Do you have a new physics joke, a fresh form of physics wit, or an example of unexpected humour that gets you thinking? If so, Robert P Crease wants to hear from you Q: Why won’t Heisenberg’s ...

Three months ago I asked readers of Physics World to contribute samples of new physics jokes, fresh forms of physics wit, or cases of “found humour” in physics (see “So you think physics is funny?”).

One of the reasons I love teaching is because there are times when you'll never know what will occur to you mid-sentence, and then get incorporated into the lecture. No two lectures on the same ...

When you think of a scientist, what comes to mind? Some might say a pretty serious, highly intelligent guy in a white coat, who spends so much time solving problems that he doesn’t have many hours ...

The humble smiley face emoticon, now a staple of online communication, owes its origin to a physics joke that didn't hit ...

Landfall was working on Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, a physics-based tactics sim, when the studio answered the call of April Fools. It wasn’t the first time, and in this case, the concept was a ...

Christine McKinley was a seventh-grader in Alaska when she decided it was better to be cool than smart and turned herself into someone who “smoked nonfiltered Camels and swore like an oil pipeline ...

Matthew Perry played one of the funniest characters on Friends. He excelled at deadpan, self-deprecating humor that truly made Chandler Bing a delight. And as it turns out, that sense of silliness ...

Researchers are taking the first steps towards of a quantum theory model of humor, to explain what really happens on the cognitive level in the moment when we 'get the joke.' Why was 6 afraid of 7?