It’s a laughing matter

From bees playing ball to snowboarding birds, is there reason to animal recreation?

Are you sitting comfortably? Good. Now, cast your mind back to the last time you had fun. No, not the stylised, curated-for-cachet, posted-to-socials-before-it’s-over kind, but the spontaneous, all-en

THE JOY OF CONNECTIONS

Fun runs, festivals and a fair few weddings – summer is the season of group gatherings. But what’s really going on in your body and brain when you get together?

Thought-provoking culture, insightful science and inspirational snippets to bring you up to date on all things uplifting, hopeful and happy-making

Fascinated to know whether she could stand on a stage and make strangers snigger like she does her friends and family, Gaby Huddart enrolled on a stand-up comedy course