Listening is the key to good communication, not just for improvisers and other humans, but across species! smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

But if Harley Davidson goes away, how will retired dentists in my neighborhood wake me up on Saturdays?

Cultural diversity and creativity - "The Edge Effect." Another very interesting podcast episode from "Hidden Brain." npr.org/2018/07/02/625…

We get paid back many times over when we bring our "A Dose of Funny" interactive improv shows to the patients & parents at Children's Hospital LA.

Ethics are not a collection of commandments and prohibitions to abide by, but a natural inner offering that can bring happiness and satisfaction to ourselves and others.

The Improvisational state of mind from jazz master Herbie Hancock. facebook.com/LaughterForACh…

The power of laughter - Trevor Noah talks about the first joke he ever heard. youtube.com/watch?v=cgEjvS…

Inspired by Nathan Heller's wonderful The New Yorker piece about time, place and change. Wrote this Laughter for a Change blog post on how & why it resonated. tinyurl.com/y9cs5aay

L4C new blog post from Exec. Director Ed Greenberg - reflecting on a life in improv. laughterforachange.org/2018/08/09/imp…

"A little confusion, a little turmoil, then out of the quietness came... " "I Never Loved A Man." “Aretha Franklin at Muscle Shoals” on #Vimeo vimeo.com/168128006?ref=…

Exactly! nytimes.com/2018/09/01/opi…

Laughter for a Change October "A Dose of Funny" Interactive Improv Show at Children's Hospital LA for kids & parents! Thanks to this talented cast!

A while back we created a video curriculum of theater games used in our L4C outreach programs. Here's one: The One Word Story Game. (There's more at Laughterforachange.org) youtube.com/watch?v=5qZKnP…

Can comedy effectively address the serious subject of climate change? Interesting article from the NY Times "Climate Change Is No Joking Matter. Except, This Week, It Was." nyti.ms/2QZlcVG

Great lessons here for improvisers and other artists! My 11-year-old son auditioned at Juilliard, and we both learned a lot about how top performers practice businessinsider.com/my-11-year-old… via @businessinsider

Happy birthday to Viola Spolin, whose groundbreaking work in the world of improvisation is such an important part of what Laughter for a Change does! facebook.com/LaughterForACh…

“I look for the meaning in what’s funny, and I look for what’s funny about things that are meaningful to me.” Celebrating the legendary Harold Ramis on what would have been his 74th birthday. Ramis Film School

The Secret Link Between Jazz and Physics: How Einstein & Coltrane Shared Improvisation and Intuition in Common openculture.com/?p=1021279

Ancient Roman Board Game Reveals What Games Night Looked Like 1,700 Years Ago sciencealert.com/this-ancient-r…