News
Joseph Boskin, Scholar of Humor and April Fools’ Prankster, Dies at 95
To oblige an eager reporter, he invented a story about the holiday’s origin. He didn’t realize it would turn out to be his “Andy Warhol moment.” …
Powered by WPeMatico
UnitedHealth asks healthcare providers for hack loan repayments
UnitedHealth Group is demanding that healthcare providers repay the loans they received from the company after a cyberattack at its tech unit Change Healthcare last year, according to two providers on …
Powered by WPeMatico
High school student uses AI to reveal 1.5 million previously unknown objects in space
Through his research at Caltech, a local high school student revealed 1.5 million previously unknown objects in space, broadened the potential of a NASA mission, and published a single-author paper.
Powered by WPeMatico
Every Time Teddi Mellencamp Has Used Humor to Cope With Cancer Battle
Teddi Mellencamp has embraced her sense of humor while battling cancer. “I have to. If I didn’t find humor, I would cry,” Mellencamp told ABC News in an interview that aired in April 2025. “Even with …
Powered by WPeMatico
‘Drop’ Director Christopher Landon on the Thriller’s Unexpected Humor and ‘Happy Death Day 3’ Plans
Christopher Landon is a master at making audiences vacillate between gut-wrenching terror and gut-busting laughter. That’s certainly true of the director’s latest film, “ Drop ,” which stars “White …
Powered by WPeMatico
Duke launches digital health innovation center
Durham, N.C.-based Duke University has launched a digital health innovation center to research how technology can improve healthcare. The new Duke Center for Computational and Digital Health …
Powered by WPeMatico
WellSpan Health’s ‘continuous innovation engine’
York, Pa.-based WellSpan Health has become a “continuous innovation engine” able to rapidly scale new technologies like AI, its innovation leader told Becker’s. As part of that focus, the …
Powered by WPeMatico
Climate change isn’t funny. But more comedians are using humor to bring awareness to it
Comedians have long used jokes to raise awareness of serious problems, and climate change is becoming no exception.
Powered by WPeMatico
Viral video: Gate agent delivers motivational speech to passengers of a flight delayed by eight hours
An American Airlines gate agent went viral after calming passengers waiting for eight hours at the boarding gate. Her motivational speech received praise from aviation experts. The post Viral video: …
Powered by WPeMatico