HRC 2027

Counter reset: 0 days since Dr. Shelby Miller accidentally called the Humor Research Conference the “Human Research Conference” in an email. In fairness, humans are funny.

That said, you should have received an email yesterday with information about requesting a certificate of attendance and/or a presenter certificate for the conference. Please complete the request form by March 15. Certificates will be emailed after the deadline (and they will say “Humor Research Conference,” not “Human").😂

⏰ The HRC Pre-Conference begins in one hour!
Here is today’s schedule (all times in CST):

9:00 am – 10:30 am
Running the JIGS (Joke-like Incongruity Gathering System), or how to operationalize the GTVH
Anne-Sophie Bories, Nils Couturier, Petr Plechác

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Comedy practices applied to contemporary scene
Damián Montesdeoca

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Humor, Health, and Wellness: Exploring the Physical, Emotional, Cognitive, and Social Benefits of Humor
Steven M. Sultanoff

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
How to reliably create, and assess verbal humor tests
Luca Bischetti

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
The Science of Cringe: Embarrassment, Comedy & Social Risk
Bennett Nestok

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
An Introduction to Gesture Annotation with the NEUROGES System in Humor Research
Haomei Meng-Briscoe

Registered participants received the Zoom link to access the pre-conference at the email address used when registering for the conference. Please check your inbox (and spam folder if needed). Need to register still? Go to www.etamu.edu/Humor

We look forward to seeing you soon!

2026 Humor Research Conference - East Texas A&M University The Humor Research Conference (HRC) is a student-organized, international, multidisciplinary, all-plenary online event dedicated to the study of humor in all its facets.

Our first pre-conference session begins in one hour! If you’re registered for the conference, you should have received the Zoom link(s) for today’s events at the email address you used to register.

If you haven’t registered yet, visit www.etamu.edu/humor

We’re just 6 days away from our first pre-conference day on March 1, with our second taking place on March 6.

Access to the pre-conference is included with free conference registration. Make sure you register this week so you’re on the email list and receive all the details for joining the pre-conference sessions.

Register at www.etamu.edu/humor