DAY THREE and FOUR

Presentation Parameters:

• 3-8 minutes
• Information should be presented in at least 3 ways: (visual, demonstration, verbal, interactive, other)
• Be prepared to answer how the information can be incorporated into your H.A.P.P.Y.

Research Days

General:
A Real H.A.P.P.Y in action
Ways to Make an Effective Survey
More Ideas on Effective Survey Making
Dissertation on Linguistic Aspects of Verbal Humor In Stand-Up Comedy 

Physiological/Psychological Effects of Humor:

The Healthful Effects of Humour
Humor Therapy info from the American Cancer Society
Humor and Health, includes history of experimentation

Medical Implications:
Humor in Medicine
RxLaughter: non-profit org studying Laughter in Medicine
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574688

For Claude:
http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/07/showbiz/rabinowitz-nkonzo-africa-comedy/index.html
Comedians who have run for political office
Italian Comedian Causing a Stir in Politics

For Eli:
http://www.michaelwidner.com/courses/content/comedy-and-depression
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/feb/09/entertainment/la-et-comedy-therapy-20110209

Articles for Angela:
http://www.laughteryogaamerica.com/read/news/academic-research-laughter-yoga-coming-4190.php

Articles for Helen
     http://blogs.wsj.com/ideas-market/2011/04/01/can-neuroscience-explain-humor/
    http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/v4/n3/abs/nn0301_237.html
 http://creativityseminar.blogspot.com/2010/02/neuroscience-of-what-jokes-are-funny.html
http://www.shockmd.com/2009/01/07/were-does-humor-and-laughter-reside-in-the-brain/