERA in Dallas, |
| 1:19.0 | this is Think. I'm Chris Boyd. If you already have a go-to sitcom to watch when you're down or |
| 1:24.9 | funny people in your life who can reliably help you laugh. |
| 1:27.5 | That is fantastic. |
| 1:28.7 | But my guest wants you to know that the healing, comforting, joyful potential for humor |
| 1:33.2 | exists within all of us, including those of us who don't think of ourselves as very funny |
| 1:38.8 | naturally. |
| 1:39.8 | And cultivating our ability to find and share humor can have some extraordinary benefits. |
| 1:45.1 | Chris Duffy is a stand-up comedian and host of Ted's podcast How to Be a Better Human. |
| 1:50.1 | His book is called Humor Me, How Laughing Can Make You Present, Creative, Connected, and Happy. |
| 1:55.7 | Chris, welcome to think. |
| 1:57.2 | Thank you so much for having me, Chris. |
| 1:59.3 | You are a comedian, but early in the book you share, there was a time in your life when you were really down. |
| 2:05.0 | You felt like you'd lost your sense of humor. |
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