Some people seem naturally funny, always ready with a clever joke or a witty comment. Others struggle to land a punchline.

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Joe Sullivan, director of The Cartoon Museum added that the experiment is ‘unlike anything we have done before, and we are delighted to invite our visitors to have the opportunity to participate in ...

P ORTLAND, Ore. — Sweet treats are much more likely to appear in cartoons marketed for girls than they are for boys, according to studies co-led by a University of Oregon professor.

The weekly magazine, started in 1925, is using crowdsourcing algorithms for the first time to find the funniest cartoon captions. Scientists see big potential in these jokes.

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Iran has shuttered a French research institute in response to vulgar political cartoons in the magazine Charlie Hebdo. The French Institute for Research in Iran, based in Tehran, was shut down Thur… ...

Sweet treats are much more likely to appear in cartoons marketed for girls than they are for boys, ... UO research finds by: Jashayla Pettigrew. Posted: Mar 8, 2025 / 07:30 AM PST.