Tell a silly joke, sneeze at a rather inopportune moment, remember something that embarrassed a good friend, forget which suit is trump in the card game you’re playing…there are a thousand and one ...

Socrates wondered 2,000 years ago, and Charles Darwin also racked his brains: what is a tickle, and why are we so sensitive to tickling? ‘Tickling is relatively under-researched,’ says neuroscientist ...

If you're ticklish, you know that strange mix of pleasure, surprise, and weirdness when someone finds your ticklish spots. But have you noticed that some people aren't ticklish? And some people enjoy ...

I was surprised the first time I saw someone transform into a tickle monster. They curled up their fingers and rhythmically poked someone else’s armpits. I asked my friend John Wright about it. He’s a ...