For their study, the researchers compiled 14 years' worth of New Yorker caption ... This study revealed a significant gap between AI- and human-level "understanding" of why a cartoon is funny.

2. Actually study cartoons. This one may sound strange, but it’s true. Aaron Kozbert of the City University of New York found that being able to understand what makes a cartoon funny is related ...

Humor is both a creative and a cognitive process, says Bob Mankoff, who has contributed cartoons to The New Yorker since 1977. His memoir is called How About Never — Is Never Good For You?

The fact that I struggled to come up with a joke to open this article is somewhat disconcerting, given the multiple studies that link being funny to above-average intelligence. In one 2011 study ...

Study shows gender stereotype that men are funnier than women Date: October 26, 2011 ... men and women were asked to write funny captions to accompany cartoon images from The New Yorker.