63. Lyttle, Jim. (2020, January 5). Civil discourse: Beyond critical thinking. Presentation at the monthly speaker meeting of the Lake Superior Freethinkers at the Radisson Duluth Harbor in Duluth, MN.
62. Lyttle, Jim. (2018, October 7). The cone of violence. Reflection presented at the monthly speaker meeting of the Lake Superior Freethinkers in Duluth, MN.
61. Lyttle, Jim. (2018, July 4). Critical thinking for millennials. Presentation to the Annual Gathering of American Mensa in Indianapolis, IN.
60. Lyttle, Jim. (2018, February 4). The Desiderata. Reflection presented at the monthly speaker meeting of the Lake Superior Freethinkers in Duluth, MN.
59. Lyttle, Jim. (2017, January 8). Freethought: Historical context and hysterical connections. Presentation at the monthly speaker meeting of the Lake Superior Freethinkers in Duluth, MN.
58. Lyttle, Jim. (2016, June 1). Using humor to explain unpopular political systems. Paper for the International Journal of Arts & Sciences’ (IJAS) International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities at Ryerson University in Toronto, ON.
57. Lyttle, Jim. (2015, October 30). Using humor to challenge intractable beliefs. Presentation at the Regional Gathering of American Mensa in Chicago, IL.
56. Lyttle, Jim. (2015, July 2). Russell's brand of political philosophy. Paper presented at the 27th annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA.
55. Lyttle, Jim. (2015, February 21). Russell Brand and Mr. Chips: Causal or spurious? Paper presented at the 5th annual North East Texas Humor Research Conference at Texas A&M University's downtown campus in Dallas, TX.
54. Lyttle, Jim. (2014, June 6). Humor as a systemic phenomenon. Presentation to the Systems Group at the National Rural Health Resource Center in Duluth, MN.
53. Lyttle, Jim. (2013, December 1). Having fun with religion. Presentation at the monthly speaker meeting of the Lake Superior Freethinkers in the Radisson Great Hall in Duluth, MN.
52. Lyttle, Jim. (2013, July 3). Comic S&M: Legal defenses for humorists. Poster presented at the 25th annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA.
51. Lyttle, Jim. (2013, April 24). A framework for the therapeutic use of humor. Presentation to the Management Studies faculty of the University of Minnesota at Duluth, MN.
50. Lyttle, Jim. (2013, February 23). A framework for therapeutic humor: Coalitions for better or worse. Paper presented at the 3rd annual North East Texas Humor Research Conference at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
49. Lyttle, Jim. (2011, December 5). Advances in research on humor in the workplace: 2005-2011. Paper read at Sharing Knowledge and Learning on the High Seas aboard Liberty of the Seas, departing from Fort Lauderdale, FL.
48. Lyttle, Jim. (2011, July 6). Funny teachers: Preferred and not-so-much. Paper presented at the 23rd annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at Boston University in Boston, MA.
47. Lyttle, Jim. (2011, April 30). Strange bruise: Canadian humorists in America. Presentation at the Regional Gathering of Mensa of Wisconsin in Appleton, WI.
46. Lyttle, Jim. (2011, April 29). Ethics of humor: When is it wrong to laugh? Presentation at the Regional Gathering of Mensa of Wisconsin in Appleton, WI.
45. Lyttle, Jim. (2010, November 17). Building the bridge between humor and work: What's holdingit up? Paper presented at the 96th annual conference of the National Communication Association in San Francisco, CA.
44. Lyttle, Jim. (2010, July 3). Take off, eh? Hosers ribbin' Murkans for Yankee dollars. Presentation at the 50th Annual Gathering of American Mensa and Mensa Canada in Detroit, MI.
43. Lyttle, Jim. (2010, March 6). Having fun isn't good enough: Inform people or move them! Presentation at Snowball: the 36th Regional Gathering of Central New Jersey Mensa in Woodbridge, NJ.
42. Lyttle, Jim. (2010, January 13). Top ten reasons to think twice about humor in the workplace. Research Show-case at the Pennsylvania State University's Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies in Malvern, PA.
41. Proyer, René T., Willibald Ruch, Numan S. Ali, Hmoud S. Al-Olimat, Toshihiko Amemiya, Tamirie Andualem Adal, Sadia Aziz Ansari, Špela Arhar, Gigi Asem, Nicolas Baudin, Souha Bawab, Doris Bergen, Ingrid Brdar, Rute Brites, Marina Brunner-Sciarra, Amy Carrell, Hugo Carretero Dios, Mehmet Celik, Grazia Ceschi, Kay Chang, Chen Guo-Hai, Alexander Cheryomukhin, Maria P. Y. Chik, Wladyslaw Chlopicki, Jacquelyn Cranney, Donatien Dahourou, Sibe Doosje, Margherita Dore, Nahwat El-Arousy, Emilia Fickova, Martin Führ, Joanne Gallivan, Han Geling, Lydia Germikova, Marija Giedraityte, Abe Goh, Rebeca Díaz González, Sai Kin Ho, Martina Hrebícková, Belen Jaime, Birgit Hertzberg Kaare, Shanmukh Kamble, Shahe Kazarian, Paavo Kerkkänen, Mirka Klementová, Irina M. Kobozeva, Snjezana Kovjanic, Narasappa Kumaraswamy, Martin Lampert, Chao-Chih Liao, Manon Levesque, Eleni Loizou, Rolando Díaz Loving, Jim Lyttle, Vera C. Machline, Sean McGoldrick, Margaret Mcrorie, Liu Min, René Mõttus, Margret M. Munyae, Carmen Elvira Navia, Mathero Nkhalamba, Pier Paolo Pedrini, Mirsolava Petkova, Tracey Platt, Diana-Elena Popa, Anna Radomska, Tabassum Rashid, David Rawlings, Victor J. Rubio, Andrea C. Samson, Orly Sarid, Soraya Shams, Sek Sisokohm, Jakob Smári, Ian Sneddon, Irena Snikhovska, Ekaterina A. Stephanenko, Ieva Stokenberga, Hugo Stuer, Yohana Sherly Rosalina Tanoto, Luis Tapia, Julia Taylor, Pascal Thibault, Ava Thompson, Hanna Thörn, Hiroshi Toyota, Judit Ujlaky, Vitanya Vanno, Jun Wang, Betsie Van Der Westhuizen, Deepani Wijayathilake, Peter S. O. Wong, Edgar B. Wycoff, and Eun Ja Yeun. (2009, September 16-19). The measurement of the fear of being laughed at around the world. Contributor to a paper presented at the 10th European Conference on Psychological Assessment in Ghent, Belgium.
40. Proyer, René T., Willibald Ruch, Numan S. Ali, Hmoud S. Al-Olimat, Toshihiko Amemiya, Tamirie Andualem Adal, Sadia Aziz Ansari, Špela Arhar, Gigi Asem, Nicolas Baudin, Souha Bawab, Doris Bergen, Ingrid Brdar, Rute Brites, Marina Brunner-Sciarra, Amy Carrell, Hugo Carretero Dios, Mehmet Celik, Grazia Ceschi, Kay Chang, Chen Guo-Hai, Alexander Cheryomukhin, Maria P. Y. Chik, Wladyslaw Chlopicki, Jacquelyn Cranney, Donatien Dahourou, Sibe Doosje, Margherita Dore, Nahwat El-Arousy, Emilia Fickova, Martin Führ, Joanne Gallivan, Han Geling, Lydia Germikova, Marija Giedraityte, Abe Goh, Rebeca Díaz González, Sai Kin Ho, Martina Hrebícková, Belen Jaime, Birgit Hertzberg Kaare, Shanmukh Kamble, Shahe Kazarian, Paavo Kerkkänen, Mirka Klementová, Irina M. Kobozeva, Snjezana Kovjanic, Narasappa Kumaraswamy, Martin Lampert, Chao-Chih Liao, Manon Levesque, Eleni Loizou, Rolando Díaz Loving, Jim Lyttle, Vera C. Machline, Sean McGoldrick, Margaret Mcrorie, Liu Min, René Mõttus, Margret M. Munyae, Carmen Elvira Navia, Mathero Nkhalamba, Pier Paolo Pedrini, Mirsolava Petkova, Tracey Platt, Diana-Elena Popa, Anna Radomska, Tabassum Rashid, David Rawlings, Victor J. Rubio, Andrea C. Samson, Orly Sarid, Soraya Shams, Sek Sisokohm, Jakob Smári, Ian Sneddon, Irena Snikhovska, Ekaterina A. Stephanenko, Ieva Stokenberga, Hugo Stuer, Yohana Sherly Rosalina Tanoto, Luis Tapia, Julia Taylor, Pascal Thibault, Ava Thompson, Hanna Thörn, Hiroshi Toyota, Judit Ujlaky, Vitanya Vanno, Jun Wang, Betsie Van Der Westhuizen, Deepani Wijayathilake, Peter S. O. Wong, Edgar B. Wycoff, and Eun Ja Yeun. (2009, August 19-20). A cross-cultural study on gelotophobia: The fear of being laughed at as a universal individual differences phenomenon. Contributor to a paper presented at the 11th Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society at the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland.
39. Lampert, Martin D., Jim Lyttle and Kathleen L. Isaacson. (2009, June 19). Cross-cultural variation in gelotophobia within the United States. In W. Ruch (Chair), Research into gelotophobia. Symposium conducted at the 21st annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at California State University in Long Beach, CA.
38. Lyttle, Jim. (2009, June 17). The effective and responsible use of humor in therapy. Professional Workshop presented at the Annual Convention of the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, Harrisburg, PA.
37. Lyttle, Jim. (2008, November 22). Ventriloquism with presentation software: Throwing your voice across the classroom. In W. H. A. Johnson & R. Rauniar (Co-Chairs), Technology in the classroom. Mini-conference conducted at the 39th annual meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute in Baltimore, MD.
36. Lyttle, Jim. (2008, September 10). Theory building in humor research. Research Showcase at Pennsylvania State University's Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies in Malvern, PA.
35. Lyttle, Jim. (2007, July 12). The effective and responsible use of humor in persuasion. Participant Seminar at the 7th International Summer School and Symposium on Humour and Laughter at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
34. Lyttle, Jim. (2007, July 1). Teaching the psychology of humor as a special topics course. In M. D. Lampert (Chair), Teaching the psychology of humor in the undergraduate curriculum. Symposium conducted at the 19th annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI.
33. Lyttle, Jim. (2007, March 25). Humor in advertising: Where's the beef? In Chris Edwards (Chairman), Mensa Colloquium 2007: Aspects of humor (The art and science of laughter), Chicago, IL.
32. Lyttle, Jim. (2006, April 2). Management problem-solving. Presentation as part of LIU Day at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
31. Lyttle, Jim. (2006, March 29). The effective use of humor to teach, persuade and counsel others. Presentation as part of the Richard L. Connolly Faculty Forum at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
30. Lyttle, Jim. (2006, March 8). Interpersonal challenges in management. Presentation as part of Youth for Business and Technology at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
29. Lyttle, Jim. (2005, November 30). The case method. Faculty Development Workshop for members of the business school faculty in the Schloss Room at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
28. Lyttle, Jim. (2005, June 16). Shocking therapy: Using humor to attack clients for their own good. Paper presented at the 17th annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH.
27. Lyttle, Jim and Jordan Kaplan. (2005, May 14). Resolving contradictions to manage ethically in times of change. Paper presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Eastern Academy of Management in Springfield, MA.
26. Lyttle, Jim. (2005, April 8). Humor? Now, that really smarts! Invited presentation at A New York State of Mind, the Greater New York Mensa Regional Gathering, Staten Island, NY.
25. Lyttle, Jim. (2005, January 7). Humor without fault: Staying in the game and out of the courts. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines in New Orleans, LA.
24. Lyttle, Jim. (2004, March 19). The effective and responsible use of humor in the workplace. Presentation to Hospitality and Tourism Management students at George Brown College, Toronto, Canada.
23. Lyttle, Jim. (2004, March 17). The effective and responsible use of humor in the workplace. Presentation to School of Business Management students at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
22. Lyttle, Jim. (2004, January 25). The responsible use of humor. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines in New Orleans, LA.
21. Lyttle, Jim. (2003, October 4). What's so comical about the comics? Invited presentation at See You in the Funny Papers, the Mensa Regional Gathering, Elyria, OH.
20. Lyttle, Jim. (2003, July 11). Humor in the classroom amuses and motivates ... the teacher! Paper presented at the 15th annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, IL.
19. Lyttle, Jim. (2003, June 13). Stand and deliver: An exercise in the effective use of humor in the classroom. Paper presented at the 30th annual conference, the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society in Springfield, MA.
18. Lyttle, Jym. (2003, April 25). The genius of humor. Invited presentation at A New York State of Mind, the Greater New York Mensa Regional Gathering, Staten Island, NY.
17. Lyttle, Jim. (2002, August 1). Choosing wisely: Using personality tests to advise business majors. Paper accepted for the 20th annual conference of the Association of Management/International Association of Management, at Quebec City, Canada.
16. Lyttle, Jim. (2002, June 25). Business ethics for accounting professionals. Presentation at Career Opportunities for Accounting Professionals at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
15. Lyttle, Jim. (2002, May 26). The ethics of humor: Preliminary thoughts. Paper presented at "The Learneds" (The Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities) in Toronto, Canada.
14. Lyttle, Jim. (2002, April 24). Using humor in management education: A group decision project. Poster presented as part of the Discovery 2002 showcase of works in progress, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY.
13. Kaplan, Jordan, & Jim Lyttle. (2002, April 24). The relationship between personal styles and college majors: Stacking the deck for success. Poster presented as part of the Discovery 2002 showcase of works in progress, Long Island University, Brookyn, NY.
12. Lyttle, Jim. (2001, July 8). The effectiveness of humor: A replication and an analysis. Paper presented at the 13th annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD.
11. Lyttle, Jim. (2001, March 10). The responsible use of humour in the global workplace. Invited presentation at APEX 2001: Conquering the Global Workplace, Toronto, Canada.
10. Lyttle, Jim. (2000, August 7). The effectiveness of humor for persuasion in training and education. Paper presented at the 60th annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Toronto.
9. Lyttle, Jim. (2000, July 1). What's so funny about humour? Invited presentation at Millennium M.A.G.I.C., the annual gathering of Mensa Canada, Toronto, Canada.
8. Lyttle, Jim. (2000, January 6). The ethical implications of humour in the workplace. The Inquiring Minds Group of Mensa Canada, Toronto, Canada.
7. Lyttle, Jim. (1999, October 22). The effectiveness of humor in teaching business ethics. Paper presented at 6th Annual International Conference Promoting Business Ethics, at Niagara University in Niagara Falls, NY.
6. Lyttle, Jim. (1999, July 3). The effectiveness of humor in workplace training: A pilot study. Paper presented at the 11th annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA.
5. Lyttle, James B. (1998, November 5). The management of humor in the workplace: Transferable knowledge for the 21st Century. Paper read at Annual Meeting of the Southern Management Association,\ at New Orleans, LA.
4. Lyttle, Jim. (1998, October 21). The effectiveness of humour in ethics awareness training. Business Ethics Brownbag Luncheon Series at York University, Toronto, Canada.
3. Lyttle, James B. (1998, June 27). Toward an ethics of humor in the workplace: A multi-participant conceptualization of humorous interaction. Paper presented at the 10th annual conference of the International Society for Humor Studies at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Bergen, Norway.
2. Lyttle, Jim. (1998, March 18). Dilbert on ethics: Ethics awareness at Lockheed Martin. Business Ethics Brown-bag Luncheon Series at York University, Toronto, Canada.
1. Lyttle, Jim. (1997, November 11). That's not funny! The ethics of offensive humour. Business Ethics Brownbag Luncheon Series at York University, Toronto, Canada.